The Best Flies for Trout Fishing Success
Fly fishing is one of the most effective and interesting ways to catch trout. It requires good technique and patience, but one of the most important things to understand is which flies to use and why. In this article we will examine some different types of trout fishing flies and discuss how they can help your success. The main types of flies we will touch on are wet flies, dry flies and nymphs. There are plenty of others out there, but these are the ones with which I have had the most success. Keep in mind that these are just general categories of trout fishing flies, and there are many specific types of flies within each category below.
Wet Flies
Wet flies get their name because they are designed to mimic insects that usually spend time just below the water surface. There are plenty of insects out there that can be seen barely submerged in the water, and this can happen for different reasons. Some are water insects that live and feed in the water, and others might be going under just to lay eggs. Depending on the water conditions and the surroundings, there are some of these insects that get trapped under water and become an immediate target for trout. Anglers who fish with wet flies will use a special technique and try to imitate these insects with their wet flies, and this can be highly successful given the fact that trout love going for insects subsurface. Wet flies come in various color patterns and sizes, but the true key to successful trout fishing with these flies is using proper technique to mimic the behavior of these insects.
Dry Flies
Dry flies are named as such because they are designed to immolate those insects that stay just above or right at the water surface. Trout are known to be enticed by bugs and insects that are right on the surface because of their spectacular eye sight and ability to move fast when feeding. However, trout are vulnerable near the surface because the fly fisherman can see its behavior and the playing field is pretty even. Many dry fly fishermen believe that trout will feed at the surface year-round and therefore think that you can have great success with dry flies. Another reason that fishing with dry flies can be successful is because the angler can see the end of the line and how the trout is reacting to it, thus being able to correct any mistakes made.
Nymphs
Nymphs are really a just a type of wet fly since they are used underwater as well. Most insects that have not matured or are in the early stages of life spend their time underwater, and nymphs are used to imitate those insects. The distinction that can be made from other wet flies is that nymphs usually are weighted more heavily and go deeper into the water. They are designed to target those trout that may hang around near the bottom waiting for sinking eggs or insects. Nymph fly fishing can be a great method for catching trout in rivers where the angler can cast upstream and allow the nymph to drift down at various depths right over the trout.
About the Author
Ryan Oliver is a trout fishing enthusiast who enjoys sharing his secrets to catching more trout. Want to learn more about trout fishing flies? Visit Ryan’s website at http://www.troutfishinginfocenter.com for useful information on bait, lures, flies and techniques for trout fishing.
|
|
Advanced Classic Wet Flies $24.90 Don Bastian introduces his proprietary and unique method of material handling to simplify the assembly and construction of married wing trout flies. His new technique eliminates the confusion and difficulty often associated with handling wing quill and tail slips. This program will allow viewers to understand and learn the techniques and methods required to construct exhibition-quality, married-wi… |
|
|
Bob Jacklin: Classic Flies and Their Stories $29.95 Bob Jacklin is a true master of not just angling, but fly tying as well. His knowledge of the history of the sport and its elements is as complete as anyone’s. You will enjoy listening to Bob tell the stories of some of the original flies in the sport, while demonstrating how to tie them. This is a must have for any collection. * Adams * Butcherfly * Grey Wulff * Hendrickson * Micke… |
|
|
TYING WET TROUT FLIES $39.95 Jimmy Younger is one of the last true professional fly dressers, with 40 years experience behind him. His career started with Redpath of Kelso in 1955, then with WM Robertson of Glasgow and Sutherland Fly in Helmsdale. He then spent seven years in Hong Kong as tutor/ manager of a large fly dressing company. Returning to Scotland, he and his wife Gloria set up their own business in Durness, Suther… |
|
|
Fly Box + 100 Assorted Fly Fishing Fly Package $69.99 The essential selection of fly box and fly fishing flies if you’re fishing for trout, steelhead, or salmon. There are enough assorted flies in this package to allow you to fly fish just about any freshwater river or stream all year round. The fly patterns and sizes chosen in this set are the most effective patterns and are a must have in every fly fisherman’s fly box. Please see pictures on fly pa… |
|
|
