Bob Newman
Active Member
I was just thinking about that the other day while digging through fly boxes trying to find something different to use.I kept finding flies I hadn’t seen in years.I can not remember when I last fished either a half-back or a full-back but I sure did when I was younger.... great fly... its funny how you get onto new flies and forget about the ones that got you started...... like Rat-faced Mcdougals, Spruce flies, Black gnats and Mosquito patterns....... I think I have a box of half-backs somewhere that I need to find.......
Unfortunately many folks are trying to invent the “new” hot fly and forget the patterns that got us here.