Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
Where would be the fun in tying up just a handfull of patterns???
With a few exceptions, I'm still fishing the same basic patterns here in Oregon that I fished back East.
i read in Dave Hughes' book Handbook of Hatches that just a few different flies tied in several colors and sizes will equip the angler with what s/he needs to match a hatch
as they disappear around the bend, I suddenly realize, that NOT ONE FLY had attracted a rise!?!
And my most depressing moment, is when I've dropped a fly box of 2 dozen of my "creations" into a stream..............watch the flies scatter all over the surface of the water and then........as they disappear around the bend, I suddenly realize, that NOT ONE FLY had attracted a rise!?!