confidence patterns

[Aaron Christensen]

For wild fish on western NC steams, the Thunder Head is a traditional pattern that is supposed to be a trout slayer.

[Colin M.]

Go to flies
1. Pt nymphs
2. Giant Streamers
3. Giant Stone flies that i created

Why do i have them flies?

Copper johns
Prince Nymphs

Dave, some of the biggest trout i’ve ever caught came on giant stonefly nymphs…in colorado, the only fly worth its weight is the giant stones i tie….

[craig crumbliss]

For Colorado

Confidence flies:
1. Soft hackle pheasant tail
2. Red Copper John
3. RS-2

Non Confidence flies:
1. Black and silver copper john size 20.

[steve gallas]

Adams ,ant, eh caddis and peach bugger. The adams especially.Use them everywhere in the east and used them out west when I ran out of gray drake pattern. on Slough a few years back, we were slaying them and a few guys fishing nearby asked what I was fishing.When I yelled over ,”an Adams”, one of them said loud enough for me to hear, “no they’re not”. loved it.
I can’t seem to catch anything on an olive bugger.

[Bob Riggins]

I think you catch more fish with patterns you have confidence in, regardless of what pattern it is, as long as it is reasonably appropriate.

[dave nyberg]

Bob Riggins has it right.

[Grant Wright]

The kwan is killer on the Texas coast for reds!

[Michael Exl]

I only have 2 patterns that I swing for steelhead, I only play around with the color of the materials and size for given water conditions and weather condition.

[Mark Schafer]

I only have 2 patterns that I swing for steelhead, I only play around with the color of the materials and size for given water conditions and weather condition.

And…what are they

[dan cone]

I think you catch more fish with patterns you have confidence in, regardless of what pattern it is, as long as it is reasonably appropriate.  You tend to fish it more aggressively with a positive attitude.  Part of catching fish is actually believing you will catch them.

PT
HEN
Heavy Streamers
Zebra Midge

[bill hall]

i will take all the prince and copper johns you don’t want!!!!

[Chris Beech]

I couldn’t leave home to fish a stream without some Au Sable Wulff’s. Likewise the Clouser Deep Minnow in salt water.

Best Regards,

Beechy

[Michael Exl]

I only have 2 patterns that I swing for steelhead, I only play around with the color of the materials and size for given water conditions and weather condition.

And…what are they

Some of Feenstra’s patterns, just modified a little bit.

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