Any recommendations for brook trout fly fishing? ?
Posted by admin on Monday, September 6th, 2010
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Joe American usn ret.on 06 Sep 2010 at 2:07 pm 1depends on how big the stream / body of water is… I have luck with various streamers and sometimes weighted nymphs…if that doesn’t work I never met a brookie that can resist the old hook & worm w/ a split shot..
bassplayer_1313on 06 Sep 2010 at 3:01 pm 2and l’ve never met a brookie that could resist anything. they’re more gullible than hatchery rainbows. either that or just damn mean.
paul zon 06 Sep 2010 at 3:02 pm 3gold ribbed hares ear in any form,nymph, wet or dry will catch big brookies when they are feeding on the insect equivalent of this pattern.Hornberg is another good one to try as well as a march brown.I like to use a black knat when they are out,and when you see rising trout but can’t see what they are eating.Very small versions work the best.
tregosteevo Secretary of Defenseon 06 Sep 2010 at 3:35 pm 4I just caught a limit of brookies today but I was using crappie minnows through the ice, sorry. If you can turn some rocks over on the streams you fish you should get some ideas of what they are eating, as far as a general shape and size of fly you need. Good luck!
Leaferon 06 Sep 2010 at 3:41 pm 5Larger brook trout,especially the lake dwellers can turn damn finicky by times-in still water(lakes-beaverponds)a common trout taker is the wooly bugger-brown and olives work best where I live(In eastern Canada)…trolled on long leaders-the traditional streamer patterns(mickey finn,spruce,blacknose dace) also work well-especially in the early season first 3 weeks after ice-out…for casting over shoals and dropoffs try a helagramite or stonefly nymph..In streams and rivers I mostly fish dries-march browns-and other mayfly variants-occasionally shifting to a nymph of whatever seems to be hatching..
Bilbo50on 06 Sep 2010 at 4:32 pm 6Brook trout are the native trout of the US, originally found throughout areas with cold clean water, preferably waters which never exceed 68 degrees. As civilization invades its cool shady forest areas it causes the waters to warm and the brook trout population begins to diminish. Its primary food source is small insects, mollusks, crustaceans and other small fishes. Fishing for brook trout is the easiest of all the trout. Look for gravel bottom streams with a moderate current, plenty of waterfalls and ponds which include rocks and cover. Overhanging trees offer additional shade, attract insects and offer protection from preying birds.
redcore86on 06 Sep 2010 at 4:43 pm 7I am no expert, but I do know AIRFLOW is try to get him to answer your question