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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: Marvin on April 13, 2015, 10:38:46 AM

Title: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: Marvin on April 13, 2015, 10:38:46 AM

Hi,

I was looking for a few  trout flies to tie when the fish aren't hitting the usual chironomids, micro leeches etc.

Maybe something to get them to strike out of aggression?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: SPEYMAN on April 13, 2015, 11:46:03 AM

Boobies.

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: clarkii on April 13, 2015, 04:00:53 PM

Boobies & Blobs (fish with fast retrieves), Vampire Leeches, Pumpkinheads, woolly buggers, any searching pattern really.

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: Marvin on April 13, 2015, 06:35:57 PM

Great! I will get to work.

Thanks for the advice,

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: Knnn on April 13, 2015, 08:29:18 PM

Dark green/olive bugger or equivalent in olive uv chenille, with a brass bead head, is pretty much my go to.

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: Marvin on April 14, 2015, 11:03:59 AM

What size range on the buggers?

Cheers,

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: BCfisherman97 on April 14, 2015, 12:19:49 PM

Bigger buggers and boobies. Fish aggressive parterns and cover some water. I love bigger olive buggers, black with some orange grisley hackle, patters in maroon and there's a fly parern called the "Bulldog" that they use on Sport Fishing On The Fly you should check out.

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: banx on April 15, 2015, 06:29:39 AM

it's interesting, watching sport fishing on the fly and how often they use the "bulldog"  I have tried that fly on various systems here in the lower mainland and couldn't get a bite.  switch to the ol pumpkin head or wooly bugger and the fish will hit that.

boobies work great though, just like the advice above says.  strip it in fairly fast and hold on.

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: Chehalis_Steel on April 15, 2015, 02:09:14 PM

Don't forget the bigger black or burgundy leech patterns. Killer stripped on the fast sinking line.

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: clarkii on April 15, 2015, 02:46:05 PM

Btw when the fish are on daphnia, blobs are a must.

Title: Re: Stillwater flies - When the fish are off the bite
Post by: Marvin on April 27, 2015, 08:48:54 AM

How long of a leader do you guys use for blobs/boobies?