OK you guys -- I cannot resist another post. Them DH fish have been pounded, yes. I fish Helton's some.
Sometimes the larger fish that have looked at lots of flies will hit a little copper john dropper (18 or 20) or a little Prince fished on a dropper below a larger PT or Hare's Ear or any other fly that they see on a regular basis. They come up to look at the big nymph, and usually take the little one.
I don't care for egg patterns. I have some, but find that more DH fish who have been there for awhile will bite on small trailer nymphs. Maybe it's just me -- I dunno.
I also do not like the way trout take an egg pattern. They tend to inhale it deep if they decide to bite it. It doesn't really matter if you kill DH fish, I suppose, but I'd rather catch 'em in the lips and let 'em go.
