Top 10 flies for trout

[maclennanchris]

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]

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]

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]

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

[densa44]

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.

[elementzero]

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]

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]

they imatate hoppers

[SwampShark]

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]

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

[elementzero]

sorry thought you were asking about the muddler

[fishstix]

Dont forget the H&L varient size 14. Great fly for trout. Easy to tie.
It floats high on the water. I never leave home without a few of these...Even if im not fishing.

Fishstix!!

[Dust1n]

those work good at strubal lake we ranout of the irrastable adams so i tied on one of those not as many hits but they worked great!

[fishstix]

The h&l also matches my hair...

[Dust1n]

lol do u cut yur hair then tie flies with it?

[fishstix]

yes

[alodar]

Originally Posted by fishstix

yes

Lol

[Dust1n]

haha you goto give me some mabe its your secrete weapon

[Dust1n]

http://s1215.photobucket.com/albums/...liteFisherman/
does this link work?

[Dust1n]

i cant find my main fly box but here are some go to patterns

[chubbdarter]

Originally Posted by Fish Hunter7

http://s1215.photobucket.com/albums/...liteFisherman/
does this link work?

not without your pw

[Dust1n]

PW?

[chubbdarter]

Originally Posted by Fish Hunter7

PW?

pass word to open pb account

[grinr]

Wow,23 responses and not a mention of Klinks??

FH7's 1st post is a great list,but I find it hard to beleive anybody could compose a Top 10 list for trout and omit muddlers?Re;floating muddlers,I hate casting weighted/beadhead flies etc.,so I trim my muddlers kinda sparse,they will sink once they are waterlogged enough or dress them with Xink if you have to get them down."Standard",full dressed muddlers are great on a sink-tip,and many muddler variations make a good hopper imitation when fished dry.

[lifesaflyin]

love my mosquito. works year round and am never skunked with it. if you can figure out how to get it to dance and skim along on top of the water you will have a huge bite and a fish in minutes.

[Ken07AOVette]

Originally Posted by chubbdarter

pass word to open pb account

pb puddle bobber

[ishootbambi]

great list for must haves....but one is missing. if i only had one fly for a day of fishing it would be a small black gnat....preferrably a firetail. mosquito probably a second choice.

[Daceminnow]

Originally Posted by ishootbambi

great list for must haves....but one is missing. if i only had one fly for a day of fishing it would be a small black gnat....preferrably a firetail. mosquito probably a second choice.

bambi you get out fishing today?

[ishootbambi]

Originally Posted by Daceminnow

bambi you get out fishing today?

nope....got called to work. kids have a music festival tomorrow, but im hoping sunday ill find some time to get to bullshead.

[Daceminnow]

Originally Posted by ishootbambi

nope....got called to work. kids have a music festival tomorrow, but im hoping sunday ill find some time to get to bullshead.

thanks. let us know about access if you don't mind got a long way to get over there.

Dace