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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: JamieHugh on May 29, 2011, 12:27:30 PM

Title: Lac le jeune fly fishing
Post by: JamieHugh on May 29, 2011, 12:27:30 PM

Im heading upto Lac le jeune next weekend and need some advice on what flys and colors work best. Any info would be great as there is a $100 pot for biggest fish caught :)

Title: Re: Lac le jeune fly fishing
Post by: dwsk on May 31, 2011, 10:00:27 PM

Just bumping this up as I am there with my son this weekend and have never fished it before.

Title: Re: Lac le jeune fly fishing
Post by: Tex on June 01, 2011, 09:10:15 AM

Although certain lakes are often known for certain hatches, there really isn't a "magic fly" for any lake, LLJ included. 

Any flybox should have the following staples:
- chironomid (sizes 10-18, various colours and styles)
- damselfly nymphs (sizes 10-14, olives, greens, and tans)
- dragonfly nymphs (both big chunky ones and smaller skinny ones in various earthy tones)
- leeches (sizes 6-16)
- scuds (sizes 12-16 in various greens, blues, tans, etc)
- mayfly nymphs (sizes 12-16 in brown and tan)
- dry flies (elk hair caddis, mayflies, tom thumbs)

If you have the above flies, you'll cover 75-80% of the situations.  On top of that, you'll need other sizes as well, and other flies eventually like boatmen, ants, etc.  But the flies above will get you most of the way there.  If it were me, I'd check the shoreline for what bugs are around, and if I don't find anything, I'd try chironomid or micro-leeches to start.

Good luck!

Title: Re: Lac le jeune fly fishing
Post by: Funeral Of Hearts on June 01, 2011, 09:41:12 AM

I've done well there in the past with green damsel patterns, green sparkle leach patterns and a beige baggy shrimp.

Title: Re: Lac le jeune fly fishing
Post by: Labman55 on June 01, 2011, 10:58:43 AM

Any color Doc. Spratley wouldn't be out of line.

Title: Re: Lac le jeune fly fishing
Post by: Sandman on June 01, 2011, 06:24:31 PM

Quote from: Labman55 on June 01, 2011, 10:58:43 AM

Any color Doc. Spratley wouldn't be out of line.

Spratleys for sure at that lake.  Troll them or use a fast strip retrieve around the weed beds.

Title: Re: Lac le jeune fly fishing
Post by: jimmywits on June 03, 2011, 10:58:44 AM

I would not be without a good selection of spratley's and Wooly buggers too!!