Recommendations for East Coast Fly assortment kit

I'v been fly fishing off and on my whole life and have just used mosquitos, wooly buggers, and some bead head somethings. A lot of the online stores like Amazon and ebay have these inexpensive fly kits with a lot of flys, does anyone have any recommendations on one of these?

Each location is different, it seems you might not use a lot of the flys in the kit like that.
I'm happy to have a limited assortment of flys, just looking to catch some small trout and the occasional small mouth bass in Vermont.

 

I’d start at your local fly shop for recommendations and buy a few patterns. See what works then either but more from them or find an online supplier like this https://www.bigyflyco.com/BattenkillRiverVT.asp
if the ones at the shop are too much $

The flies you’ll find at a good local place should be of a much higher quality than the discount warehouse and more accurate hatch matches

 

Thanks but Im in a rural area and there are no shops. I can't afford to buy flies from them anyhow, hence my post.

 

Hence the link I put in my post lol

 

Wow I really do have ADD that chart is fantastic thanks. I'm a floater line sort of guy but Ill have better luck with nymphs/sinking flies.

 

Some general thoughts: You'll likely want some dry flies that imitate Mayflies, cadisflies and stoneflies. These are fished on the surface with fly floating applied to keep them floating. Then some nymphs (which you may already have). These are fished below the surface and imitate the dry flies before they've developed into the previous mentioned types. Then possibly some streamers which imitate bait fish and finally a few terrestrials- grasshopper, ants, squirmy worms. That would cover most of the basics. IMO though, presentation is as important as selection...try to achieve a natural presentation (drift). Fish have hundreds of millions of years of instinct to be the predator and not the prey so anything that looks unnatural will likely be avoided. It also helps to ask others that are fishing nearby- 'what are you using?' Before long you'll get dialed in to what ever place you're fishing to discover what works and have success. IME, trout are infinitely more choosey than bass so bear that in mind while you're on the water.

 

Ya I’ve been buying some of my flies from them for years. Reasonably well tied and great prices

 

I never paid attention to the hatch (why chart is so great), just using a few flies. What would you guys use if you only had one fly?

 

Depends on where I am fishing. Three or four that will work most of the time for me; Addams, Maple Sugar nymph, Grey Ghost streamer and probably a grasshopper pattern. I fish northern Maine mostly. Trout ,salmon. Bass some.

 

Hare's Ear nymph. Hands down. Change the colors and hooks, and you can cover most mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, scud, craneflies, etc. My favorite variation is the Guide's Choice Hare's Ear