A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

Editor’s Note: Below, F&S fishing editor and eastern angler Joe Cermele and his western buddy, guide and writer Miles Nolte, hash it out, with no holds barred. I couldn’t, in good conscience, make the ...