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Elmer flies have produced for me, I've since graduated to a few midge larvae patterns that I dreamed up and they've been killer. Soft hackles in 14-16 produce the biggest fish at dawn and dusk. For dries, I've done well with CDC emergers and parachute ants/Adams.
Don't also underestimate the effectiveness of a large attractor pattern like a Royal Wulff, Purple Haze or Stimulator. I caught a 16" hen on a size 10 RW that I threw into a likely riffle. Fought like fresh chrome- leaping, splashing and twisting she took me into my backing and I had to chase her downstream about 100 yards until I could land her in some slower water. Great to hear the little Abel TR scream, although I should have upped my tippet for that fly. While these fish can get very selective on small flies, often times there's a fish in the mix that's aggressively keeping its eyes up and will smash a larger morsel with reckless abandon.
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