Since I began tying flies not too long ago, the point has been to fill my box with as many combinations of wet and soft hackle flies as possible. When I get out to the river, I simply see what works and what doesn't from that supply. By taking pictures of each fly and keeping good notes on river, I can easily reproduce the ones that work and forget about the ones that don't. Of course it isn't always that easy since a certain pattern may work one day and not another.
Part of the reason for this blog is to be an extension of my on-river-note-taking. I'm making more of an effort to write about each trip I take, so that I can easily go back and remind myself of what happened on a past day.
I've tied a few patterns that I've seen from other people. But for the most part, I just make it up as I go. My theory, whether wrong or right, is that buggy looking flies will catch fish. I don't really feel a need to tie a particular pattern that someone else finds successful or that is really popular. Don't get me wrong, I think that size and color are very important. It should come close to what fish are eating or what they are familiar with. I just don't think it needs to be an exact science.
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