What are your most dependable lake patterns, for trout, and how do you fish them? If you could be specific and include size and color, it would be greatly appreciated. I'm gearing up for my first foray into lake fishing. Thanks!
Tim's book is money Jared, I became a much more confident and successful lake fisher last year after studying it. I have this version:Leeches, aquatic nymphs (damsels, dragons, and callibaetis for example), and baitfish are good places to start. Specific patterns don’t matter nearly as much as finding active fish and putting your fly in front of them. Most of my stuff is in the size range of #8-14.
When I fish from my tube I carry one setup with a full sink (usually a type 5), and one with a floating line/indicator. I cover water with my sinking line until I find fish then try to get a bite going with my indicator setup, which is very efficient when the fish are keyed into a specific depth.
As always, read this to get your mind in the proper frame:
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Also, Phil Rowley's youtube videos and his book Fly Patterns for Stillwaters.Tim's book is money Jared, I became a much more confident and successful lake fisher last year after studying it. I have this version:
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Are you typically jigging these flies or do you cast and retrieve, or both?I catch so many fish on this fly:View attachment 53485Some that have worked very well last few years:View attachment 53486View attachment 53487View attachment 53488View attachment 53489View attachment 53490View attachment 53491View attachment 53493View attachment 53492i think you can see some themes to my madness
Well they naturally jig on the the retrieve. Fish often take them on the pause or kill if you will.Are you typically jigging these flies or do you cast and retrieve, or both?
I’d recommend against using any of these patterns due to risk of graboid copyright infringement.I catch so many fish on this fly:View attachment 53485Some that have worked very well last few years:View attachment 53486View attachment 53487View attachment 53488View attachment 53489View attachment 53490View attachment 53491View attachment 53493View attachment 53492i think you can see some themes to my madness
But they WORK!I’d recommend against using any of these patterns due to risk of graboid copyright infringement.
These look great! I’ll have to try to concoct something like them.@jaredoconnor Jig leeches work great.
If you want to test some of these, send me your address and I’ll mail you a few to try-
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