ultimate trout subsurface fly collection

**Hairstacker** · 04-21-2009, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by jburge

Sweet! I've got data already

I'll give this a couple of weeks before the final tally. Sound OK to you guys?

John

John, sounds great, thanks!!

**mikel** · 04-21-2009, 10:25 AM

copper john - assorted colors and sizes
prince and prince derivatives (dark lord, psycho, etc)
PT's with and without bh, poxy back, etc
buggers - assorted colors/sizes
mercers golden stone
brassie
zebra midge
Pettis caddis pupa
Zug Bug
leeches in still water

hmmm, not much new in my list...guess I'm not as specific as most, but things change from day to day and water to water...-Mike

**Pound** · 04-21-2009, 10:54 AM

In general, not just the Sierra’s, in no particular order:

1. rubber legs - Brown / brown 6 - 8
2. Mercer micro may - olive - 16
3. FBPT - 16 - 18
4. Black AP - 14 - 18
5. Bird’s Nest – tan and Olive 14 - 16
6. Prince Nymph / Dark lord 14 - 16
7. Sunken Ant – Black deer hair - 16
8. Copper John – Red - 16
9. Fox Caddis Pupa - 14 - 16
10. Woolly - Black / purple

There is this other fly that I bought for a Fall River trip last summer that I have used on other waters since, and have had really good results. It looks like a PT (color and shape), but with wire and very short white/tan rubber legs. I bought it at the TFS, and can’t find it on their site…

**jim p** · 04-21-2009, 05:09 PM

1. Soft Hackle, PT
2. Black Martinez, soft hackle style collar
3. PT, BH or otherwise
4. Prince, BH or otherwise
5. Fox Poopah(s)
6. Muddler
7. Bitch Creek
8. Non-descript black stone (don't know the name)
9. Woolly

Got lots of other sub-surface flies but realized I hardly ever use them. Soft hackles seem to by my go-to. If not soft hackles it would have to be BH PT or Prince. I might have to start mixing it up a little.

**troutbm** · 04-21-2009, 06:51 PM

In no particular order.

Hares ear
pheasant tail
sparkle pupah
fox popah
a.p nymph(black)
RS2(can't beleive this hasn't made everyones list !)
Basic soft hackle in various colors
copper john(black)
brassie
prince nymph
black ant fished wet
and don't forget to try those dry fly's fished wet !!!!
I think I went over. Now of course each of these could easyily be broken down into several variations of each pattern.

**Xnjb707X** · 04-21-2009, 09:28 PM

My go to top 10 ..

1. Calbaties
2. PT Flashback
3. Fox Pupah
4. Caddis Rock Worm
5. WD40
6. Zebramidge
7. Copper John
8. Bird's Nest
9. Micro Mayfly
10. Hares Ear

**Mik** · 04-21-2009, 10:11 PM

I love it Hairstacker. I was wondering when the next list would be compiled. I think it would only take these 5 flies.

1. Pheasant Tail
2. Prince Nymph
3. Copper John
4. Wooly Bugger
5. Hairs Ear

Mik

**Willisbrow** · 04-22-2009, 10:33 PM

red copper john
micro mayfly
poxyback golden stone
fox caddis pupa
pheasant tail
wd40
zebra midge
wooly buggers
rubber legs

most of the time when im nymphing im using a 16 red copper john and a 16 micro may fly.

**reddog** · 05-02-2009, 04:09 PM

you guys are cheating using san juans, they're not even fair. But in my short experience pts, hairs ears, copper jons, zugs, and I'm sure a couple more of yours work outside CAalso.