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[rhino]

What's your go to fly for this lake? i had some some success (6 fish in 2 days) trolling leeches and doc spratley's last year when it was very hot and the were deep. any other suggestions?

Thank you.

[bbronswyk2000]

Deep water chironomiding. No specific ones as its whatever is coming off.

[Kype]

Small Damsel nymph fished deep below an indicator on a breezy day - better to have a weighted fly, it fights the indicator and jigs around well - imparting life

[GoldHammeredCroc]

Something with green in it, and a couple of chironomids with a touch of blue

[armytruck]

I've had good success with a blood red micro leech .

[Sandman]

Deep water halfback also good when it is hot.  Sit it right off the bottom at 30' off the islands at the South End and hang on.

[typhoon]

[rhino]

thanks you for all yor responses. I spent 2 and a half days there. I lost a fish trolling a spartly on the first day. weather was not so good. it hailed on us 2 times. . the second day i threw everything at them and got no bites. the last day i hooked a beauty 4 or 5lbs fish using a micro leech under an indicator and lost it after about a min. Weather was not the greatest but it was fantastic being out for 2 days in a row! dont get to do that often.

ill get em next time.
 

[steelie-slayer]

trolling big black leeches
green or yellow shrimp
chronies

[BigCoho]

Bump this thread

Any hot patterns last season?

[Rp3Flyfisher]

I have always done well with:



And:



And:



And my favourite is the one below but with silver ribbing.



Rick

[Iyekim76]

Rick, just wanted to know what size hooks and beadheads you're using for the chironomids? Are those size 12 or 14's with 5/32 or 7/64 bead heads? Love the two-toned ribbing on the first one!

Mike

[Sandman]

Size is going to depend on the time of year and time of day.  Roche has very small chironies (size 16-18) as well as very large (10-12), although they do not often get those monster "bombers" like Tunkwa and Leighton produce (up to size 8 ), and they are typically size 12-14.

[YetiHunter]

First fly I use on that lake is a sparse black soft hackle with a gold bead head. Had great luck with that fly first time I ever fished that lake and have always started with it since.

[Tyson]

I've always had real good success in Roche Lake using my Coho Bugger fly pattern. Here's a fly tying video of me tying this pattern that gives a bit of an explanation about this pattern and why it's so effective for me:  http://innovativeflyfisher.com/forum/index.php?topic=121.0