Another thought about my "confidence" freshwater SRC & resident CC stream attractor fly. It's made from classic, "natural" (color) & "buggy" looking (even better after chewed on) materials; Pheasant Tail, Peacock Herl (now using olive ice dubbing for durability & ease to achieve it), and variegated hackle (suggesting movement). As I began fishing it along with other color variants (and patterns-shapes), it dramatically stood out as a superior fly for all trout species. I carry it in both stiff and softer hackle depending on pocket water vs riffles and runs and how I am manipulating it. That continued to build on itself to now well over 2X as many trout caught as any other pattern in my box.
