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what flies for a wild trout in a lake

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  • 19-02-2011 11:14pm
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    thekevin4540
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭


    i am going fishing a wild brown trout lake this week and i want to know what flies might work i will be fishing from the bank and it is a good smallish lake any tip on whith flies might work will be welcome
    thanks


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    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    My three fly set up would be
    top - Green Peter
    middle kate McLaren
    Point - buzzer/hares ear nymph

    Other patterns that would be good; bibio, golden olive bumble, butcher, claret bumble


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    Daroxtar
    Registered Users Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    fontanalis wrote: »

    Other patterns that would be good; bibio, golden olive bumble, butcher, claret bumble

    +1000!!! The only one I'd add to that would be a Black Pennell. I've caught about 90% of all the trout I've ever caught on small lakes with just them flies. Classics for a reason


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    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    Here's 4 flies all with a dual use :
    Hares ear nymph gets them if they're eating shrimp or water louse,
    black & peacock spider all dark bugs like eg black chironomis pupae
    either woolley worm or woolly bugger for caddis larva in case, or dragonfly and damselfly nymphs
    a streamer to imitate local fry, eg alexandra or polystickle for sticklebacks or minnow, or white marabou muddler for roach, bream and rudd fry


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    thekevin4540
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭thekevin4540


    thanks lads. i will be fishing the lake on tuesday and i will post what i get i will tie a few of the flies and try them


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    thekevin4540
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    i got 1 trout he was full of water louse and he had 3 newts in his stomach the lake was full of trout but thay just were not taking


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    experimenter
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    Where were you fishing?


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    keppler
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭keppler


    thekevin4540 wrote: »
    i got 1 trout he was full of water louse and he had 3 newts in his stomach the lake was full of trout but thay just were not taking

    What did you get the trout on?


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    thekevin4540
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭thekevin4540


    i was fishing a small lake in west cork and i got the trout on a hares ear


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    coolwings
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    It's the great early season choice!


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    thekevin4540
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭thekevin4540


    when i was fishing this lake thare was a good few trout taking on the surface but thare was no hatch and i didnt see any thing on the water does any one know what thay were taking


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    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    Some midges would hatch every day of the year, no matter how cold.
    So I expect they were taking small chironomids (midge).


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    corkagh park fishery
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭corkagh park fishery


    thekevin4540 wrote: »
    i was fishing a small lake in west cork and i got the trout on a hares ear

    Does the season open on this lake before March?


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    keppler
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭keppler


    corkagh park fishery wrote: »
    Does the season open on this lake before March?

    All other major loughs are open around there now so it more than likely is


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    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    thekevin4540 wrote: »
    when i was fishing this lake thare was a good few trout taking on the surface but thare was no hatch and i didnt see any thing on the water does any one know what thay were taking

    Probbaly sub surface midges. Try to get suspended buzzers or shipmans buzzers, had great luck on a version a few years ago.


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