flies for rainbows?

LincolnLunger · 10-13-2008, 10:44 PM

Hey I am thinking of doing some fly fishing for rainbows tomorrow at holms lake and was wondering what kind of flies are good for trout?

Thanks,
LincolnLunger

Done · 10-13-2008, 11:15 PM

I would try bead head olive wooly buggers to start. Then maybe a hare's ear or scud.

carbonman · 10-14-2008, 12:17 AM

Match the hatch! Brown wooly worms #10 looks the most like Purina trout chow.

racksniper · 10-14-2008, 12:30 AM

Caddis , Royal Trudes, Prince nymphs, bead head nymphs,stone flys, ants,wooly buggers. If I were fishing for trout at Holmes I would try streamers.

vrentropy · 10-14-2008, 10:22 AM

When I hit the lake for them this fall, I think I will probably be fishing two flies until I figure out what they want. Probably a bugger of some type (olive or brown) at the end of the line, and above that a Hares ear or Phaesant Tail nymph.

To get them both on there, when I tie on that last peice of tippet, I leave a 4-5 inch tail at the knot. (I use a double surgeons knot and leave the tippet end long) Then I have two places to tie on a fly.

If I am using a loop-to-loop connection (like with a furled leader) When I tie the loop for the tippet, I tie it with about 4-6 inches of 'waste' below the loop knot and will tie the dropper fly in there. In other words, when you tie a loop in the tippet to attach it, with a two foot peice, tie the loop at about 18 inches and leave the tag long. Then you can tie the point fly (bugger) on the long end and the dropper (nymph) on the other shorter end.

Good luck!

OldBaldGuy · 10-14-2008, 11:54 AM

#14 beadhead pheasant tail nymph tied on a scud hook. Remember, you heard it here first.

On days when absolutely nothing is working, and you need all your remaining dynamite to remove stumps, humor them with a #12 white woolly bugger.

**holdemplyer** · 10-14-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by OldBaldGuy

#14 beadhead pheasant tail nymph tied on a scud hook. Remember, you heard it here first.

On days when absolutely nothing is working, and you need all your remaining dynamite to remove stumps, humor them with a #12 white woolly bugger.

So Rog, you wouldn't happen to have few extras of the above that you might be willing to barter for would ya?

Harold · 10-14-2008, 02:18 PM

Quote from OBG:

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On days when absolutely nothing is working, and you need all your remaining dynamite to remove stumps

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Originally Posted by holdemplyer

So Rog, you wouldn't happen to have few extras of the above that you might be willing to barter for would ya?

Dynamite?

Now, in MY opinion, dynamite would be a better choice than launching "scuds". The accuracy of the "scuds" is poor at best, and "collateral damage" to the innocent can be immense!

Harold F.

10-13-2008, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
LincolnLunger Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: on the water 24/7 Posts: 534 Thanks: 107 Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts	flies for rainbows? Hey I am thinking of doing some fly fishing for rainbows tomorrow at holms lake and was wondering what kind of flies are good for trout? Thanks, LincolnLunger __________________ Shut Up And Fish!

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Done Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fremont, NE Posts: 798 Thanks: 10 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	I would try bead head olive wooly buggers to start. Then maybe a hare's ear or scud. __________________ "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope." ~John Buchan

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carbonman Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 126 Thanks: 12 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts	Match the hatch! Brown wooly worms #10 looks the most like Purina trout chow. __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

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racksniper Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 145 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Caddis , Royal Trudes, Prince nymphs, bead head nymphs,stone flys, ants,wooly buggers. If I were fishing for trout at Holmes I would try streamers. __________________ CRAZYHORSE TAXIDERMY AND WILDLIFE ART

10-14-2008, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
vrentropy Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Outer Limits Posts: 638 Thanks: 46 Thanked 29 Times in 22 Posts	When I hit the lake for them this fall, I think I will probably be fishing two flies until I figure out what they want. Probably a bugger of some type (olive or brown) at the end of the line, and above that a Hares ear or Phaesant Tail nymph. To get them both on there, when I tie on that last peice of tippet, I leave a 4-5 inch tail at the knot. (I use a double surgeons knot and leave the tippet end long) Then I have two places to tie on a fly. If I am using a loop-to-loop connection (like with a furled leader) When I tie the loop for the tippet, I tie it with about 4-6 inches of 'waste' below the loop knot and will tie the dropper fly in there. In other words, when you tie a loop in the tippet to attach it, with a two foot peice, tie the loop at about 18 inches and leave the tag long. Then you can tie the point fly (bugger) on the long end and the dropper (nymph) on the other shorter end. Good luck! __________________ ______________________ Don Rolfson "The problem with doing nothing is that it is so very hard to tell when you are done!" -- unknown "No grudge ever had a better nurse." -- Peace Like A River - Leif Enger

10-14-2008, 11:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
OldBaldGuy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The paradise formerly known as Elkhorn Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 5,552 Thanks: 59 Thanked 152 Times in 81 Posts	#14 beadhead pheasant tail nymph tied on a scud hook. Remember, you heard it here first. On days when absolutely nothing is working, and you need all your remaining dynamite to remove stumps, humor them with a #12 white woolly bugger. __________________ “I think every happy memory plucks a hair from your head; if you see an old bald guy, he’s probably had a great life.” –-Red Green

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