Is This The Best Fly Pattern In The World?

The Black Traffic Light Cruncher is one of my favourite competition lake nymphs for brown and rainbow trout and caught me fish all around the world. Happy fly tying!
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Materials:
Hook: Hanak 200 size 14
Bead: 2.5mm Hanak Slotted Tungsten Black (Optional)
Tail: Black Hen Hackle
Cheeks: Pearl/Red Flashabou
Thorax: Peacock Spectra Dubbing by Hends
Body: Black Hares Ear
Rib: Similar Wire
Hackle: Black Hen
Thread: Black 8/0
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[@mylesreilly5912]

Congratulations on your WIN.

[@academicmailbox7798]

In a word, absolutely, I'd agree it is 'the best' type of pattern I can remember for trout spanning over four decades. And yeah, I've tried nearly everything else. Only exception maybe is limestone or chalk rivers. But acidic water courses, yes.

[@davidflyfisher6379]

I love that traffic light cruncher.

[@thefullscale-fishingadvent2917]

Such an awesome fly dude!

[@adamcorey5783]

Definitely one of my favourites

[@JasondenHollander-qj5hp]

It’s such a clear message with your favored flies that they aren’t the usual type of fly that catches fishermen’. Ie aren’t pretty, often ‘scruffy’ and shape based, not so much colour based.

[@academicmailbox7798]

I'd say the thing is proportions (one could make ten of these, and for some reason one of the ten will outfish the nine others). And that's not materials, design or pattern. All that being equal, all that is left remaining are the fly proportions. That can account for the reason why fish take one, and might ignore nine others. And another word for proportion, or related to it is shape.