do I have enough flies?

[Ziggy]

these are my trout flies - somehow I am not sure that I have enough. Still empty spaces in these fly boxes - and I have a few empty boxes to fill as well....maybe I am sick!

[Willie]

You can open a fly shop 

[icstuff]

no - you always need more

[Lichia amia]

Impressive collection Ziggy . 
 
Which flies do you rate as your best/ most used 5 Trout Flies ?

[colin]

Have any of the flies caught anything other than yourself. .

[SAfish]

  You have a serious problem and I recommend using this, it really works. 

[SAfish]

  On a serious note, that is an impressive collection Ziggy. 

[John F]

A question from a complete ignorant on all things "fly"... how often does the average fly fisherman looses a fly during the fight? Is it as common as it happens offshore?

Looks like a very nice collection Ziggy. But I guess you're right... I'd say you need a few more!

[SPARODON]

nope, still way short. no boobys, no cats whiskers, no joe's hoppers.
you can just as well not even bother fishing.
 
seriously. nice selection

[Ziggy]

Impressive collection Ziggy . 
 
Which flies do you rate as your best/ most used 5 Trout Flies ?

Olive bead head wooly bugger (in variations of olives)
Speedcop (sometimes with orange hot spot)
Hamills killer
All sorts of dry flies - especially klinkhammers in various colours
All sorts of nymphs - mainly olive, black - soem with orange hotspots. I like using the smuggler nymph (I did an SBS of that a while ago)


Although I like these flies, I experiment with a large range when I aam on the water. Of course flies for still waters are different from river flies. In the rivers I use small nymphs and dries

[Ziggy]

A question from a complete ignorant on all things "fly"... how often does the average fly fisherman looses a fly during the fight? Is it as common as it happens offshore?

Looks like a very nice collection Ziggy. But I guess you're right... I'd say you need a few more!

I lose a number of flies when fishing - especially on the rivers where casting is often constrained by bank vegetation. Also getting caught in underwater obstructions like branches and rocks. I fish with very light tippets (max 6 pound) in the rivers, which breaks easily.


Onstill waters I seldom loose flies - unless caught up in some underwater obstructions

[Ziggy]

nope, still way short. no boobys, no cats whiskers, no joe's hoppers.
you can just as well not even bother fishing.
 
seriously. nice selection

....then I better get busy on my vice. I have never used boobys, cats whiskers or hoopers. Although I recently tied some Ed's Hoppers, but not yet used them

[Ziggy]

A question from a complete ignorant on all things "fly"... how often does the average fly fisherman looses a fly during the fight? Is it as common as it happens offshore?

Looks like a very nice collection Ziggy. But I guess you're right... I'd say you need a few more!

Seldom lose flies in the fight - unless the tippet is too light or the knot failed...has happened on occasion

[Ziggy]

You have a serious problem and I recommend using this, it really works. 

My wife prefers Doom actually!

[Ziggy]

Have any of the flies caught anything other than yourself. .

many of these flies have caught fish, my self, my ears, my wifes ears amongst other things

[colin]

many of these flies have caught fish, my self, my ears, my wifes ears amongst other things
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Been there Ziggy, Done that,  

[FishStyx]

Do you keep rotten fish in those boxes to attract all those flies bud?

[shagnrelease]

You had me at Box and boobys

[SAfish]

You had me at Box and boobys

That is enough to get me interested in fly fishing.

[Rory mundy]

now I know why you fly fisherman have those jackets with so many pockets

If you want some more salt water flies go have a look at what my mate is tying on face book
Rupert Harvey's Ukflies

https://www.facebook.com/Ukflies?fref=ts