I only chuck trout fluff once in a blue moon, all the gear and no idea....
I am ok with saltwater fly patterns as you only need probably 3 at the most, lureflash types mostly for Pollack and Bass, Mackies if they are close in, I have had flatties on fly gear when experimenting with slow retrieve on a shooting head fast sink leader .
But Trout flies.. bloody ell, more than I can shake a stick at and have not got a clue how to sort a wet from a dry let alone identify any. I do know what a buzzer is, but there are so many different ones that I may as well just pick one at random and hope for the best , seems to work on the odd occasion.
The funniest thing is asking for advice on what patterns to take when somebody has invited me for a day fluff chucking
( luckily doesnt happen much ) a dozen different answers from a dozen different anglers, all who swear by their favourites.
Went to Orkney a couple of years ago, fishing Loch Harray, the best advice I had was that a local chap who was a guide fished one type of fly, that was a Half Hog .
Couldnt find one anywhere so tried some others as suggested, and had a great couple of hours thrashing the water to a foam and catching nowt.
I am a bait fisherman first I think.
Trout like bread ???
Dave