best flys for trout?

buckrubboy · 04-06-2008, 03:33 PM

Hi i am just getting interested in fly fishing for trout. What are the best flies for trout? I dont hardly know anything about fly fishing because im only 13 and im just getting started. Is there any good tips?

Phil from Maine · 04-06-2008, 05:10 PM

Where are you from Ben? What kind of trout are you planning on fishing? It is hard to try to answer these if we do not know what you are planning on fishing and what water, a lake, river, or a stream? Are they big trout like stealheads or small trout like in brook trout?

buckrubboy · 04-06-2008, 06:14 PM

I live in central PA and i usually stream fish for brookies, and rainbows and little troutn like that. Not steelheads, at least not yet. I heard that bass like flies so i was thinking about fly fishing for bass out of a pond. I hope this info helps you

troutslayer · 04-06-2008, 09:35 PM

For smaller creek trout stick with fly sizes 12-16. I prefer the Hare Ear, San Juan Worm(wire worm), Prince Nymph, Evil Weevil, i like all leech patterns, helgramites, backswimmers, those are my preferred nymphs but i will always try to put a nymph on according to the hatches, so if you can find info on when general hatchs happen or if you start to see certain bugs flying around get a pattern imitating them and throw it on. I only use dry flys when there is a big hatch or abundance of a certain bug around.

Ive never fished for bass but they are a predator fish and i know that predator fish will prefer a bigger meal so if you were to fish for them i would suggest using streamers.

Phil from Maine · 04-07-2008, 03:40 AM

For bass use some poppers for starting out, they look alot like streamers with a cork head on them.

For trout like trout slayer has stated nymphs or small streamers and wet flies early in the year. As the hatch comes on use dry flies a couple of ones that work here is the Royal Humphey, Royal Coachman, and a Mayfly pattern. On the dry flies you would want to add a dressing to keep them floating. Later in the year change to a Grasshopper and a few small streamers again. Good luck.

hillbillyhunter1 · 04-09-2008, 09:53 AM

Those bass will like streamer or poppers depending on the conditions. You may also try big juicy grasshoppers and spiders as dry flies once the weather warms up. Many times the key to catching pond bass on big dry flies is to let the fly sit...still....just wiggling it now and then.

As for your small stream brookies, you should try a "dry/dropper" rig. that is two flies, a moderate size dry fly (I'd start with a 14 or 16 caddis) with a hares ear or other nymph trailed behind (and underwater) bybetween 4 inches and 1 1/2 feet depending on the water depth. Those brookies are pretty aggressive and should hit topwater even when there is no "hatch" If not the nymph will definately get 'em

Good Luck

troutslayer · 04-09-2008, 04:07 PM

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As for your small stream brookies, you should try a "dry/dropper" rig. that is two flies, a moderate size dry fly (I'd start with a 14 or 16 caddis) with a hares ear or other nymph trailed behind (and underwater) bybetween 4 inches and 1 1/2 feet depending on the water depth. Those brookies are pretty aggressive and should hit topwater even when there is no "hatch" If not the nymph will definately get 'em

Good Luck

Good call on the dry/dropper forgot to mention that, but for the dry i like to use a bit bigger of a fly maybe one that has a bit of foam in it, floats better and works as a great indicator, i prefer to use the chernoble ant or a foam hopper for my dry.