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Step 1
Look at the type of fish you're looking to catch. Different types of fish of course bite best with certain flies. Decide on which type of fish you are fishing for, and do some research to determine which types of flies they typically bite at the location you are fishing. A safe bet is the mayfly. Take a freshwater mayfly when you go fishing in freshwater. Take a saltwater fly when you go fishing in saltwater.
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Step 2
Take more flies if you want to spend time learning about fly fishing flies. You can experiment if you'd like with different types of flies if you bring more flies. Bring as many different types of flies as you can find, and learn for yourself which flies draw in the most fish.
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Step 3
Bring a smaller number of flies if you want to spend more time fishing and less time messing around with flies. If you quickly make a few phone calls to your fishing buddy experts and do some quick research about the types of flies you should use for the type of fish you'll be catching, you can narrow your search and save yourself time and money if you just bring a couple different types of flies.
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Step 4
Pack flies of different sizes. While you might decide to bring just a few different types of flies, make sure you have flies of different sizes. The bigger flies will catch the bigger fish and the smaller flies will catch the smaller fish.
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Step 5
Bring just one type of fly if you know exactly what works. If you bring just the type of fly that you are certain will work, you can spend more time fishing and less time worrying about flies.
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Step 6
Take insect flies when you fish for trout. Take colorful flies when fishing for pickerel or pike. Take popper flies when fishing for panfish. Take snails and crayfish when you're fishing for brookies. And take dry flies when fishing for bass.
