All purpose dry flies?

[davy_virdee]

I'm beginning to graduate to fishing with dry flies - My casting is such that I'm getting more accurate, however my ability (and wallet!) to "match the hatch" is rather meagre, so can folk reccomend a good set of "all purpose" dry flies to have for most rivers? Is there a dry fly you would never not have in your box?

Thanks

Davy

[haresear]

Parachute Adams, Parachute Olive, F-fly and anything tiny and black.

Alex

[Malcolm]

Rivers and lochs: olive sparkle dun, black gnat

mainly lochs: amber hopper, natural CDC suspender buzzer

I'd happily fish all year with the above in various sizes but other flies in the box distract me!

Malcolm

[haresear]

Shame on you guys. No Klinkhammer?
So to answer your question KLINKHAMMER (all the colours and sizes)

Buzz good point. What size of Klink do you fish on the Clyde on a normal day in summer? I ask because Col and Brian were fishing 10s at the Don last week and getting fish. I was fishing smaller flies, but not Klinks. Don't think I have any larger than a 12.

Alex

[Clan Ford]

I used to fish klinks all the time but found getting them sitting on the water properly a right pain.  So much so that I have all but stopped fishing them.  I thought it was just my tying ability but I have the same problem with shop bought ones.  I now tend to go for a dirty duster type hackle but with a poly yarn post sticking up through the middle of it. 

Anyway back to the question if I simply wanted a few go to dries for the river it would be a Dirty Duster, F-Fly and some wee black things. 

Norm

[scotfly]

This lot would see me through a season.

Deer Hair Emerger, CDC & Elk, Ollie Edwards CDC Dun, Adams, Cullard.

[johnr]

favourite dry fly just now for me is the daddylong legs.
also like using klinks but i also find that after a few cast it doent sit right on the water.also no good if the ripple is just a tad to big as it sinks the  klink as the daddy will sit on the surface allday long

[burnie]

Funny how fashion changes,wickhams fancy was the dry fly I was told never to be without(winged or wingless),still use 'em.

[davy_virdee]

Thank all! How I just have to learn to cast them properly :-)

[.D.]

Wright's Royal 12 -16

:cheers;


.D.