Your Top 6 Brook Trout Flies?

jifigz said:

It just landed some brookies for me today on a Tioga County stream.

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Bamboozle said:

I do:

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FisherOfMen said:

Shouldn't the hot butt be red or orange?

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SBecker said:

come on use your noggin. Its floating on water. It won't be lit anymore.

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jifigz said:

So no one else besides me is placing a pink San Juan in their top brookie flies? Yinz' fellers are missing out.

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SBecker said:

come on use your noggin. Its floating on water. It won't be lit anymore.

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FisherOfMen said:

True but mayflies dont have flaming asses either, the purpose isn't to match the hatch.🤣

There is a guy who ties those things and uses them for stike indicators but with a hook. Catches fish on them too

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SBecker said:

BUUUUUTTTT, They do have egg sacks that can light up their arse.

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CinnamonJoe said:

That's a good question.

Based on my research, and very short time spent up that way on a few streams years ago, its a mix. They appear to be what we would call 'Freestone' in PA, at 1st glance, but most have significant sand bottoms, some have more subterranean spring influence than others, many in the forest are stained with tannins. I think they will be similar what I encountered in the UP of MI last year. Pure limestoners, that the Driftless area southwest of there is re-nowned for, they are 'not quite'.

Joe

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FisherOfMen said:

Sure they can. But thats still not what hot spots are for, those flies are generally called egg laying etc.. and those sacs are never red.

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Hoot_Wilson said:

Lot of great replies but I figured I’d just add one fly I haven’t seen recommended. Sexy Walt’s worm size 14 or 16. This is coming from a pocono guy but works well in my area.

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