Boris wrote:Thanks Wayne, but do tell which is your favourite.
I like the redish one to look at best of all.
I would pick the Gray and Partridge. I have a fondness for Muskrat, or any material the color of Muskrat. Also, the shape of the hook is familiar to me, where the others are not.
The redish one is a second choice, just because of its color. An old timer once said something to me along the lines of, "if it's an eighth of an inch to an inch long, and Brown, trout will eat it.". There's some truth to that I suppose.
On all your patterns you have tails. I am partial to tying most of my patterns with tails. I mentioned in another post that once I am on the river, it's easier to remove a tail than add one.
The Black patterns you show would fit the bill nicely for imitating the Little Winter Stones where I fish. The Little Stones are still making an appearance in the Freestone rivers I am frequenting as of late. Once the Stones are done, Black Soft Hackles do not work well for me the rest of the year. That moves your Black patterns down on my list of favorites.
I enjoy seeing the actual patterns that others use on the rivers I fish, the rivers in other parts of my State (Colorado), my country, and other parts of the globe. It's fun for me to look at the differences, and the similarities of your patterns, compared to mine. When multiple patterns are posted at the same time, I can not help myself but to formulate an opinion of which I like best. In the end, the trout will have the final say. In the mean time, I will still fantasize that one day I will be fishing one of yours, or Jeff's rivers. I will be using a fly of my making, but similar to those of yours. On the end of my line will be one of those fabled Brown Trouts you folks are so famous for. Thanks for letting me have a glimpse of your world.