salmon fly advice......

[gavan]

could any members, please help...
question is, choice of flies, for a novice fly fisher...
is there a bog standard group of patterns, that you
would never be with-out...
i know, that the ally's shrimp is a must, have also
read that the cascade is very good.....
is there 6 or 8 must have flies, and in which sizes.....
.....thanks lads................gavan...............

[salar76]

in my opinion:

willie gunns in every size imaginable (2" tubes down to #12 doubles) would suffice i'm sure.

summer you shoudn't be without a few wee silver stoats

cascade's a great fly too (although similar enough to an ally's - personally i prefer the cascade), again in all sizes imaginable

carry something big and gaudy in case of high/coloured water - something like 2" tubes (copper & aluminium) in gold, yellow & orange

also a big fan of black and yellows throughout the season in vaious sizes for clear water

[elwyman]

Some good advice from Salar.

When I started to fly fish for salmon seriously, I caught my first salmon on a Red Allys - I probably catch over 50% of my salmon on a Red Allys - confidence is the key! It seems to be a particularly good fly in the autumn.

Munro Killer & Willie Gunns also serve me well.

[gavan]

thank you, for advice lads...
very much appreciated, i will get plenty of those then...
.....all the best.............gavan.................

[munro]

Gavan - Before you spend lots of money on flies read the thread "Hooks - Trebles or Doubles" in the Tackle section.
Might save you a lot of wasted cash.

[gavan]

munro.....
thanks for that mate.........................gavan..............

[profly1]

there are a couple of patterns i wont go fishing without ,currys red shrimp and the ness sea both very productive for me give them a try .