Hello all.
Very new to fly fishing and only my third post on this forum. Over the last month or so i have been taking casting lessons and working on my casting. I still havn't fished with a fly yet Have baught rod, reel etc both grays .I now need to start getting a small selection of flies together. My question is what flies are a good starting point. I will for the time being be fishing still water venues .I know a lot of people will say match the hatch and i understand that and have looked into what flies work well on the venue i intend to fish but would like to know if there are any must have flies in the box. A sort of good alrounder selection.
Brian.

Black buzzers
damsel nymph
hares ear nymph
diawl bach

cats whisker,
viva
orange blob

shipmams buzzers
dry daddy
sedgehog

should be plenty to get you started.
ATB
Graham

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People will give you all kinds of weird & wonderful suggestions, based more on personal bias than generally accepted "killer" patterns.

Here's what I'd say is a good, minimalist selection of proven fish-takers:

Dries:
Daddy long-legs
Walker's Sedge
Griffith's gnat
Shipman's buzzer (semi-dry)
Hopper
Nymphs:
GRHE
Diawl Bach
Black buzzer
Goldhead marabou damsel (more of a drab lure)
Montana nymph (again, more a lure)
PTN
Lures:
Cat's whisker
Woolly bu**er
Marabou Viva

Agree whole heartedly with Steve's list but would add a cruncher as it is an old favourite. I am sure everyone will add one more must have until you need a van to carry your fly box around.

Thanks for the quick replies gents, alot of patterns to get me going

sawyers ptn - the original pattern - 14 - 18, can't miss
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