100 Assorted Barbless Dry and Nymph Fly Fishing Flies $56.99 The essential selection of fly fishing flies if you’re fishing for trout, steelhead, or salmon. There are enough assorted flies in this package to allow you to fly fish just about any freshwater river or stream all year round. The fly patterns and sizes chosen in this set are the most effective patterns and are a must have in every fly fisherman’s fly box. Please see pictures on fly patterns and s… |
|
|
Fly Box + 100 Assorted Barbless Fly Fishing Fly Package $72.99 Please see pictures on fly patterns and sizes included in this set. The essential selection of fly box and fly fishing flies if you’re fishing for trout, steelhead, or salmon. There are enough assorted flies in this package to allow you to fly fish just about any freshwater river or stream all year round. The fly patterns and sizes chosen in this set are the most effective patterns and are a must … |
|
|
Essential Trout Flies: Step-by-step tying instructions for 31 indispensable pattern styles and their most useful variations $11.44 A core list of flies that will catch trout anywhere, in every season, this collection includes the most important patterns in a wide range of styles, from dry flies to streamers. The tying steps for each pattern are illustrated in step-by-step photos with detailed captions, followed by photos and recipes for the six most useful variations-217 patterns in all. Each chapter features a description of… |
|
|
Wet Flies: Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackles, Winged and Wingless Wets, and Fuzzy Nymphs $23.73 A detailed survey of the history and use of wet flies, with step-by-step tying sequences. A standard reference on the subject…. |
|
|
Fishing Nymphs, Wet Flies & Streamers, Subsurface Techniques for Trout in Streams $14.98 – Features time-tested, effective techniques for catching trout.– Shows how to recognize good trout areas…. |
|
|
Fly Fishing The Green River $19.98 Fish one of the hottest trout fishing rivers in the World! It’s the closest thing to really being there! Choose your own supplies and equipment in the shop and head down the river fora dreal adventure. If you’re experienced at fly fishing, then you won’t have any trouble hooking fish. If you’re a novice, then you’ll be able to learn all the tricks of the trade such as selecting the proper flies fo… |
|
|
48-piece Trout Fly Assortment $81.02 Replenish your tackle box with the 48-piece Trout Fly Assortment. It makes the perfect gift for the fly fishing enthusiast in your life.Set includes:24 dry trout flies24 wet/nymph fliesPlastic fly box |
|
|
96-piece Trout Fly Assortment $114.27 Replenish your tackle box with the 96-piece Trout Fly Assortment. It also makes the perfect gift for the fly fishing enthusiast in your life.Set includes:48 dry nymph trout flies48 wet nymph trout fliesPlastic fly box |
|
|
Wet-fly Tying and Fishing (Hardcover) $95.28 Shows how various types of flies play a complementary role in fishing. This book demonstrates how wet-flies catch trout and are effective as dry-flies and nymphs. |
|
|
The Upstream Wet Fly (Hardcover) $64.32 This fascinating and informative book provides a history of the development of wet fly-fishing, particularly the Scottish and North Country schools and their leading protagonists. The Scottish school was led by William C. Stewart, who was the first advocate of fishing and casting upstream. His book, The Art of Trout Fishing More Practically Applied to Clear Water, originally published in 1857, is still one of the most popular and enduring books on the subject. The North Country school was developed principally by Thomas E. Pritt, H.H. Edmonds, and N.N. Lee. North Country spiders are still fished extensively and led to the development of flymphs and other soft-hackle patterns. However, the development of wet fly-fishing was not restricted to the rivers and streams of the north of England and the Scottish border; G.E.M. Skues was one of the few anglers to appreciate the possible application of North Country fishing methods to southern chalk streams and H.C. Cutcliffe wrote about wet fly fishing on the rivers and streams of the West Country. Discover the history of upstream wet fly fishing in this well-researched, accessible book and learn from the masters of this particular art. |
|
|
Fly Tyer Trout Flies for the 21st Century: Over 200 Essential Patterns That Catch Fish Anywhere, Anytime $9.71 Used – Trout Flies for the 21st Century200 Essential Patterns that Catch Fish Anywhere, AnytimeDick TalleurFollowing in the footsteps of the highly touted Stewart & Allen fly-pattern series, and endorsed by Fly Tyer magazine, this extensive trout-fly pattern collection presents 200 recipes for everything trout love: wet flies, dry flies, emergers, nymphs, terrestrials, attractors, and streamers. Master tyer Dick Talleur has collected pattern recipes from across the country, many from professiona |
|
|
Fly Tyer Trout Flies for the 21st Century: Over 200 Essential Patterns That Catch Fish Anywhere, Anytime $23.21 New – Trout Flies for the 21st Century200 Essential Patterns that Catch Fish Anywhere, AnytimeDick TalleurFollowing in the footsteps of the highly touted Stewart & Allen fly-pattern series, and endorsed by Fly Tyer magazine, this extensive trout-fly pattern collection presents 200 recipes for everything trout love: wet flies, dry flies, emergers, nymphs, terrestrials, attractors, and streamers. Master tyer Dick Talleur has collected pattern recipes from across the country, many from professional |
