Quote Originally Posted by PV_Premier View Post
I should give away or sell most of my flies because I never fish them even though I'm like 'that looks cool, I totally need that and will fish it'. Even when I am nymphing (ESN only these days) I fish a stonefly or jig streamer anchor and a roadkill-esque buggy nymph on top 95% of the time. Maybe I change the sizes, but that is about it.
I have developed a fly fetish and fly-tying addiction. I ESN 95% of the time and have found a few modern go-to patterns:
- Blow Torch (Devin Olsen) (I do the version with red wire ribbing which is in his book): https://www.flyfisherman.com/editori...owtorch/386182
- Butano Perdigon (Devin Olsen): https://www.tacticalflyfisher.com/bl...ying-tutorial/
- Rainbow Warrior (Lance Egan): https://www.flyfishfood.com/blogs/ny...ainbow-warrior

I have to keep buying more fly boxes to store all the flies I tie but will likely never use. I haven't tried a jig streamer or balanced leech yet but it sounds intriguing. Tying them should occupy me for a weekend.