Traditional? Parachute? Etc?

[Red Owl]

For trout fishing, what do most of you prefer, a traditional pattern or a parachute style, etc?

[BigCliff]

Caddis. Much easier to tie, and trout eat at least as many of them as they do mayflies.

[jose]

Caddis for me, too. Mostly dark brown to cream deer or elk hair, sometimes with a little flash attached to the a teased out dubbing. From March Browns hatching to late summer terrestrials falling into the waters, these always seem to work for me for trout. I haven't used many parachute style flies b/c my basic caddis works and are big enough for me to see fairly easily. In fact, I use a fly with marabou tail and some flash that has a caddis like head for bass. It's not quite a muddler head. It kills for top water and then sinks for just under the surface when it gets real wet. So I love that caddis.

[FISHN50]

I also tie & use a lot of Caddis but my goto type of fly is a Comparadun.
they ride in the water like a real fly, are quick & easy to tie & definatly work.
For small (under Sz 18) I use CDC for the wings. I like the look of a micro fibbit tail rather than deer or elk.................

[jose]

It looks like an f-fly that I tie, where I also use cdc, but I've never fished my f-fly yet. I need to get out on the water more often.