yooperflyfisher 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2019 What is your favorite fly for brook trout. My most fish catchers are woolly bugger and squirmy wormy. But my favorite is Lively Legz Copper John and Adams. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2019 Whatever they feed on in the area. If theres an obvious hatch, I use that. If not, I use nymphs associated with the insects that should be hatching at that time. Otherwise, classic style streamer flies such as Light Spruce, Black Nosed Dace, Mickey Finn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIN-ITE 34 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2019 For dry flies, one of my favorites is the Ausable Bomber. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2019 Royal Wulff, hands down. They always fell for it in CO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILKHDH 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2019 I pound brookies in beaver ponds in Colorado on 14 & 16 red humpies. I've had 60 fish days on them. POUND THEM!! Also on a fly I tie. I call it "Blood filled mosquito" Looks like this. Tie like a regular mosquito only add a piece of red floss to the belly of the fly. They killed it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2019 Royal Wulff, hands down. They always fell for it in CO. I'll second that and add any of the "Royal" patterns (Wulff/Coachman) work on brookies, wets and dries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 When I fish for them in Vermont, my go to fly is the CDC and Elk(deer hair). Most of the small streams and ponds have excellent caddis hatches. Another fly I use in riffles is an off-beat pattern, the Nalle Puh. I'm mainly a dry fly person. I've had some luck with small woolly buggers and green weenies. Seems to be a lot of green rock worms in the streams. Will probably try a chartreuse mini-mop fly when I head up there this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foambug 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 Silk...can you give the recipe?the one in the vise?....thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjm 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 Any good trout fly will catch all the brookies in the stream or pond, I favor the soft hackle/spider types and traditional nymphs like gold rib hares ear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 Ive heard that around 80% of a trouts diet is eaten below the surface. Not sure how true that is because I never saw any interviews. But I can say I have caught more, and bigger trout especially brook trout it seems on a dropper or fishing a nymph, emerger, or small streamer by itself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocco 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 The Royal Trude had worked fro me. Rocco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xvigauge 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 Here in the Smoky Mountains, brookies will hit just about anything, but one hot fly for them is the pink weenie. Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Val Schmaus 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2019 picket pin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2019 Ausable Bomber Delaware Adams Wulff (Bomber style) Kolzers Firefly These work in the east and west, not that Ive found the brookies to be very picky. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2019 Interesting that several of these posts include the color red. I know red is a big deal fishing for Bream, too. To me, Brookes are a lot like Bream, at times. One day I want to go Labrador to fish for the big uns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites