Just for fun 1 fly

[stashe]

This is for fun only,no right no wrong answer. If you had to choose (One) fly to fish for trout and why. What would you choose? Can be anytime it's your choice. Mine Muddler minow. You can fish it dry,dead drift, swung, striped. Sizes 4 to 14. Easy to tie ,not many materials and holds up well.

 

[Kyle]

only one fly, black wooley bugger

 

[Jay_H]

Classic Pheasant Tail, beadless, copper rib. Why? It just catches fish.

 

[hooker-of-men]

Stimulator.

I also like the bugger and pheasant tail answers, but I would give up winter fishing before I give up dry fly fishing.

 

[dudemanspecial]

Walts worm. The original. Take or leave the bead.

 

[wildtrout2]

Hands down, Parachute Adams 14/16. I catch 90% of my trout on that fly.

 

[redietz]

Partridge and Orange. It works everywhere in the column.

 

[dc410]

Gartside’s Sparrow. Flat out fish catcher. Can effectively be fished as a streamer, wet fly or nymph. I’ve never tried to fish it dry although I think Gartside did grease it up somehow and fished it dry or in the film as a hopper type pattern. I’ve also caught LMB, SMB, all kinds of sunfish, rock bass, fallfish, yellow perch, carp, catfish, and Pacific salmon on the Sparrow.

 

[tomgamber]

Elk hair caddis. Always caddis around. Fish it wet or dry. Although I'm a fan of the Bugger and Adam's suggestions.

 

[jifigz]

Woolly bugger.. If you only had to pick one it IS THE BEST CHOICE.

 

[jifigz]

Woolly bugger.. If you only had to pick one it IS THE BEST

Gartside’s Sparrow. Flat out fish catcher. Can effectively be fished as a streamer, wet fly or nymph. I’ve never tried to fish it dry although I think Gartside did grease it up somehow and fished it dry or in the film as a hopper type pattern. I’ve also caught LMB, SMB, all kinds of sunfish, rock bass, fallfish, yellow perch, carp, catfish, and Pacific salmon on the Sparrow.

I just looked this pattern up. I was unfamiliar with it. I love some of Gartside's patterns, so I will have to try these. They look intriguing.

 

[joebamboo]

Tom Baltz para nymph seconded by guide choice hares ear nymph

 

[BrookieChaser]

Hare's ear.

 

[fritz]

Bugger

 

[mt_flyfisher]

I think it’s also interesting to see the flies that have won the Jackson Hole One Fly contest over the past 35 years, where everyone who enters the contest is limited to fishing just one fly.

With so many skilled anglers competing there over the years, practically every different type of fly has won this contest - dry flys, nymphs, streamers and attractors.

Winning Flies | Jackson Hole One Fly

 

[poopdeck]

Bead head gold ribbed hares ear.

 

[BruceC2C]

Peacock & Partridge Wet Fly.
Fun, Versatile, Classic, Effective .

 

[jeffroey]

This was hard. GRHE for me too.

 

[Bamboozle]

A foam beetle... even thought it might not be the best choice year round I LOVE fishing them...

...and:

....I would give up winter fishing before I give up dry fly fishing.

 

[CRB]

english pheasant tail.