Post edited 11:30 pm – March 4, 2010 by fiveweight

For mayflies, I always thought the old standby was the style I've more recently heard referred to as "catskill", just with up wings and a couple wraps of hackle before and after the wings. I think this is the older style pattern, but a few years after I got into trout fishing I started using parachute style wings and had a lot more success. It may have been because I wasn't very good at it the first few years or because I was fishing different water but there is no denying the parachute patterns float better in stronger current and are more visible. The thing is, the original style of wing is still so popular, and a great looking fly. Should I keep just as many original style wing mayflies in my box or is there really not much time and place where the parachute pattern won't outproduce it?

Trying to help keep this forum lively because it seems to be slow lately and needs some new posts,

Mike