Dogsled,
I like the thought process behind your choice and your final answer was very traditional, so who can complain. Well, I am sure someone could but that is life. Otto

this thread was not intended to be a trick question but i can see what you mean. my second choice was going to be a black flymph/wooly bugger cross that works well for me but since most of my trout fishing is in tailwaters i went with the purple soft hackled fly.

just curious to know what you guys would pick if you had just one size and brand of hook in which to tie one type of fly to fish, what would it be? for me it would be a #19 tiemco 102y hook and purple and dun hen hackle. i am curious to see how you respond. thanks. otto

a lot of my flies have a tups look to them and they are my most productive flies. i don't know why but the trout certainly do like them where i fish. when the sulphurs aren't hatching, purple seems to work best for me. maybe later i will post a picture of the purple fly.

willowhead, the dubbing body is very sparse, although it may look heavy on the picture. usually i dunk the fly in the water before i cast the fly and the silk and mole dubbing absorb water. i do want the fly to ride high in the water column and i make another variation of this fly with just a silk b...

Hook: #15 Tiemco 102Y
Thread: Orange Pearsall's Gossamer silk thread
Body: Yellow and Orange blend of superfine dubbing
Thorax: Mole fur
Hackle: Collin's dun hen hackle

Sorry, should have posted the recipe.

Still working on my photography due to the recent cold weather and wind. This is a soft hackled fly that I used this summer during the sulphur hatch on a nearby stream. It is tied on a #15 tiemco 102Y. Any comments are much appreciated and thanks for your past help. Otto

many thanks for all your comments and i am trying to get the hang of taking better pictures. i really need to thank letumgo and karsten for all their help. karsten, even though you are a few thousand miles away, i am glad for this forum lead me your way and for your help and patience with me. take c...

Karsten,
i am using an off white background, which may account for the odd color to the background. the auto timer is set for 2 seconds but i will keep fine tuning. thanks for your help and i here is one more. i am beginning to hate this fly!

okay, i have my camera set at maximum resolution and formated the picture using photo shop. is this any better? thanks for your help. otto