HastyPees 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Hello, just wanted some ideas for a good top 10 rainbow trout flies, for fishing small lakes that have been stocked, I am still learning to fly fish so any ideas with be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt24 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Id say wooly buggers (leeches) , nymphs, damsels, dragons, chronimods, scuds, and midges are all on a stillwaters trouts diet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ghostdncr 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 For stocked rainbows, I've always had really good luck with the Light Cahill dry, B!tch Creek Nymph, and Bead Head Prince nymph. While you're fishing those, look under rocks and just above the water's surface to see what creatures are there for the trout to feed on. Learn the local food chain and tie accordingly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutguy 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Small Thunder Creek Black Nose Dace or Emerald Shiner size 8 or 10. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HFT 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Match the hatch... Glo Bug tied with brown or tan mcfly foam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytyinfreak 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2011 Elk hair caddis sz 12/14. Being a new caster means you'll have a less than desirable presentation and since most lake caddis are "travelers" that means you can get away with movement or a twitched retrieve. All this is totally open to conjecture as I am heavily under the influence of a Nyquil/Emergen-C / theraflu/ benadryl cocktail and am completely whacked out of my gourd and am contemplating the usefulness of a fuschia october cadddis skated for pike :bugeyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voodoo 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 pull orange scuds on a sink tip from a kick tube. I found that most stocker fish are fed orange pellets so when you mix a know colore with a known food source like scuds the effects are usually tones of tight lines. We have a small stocker pond close by and i can usually out fish the bait chuckers on this pattern. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigDaddyHub 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 Zebra midges Buggers Olive Scuds Sulphers (dry 12-16) Tellico Nymph ( 6-12) Those seem to be the ones I fish the most. One of these will aways produce at least one or two fish on my waters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HastyPees 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 Thanks for all the help guys, great ideas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 3, 2011 Reversed parachute midge emerger Fish a couple of these at the surface if they start showing. Every emerging midge is a squiggle of nothing, escaping a silvery shuck. Degrease the tippet.... wait for them to turn down... close mouth ( the fish's mouth, that is) Fish on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
