Top 10 flies for trout

maclennanchris · #1 04-01-2011, 12:47 PM

Gonna start fly fishing need some help getting set up. What would be some of the have to have flies for trout. Also thinking about pike as well, but we will see.....

Dust1n · #2 04-01-2011, 01:15 PM

trout top 10
dry flies--EHC,(all)adams,turks turnatula,hoppers (in all shapes and designs), stimulator, chrynobal ant, madam X, royal coachmen,mayflies/drakes,misquto,ants.
nymphs--cronomids,stoneflies,hares ear,prince nymph, pheasrnt tail nymph,copper johns,SJW,scuds and ?leeches?.water boatmen
streamers-wooly bugger,sculpins,?leeches?, clouser minnows,water dragons, royal minnows, whitefish imatations works well too.
terrestrials-beatle,ants,hopper,crickets,inchworms,clubsanchwic h and many more.
my top 10 out of all of em are.(choose ones that imatate more then one food source.)
1.wooly bugger-imatates sculpins leeches and minnows.
2.hopper-imatates crickets and grasshoppers.
3.SJW-imatates sanjuan worms,earth worms trout worms
4.adams- imatates a to of dry fly hatches including drakes and misquitos,ect
5.prince nymph- imatates all nymphs/cronomids that are gonna hatch(wings are key)
6.waterboatmen- trout key in on them exclusivly on the fall.
7.clouser minnows-imatates all baitfish and minnows along with sculpins.
8.The ant-imatates just about the only thing but the trout will readly rise to these in high preasure fishn conditions
9.stoneflies-the trout will be splashing/slashng at this as soon as it hits the water!
10.turks turantula-imatates a ton of terrestils and is a good attractor pattern when thingsarnt rising try em on cuttys!
good luck. theres alot to choose form but those are the ones i mainly use.

elementzero · #3 04-01-2011, 01:20 PM

Dry flies

- The adams
- Elk hair caddis
- Winged ant
Nymphs

- Gold ribbed hare's ear
- The pheasant tail
- Czech nymphs
Streamers

- Muddler minnow
- Wooly bugger
- The clouser minnow

They all work great, have fun!!!

Dust1n · #4 04-01-2011, 01:21 PM

hey does your muddler minnows float>? i hate em....

elementzero · #5 04-01-2011, 01:25 PM

Depends I guess I will tye them with lead wire to get them down but some that I have bought would float and agreed it can be annoying.

SwampShark · #6 04-01-2011, 01:26 PM

My #1 favourite fly is the Chernobyl Ant. It looks ridiculous, doesn't imitate anything... and works!

I've been frustrated on numerous occasions getting all kinds of looks and follows and no hits. Then I switch to the Chernobyl and WHAM!

I haven't tried it in a lake yet - only streams.

Dust1n · #7 04-01-2011, 01:29 PM

they imatate hoppers

SwampShark · #8 04-01-2011, 01:41 PM

That may be so. Last summer they were working and there were hoppers everywhere. I tried a hopper with similar foam construction to Chernobyl and they didn't like it. Maybe the back and fluorescent orange looks more like a hopper to a fish than the hoppers do?

elementzero · #9 04-01-2011, 01:42 PM

ranging from sculpins, to leeches, to grasshoppers, crickets, spent mayflies, emerging green drakes, stonefly nymphs, mice, tadpoles, dace, shiners, chubs, and other "minnows," along with a host of other creatures

densa44 · #10 04-01-2011, 01:22 PM

I love my elk hair caddis flies, catch trout, easy to tie, always stay dry.

Too bad they didn't make your list. If I had to give up either a hopper, which I love or the Caddis which I need it would have to be the hopper.

Good list though.

Justbyfaith · #11 12-25-2012, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish Hunter7

trout top 10
dry flies--EHC,(all)adams,turks turnatula,hoppers (in all shapes and designs), stimulator, chrynobal ant, madam X, royal coachmen,mayflies/drakes,misquto,ants.
nymphs--cronomids,stoneflies,hares ear,prince nymph, pheasrnt tail nymph,copper johns,SJW,scuds and ?leeches?.water boatmen
streamers-wooly bugger,sculpins,?leeches?, clouser minnows,water dragons, royal minnows, whitefish imatations works well too.
terrestrials-beatle,ants,hopper,crickets,inchworms,clubsanchwic h and many more.
my top 10 out of all of em are.(choose ones that imatate more then one food source.)
1.wooly bugger-imatates sculpins leeches and minnows.
2.hopper-imatates crickets and grasshoppers.
3.SJW-imatates sanjuan worms,earth worms trout worms
4.adams- imatates a to of dry fly hatches including drakes and misquitos,ect
5.prince nymph- imatates all nymphs/cronomids that are gonna hatch(wings are key)
6.waterboatmen- trout key in on them exclusivly on the fall.
7.clouser minnows-imatates all baitfish and minnows along with sculpins.
8.The ant-imatates just about the only thing but the trout will readly rise to these in high preasure fishn conditions
9.stoneflies-the trout will be splashing/slashng at this as soon as it hits the water!
10.turks turantula-imatates a ton of terrestils and is a good attractor pattern when thingsarnt rising try em on cuttys!
good luck. theres alot to choose form but those are the ones i mainly use.

x2! Great choices!

Speckle55 · #12 12-25-2012, 11:54 PM

here is my favorite

and any nine others

David

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