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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: fishallday on January 05, 2016, 09:27:54 PM

Title: flies
Post by: fishallday on January 05, 2016, 09:27:54 PM

hey guys any one have some recommendations for bull trout flies ?
I tied up a few rolled muddlers just wondering what else is good.

Title: Re: flies
Post by: colin6101 on January 05, 2016, 10:28:53 PM

I've caught my biggest bulls on large white marabou and rabbit fur flies. They usually have a decent amount of flash in them and I am assuming they are taken as bait fish patterns. Others due well with large sculpin patterns as well.

Title: Re: flies
Post by: Knnn on January 06, 2016, 02:03:53 PM

Big weighted Sculpins are my go to.  When I say big, I mean as in 2" on the small size up to 4-5" on the large side, often articulated with a trailing hook.  Natural colours when the water is clear, as in olives, light tans and browns.  If the water is coloured then go with all white, white/grey and or white/black rabbit strips (all with some form of flash), as in the Dolly Llama:

(http://www.alaskaflyfishinggoods.com/media/com_hikashop/upload/thumbnails/420x700fsO/DollyLlama_All/DL_BrownTanS.jpg)

If you are tying your own, and do not want to tie the articulated variety, a zonker style tie works well, with contrasting rabid top and bottom, like this:

(http://www.flyfishbc.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1382&d=1263754390&stc=1)

Also make sure that you make them heavy, with lead wire around the hook shank and/or big dumbbell eyes or sculpin head.  If you are not touching bottom on the swing, it's not heavy enough.

You can also use beaded leeches/buggers in black, brown or olive and various colours of egg sucking leeches.

Title: Re: flies
Post by: clarkii on January 07, 2016, 05:42:55 PM

I use a couple flies but the go too is a white articulated double bunny with polar flash about 5" long.  Top it off with a fish skull bait fish head.  The fly sinks and moves nicely.  I also make sure the hooks at the back and it has a fish holding shape (Gamakatsu b10s size 2)

Title: Re: flies
Post by: ajransom on January 08, 2016, 04:33:18 PM

Quote from: fishallday on January 05, 2016, 09:27:54 PM

hey guys any one have some recommendations for bull trout flies ?
I tied up a few rolled muddlers just wondering what else is good.

Steelhead flies - bulls aren't too picky, so might as well try for a steelhead and be happy with a bull. That being said anythink leech, or woolly buggerish works well.

Title: Re: flies
Post by: Speychucker on January 09, 2016, 06:17:37 PM

A few of my favs.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Speychucker/IMG_4500.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Speychucker/media/IMG_4500.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Speychucker/FullSizeRender_1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Speychucker/media/FullSizeRender_1.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Speychucker/IMG_2847.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Speychucker/media/IMG_2847.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Speychucker/IMG_2787.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Speychucker/media/IMG_2787.jpg.html)