I will be floating the brazos below P.K. May 9-11 for a little three day adventure. I have never fished this river before so I would like to know what kinds of flys should I concentrate on putting in my box for the trip.

Cats wiskers, woolies, poppers, etc. anthing olive or brown will work. You tag up with Spotted, Smallmouth, and LMB bass along the way. It should be loads of fun.
Les

Hey that all sounds great the colors allways help me out, but what is a Cat Whiskers and how do i fish them?

a cat's whisker is very similar to a woolie bugger, but has an additional portion of hair coming off of the head area of the fly, going back towards the bend of the hook. Does not have a hackle spun through the main body of the fly. Gray is a great color for that fly. Good luck,troutbum

Derek

Here is the link to the pattern: Cat's Whisker Recipe, GRTU Forum

Derek,
That's Bulldogs' recipe which Robin posted, and it's a great one. I make a minor change by using craft fur in lieu of artic fox to keep the cost in check. I feel that the fly's main avantage over a woolie bugger is that this fly rides hook up and the wing covers the hook making it more snag proof and stealthy.
Les

And what the heck, drop in some of these simple babies:
Cap Spiders

hey thanks all you guys for helping me on this trip this is the first time I have used this forum and I am sure it wont be the last.

For the Cat's Whisker, you can also keep the cost of Arctic Fox down by buying in bulk instead of buying the small patches or Zonker strips. A great source for bulk Arctic Fox is Dave Steinbaugh at Waters West Fly Shop in Port Angeles, Washington.

http://www.waterswest.com/articfox.htm

Dave's been supplying me with high quality Arctic Fox for years and even has a picture on his wall of my son with a smallmouth buffalo caught on a Cat's Whisker on the Red River. His prices are $5.50 for a quarter tail, $9.75 for a half tail (which is more than you'll ever need).

Mick

That is the best price I've seen. Why buy zonkers when you can get those tail sections at the same retail price?!

got the box going ready to go do this thing.

Sounds great! Hope you can photograph some of it at least, that ought to be a great tale to tell upon return.

Caught lots of fish, awesome top water action.