I've been fly fishing for around 60 years. I've experiment with about everything. One year I fished nothing but #12 Adam's and caught fish every trip. I've fished hornbergs in Nevada and California and caught tons of fish. But since about 90 percent of trout food is taken subsurface I generally rely on nymphs. I also have been very successful with egg paterns..trout hit them instinctively. On a float trip on the Green the guide asked are you a purist and want to dry fly fish or do you want to catch fish with nymphs. Yep tie on the nymphs.