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In order to catch fish, you need to put your fly in front of the fish. You should have flies that you can fish in various parts of the water column. You should carry surface flies, flies that suspend and flies that sink. Since you're a tier the advantage you have is the ability to tie flies to fit the situation better than storebought. Bulky to suspend and sparse to sink. Don't go too crazy with too many colors. Its expensive to buy the materials and not necessary. Don't tie all your flies the same size. The bait is small in the spring and gets bigger as the season progresses.You can tie a chartreuse Deciever in several different lengths, some bulky and some sparse, some weighted and some not to fit the actual fishing conditions. That is just an example but with just a couple of materails you are covering almost the entire water column. With that one type of fly and a popper, a slider and a few Clousers you can fish effectively in most situations. Pick up a copy of Ray Bondereaus' book "Stripers and Streamers". He fishes with about 5 or 6 simple flies and catches fish. The presentation is what really matters most of the time. Too many people get all caught up in the gear and don't really learn how to fish.
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