Minimal River box - Help needed

[Spider]

Hi all

I'm a bit of a minimalist on my local stillwater and it works very well from me. I have one small C+F box of flies - Buzzers, Spiders, Diawl, Griffiths, Klinks and Sedges and thats about it.

I am moving home soon and may have to give up the Stillwater stuff and instead make up a limited box of river patterns ( nymphs + Dries ) .Most rivers near me will not me limestone based from what I can make out.......

Can anyone guide me in this.

I'm thinking: ( in small sizes mostly )

Hares Ears
Pheasant Tails
Some Spiders
Spinners ( Ollie Edwards Semi Cirle Spinners look good )
Klinks - or DHE / Snoeshoe Emerger ( Bob Wyatt )
Griffiths Gnats
Parachute Greenwells
Sedges ( Hans Weilmanns one with trailing CDC ? )
Some F flies


Am I missing anything obvious?

All tips appreciated .........

Thanks a million .........

[Buzz]

This year i have caught more Trout than ever on the river.
I only use :-
Dry
Parachute Adams (16-22)
BWO Parachute (18) and a lighter yellow version.
Tank Klink (14)
Ballon Caddis (12-14)
Greenwells Parachute (14-16)
F Fly HE and Olive (16-20)
Dirty Duster (14-16) In HE,Grey and olive.
Big Yellow (14)
Nymphs
PTN Weighted and unweighted (14-18)
Weighted HE (14)

That pretty much covers all for me.Its a great departure , last seasom i used to carry six 4 leaf C&F Boxes and a couple of smaller ones.
I guess the spinners have not started to fall yet, i might have to add a pattern or two.Initially there were March Browns in there but the tan Klink covered them sufficiently well.
I am experementing with Hans CDC and Elk and am not convinced yet, maybe i dont fish it enough. I also suspect that a griffiths nat may sneek into the box but so far the DD has covered them.
Hope this helps.

[QOHussar]

Gents....

Your posts have certainly helped me!!!!......The least amount of flies i've got to carry the better when on the river.....

cheers

Steve

[TerryPhillips]

A few adult Mayflies, Balloon Caddis, and some weighted bugs!?

If you wanted to be real minimilist you could just go with PTNs in various sizes/weights and that would do.


Regards,
Terry

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[Albannach cuileag]

I would recommend that you also have some of the following -

Hare's Ear Klinkhamer with dark olive parachute hackle, 14s and down
Hare's Ear Klinkhamer with grizzle parachute hackle, 14s and down
Some generic black nymphs and wets 14s and down

and as advised by everyone else PTNs, weighted and unweighted.

TLs

[royvs]

Small box of Phil Holdings Spiders, PTNs like every one else and to really cut down Royal Wulff and Grey Wulff in varying sizes.

[wcb]

Klinks 22-16
Para Adams 22-14
Elk hair sedge 18-14
F fly 24-16
A few small para flies like hare's ear etc

PTN
Hare's ear
Pink bugs

Above weighted with Tungsten beads or unweighted

WCB

[.D.]

You might like to make room for some sort of ant or beetle pattern. Perhaps some sort of foam affair.

Otherwise I always have room for Wright's Royal in my flybox .



Cheers,

.D.

[Nick Newman]

I started tying a few months ago and am just a few weeks away from the acid test and the 1st weeks river fishing with my own patterns.

Tried to keep it minimal but the list has ended up as....

Hydropscche Larva
Rhyacophyla Larva
Czech Nymphs
Bidoz Nymphs
Greenwells Spider
Waterhen Bloa Spider
Partridge & Orange Spider
Snipe & Purple Spider
Black Spider
Snappy Poodle
DHE
Parasol Emerger
Double Trigger
Klinkhammer
CDC & Elk
Tups Indispensable
Cochybondu
F-Fly
Once & Away
Griffiths Knat
Ant
Beetle
Peacock Herl Daddie