Fly Fishing Question

[jessdrone]

Whats your favorite fly for catching stocked brown trout?

[Kilgore Trout]

Stocked brown trout? You mean like fresh off the truck?

This fly ought to work well.

[St.Regis]

That fly looks like a real killer

[jessdrone]

i was just wondering because the river i fish near my house is all stocked fish.

[Simon1]

jessdrone,
If you're fishing a trib out there you should be using egg patterns or nymphs. I've done well with egg patterns in the fall for lake run browns, rainbows and salmon. I have yet to land a large steelhead but I've hooked into a few. Stockies will take the same flies as wild fish and they may not be as selective as wild trout. After a while they pretty much act like wild fish. Pretty much.

[droman]

Just before nightfall when you see some rising, a hornberg fly is a good bet.

[frogge]

Fav flys

Hey,
I'm of the theory that the fly is much less important than the presentation. Dead drift at the right depth is probabaly going to allow many flies to catch fish, where the optimal pattern presented poorly may not get any attention. Since you said you are fishing a river, I'd say it would be hard to go wrong with a pheasant tail. I tie flies and have many more than I could ever fish. I tie alot of patterns because I like the way they look or like the challenge of a paticular technique. That said I think I could catch pretty much all the fish I do catch on about five flies. Pheasant tail, Little Green machine, Paravariant, CDC buzzer, and AC caddis. The first two are nymphs and the last three drys. I expect that I catch about 3 fish on nymphs for every one I catch on drys. The good thing about tying flys is you get all the fun of tying them and you cry less when you lose them. You can also vary colors and sizes easily. I do pay attention to any bugs I find in or on the water and try to use patterns that match size and color. I haven't found color to be nearly as important as size. Finally, I have a prejudice toward small flies. I read an article that said far and away the most common size fly people buy is size 12. Size 14 being a close second. Most of my flys are size 16-20. I haven't tied smaller than 20 since I have't seen the need as yet.Finally everyone says the best fly to use is the one you have comfidence in and that probably says everything. Good luck, Frogge.

[Shaq]

I think that before they spread out and start acting like trout a small flashy wet fly swung across the current will get their attention. Remember that they have compition in the holding tanks so if you get their attention, they will charge, A stripped hornberg is always good. After two weeks or so, dead drift nymphs and dries work well.