Late winter/spring flies....

[huntcoop]

What flies do you guys use for lake fishing in early March....primarily for rainbows and cutties.

Mason, some pics and recipes would be awesome.

[muskrat]

What flies do you guys use for lake fishing in early March....primarily for rainbows and cutties.

Mason, some pics and recipes would be awesome.

March, depending on what area of the province you are in the fish will be eating leeches, bloodworms, chironomids, scuds. I know in the Cariboo when I fished in March the hatches were not quite starting yet. Again, weather makes a difference to

Micro leeches will work anywhere that time of year and they are what I used 90% of the time

[frenchbar]

i use the ice breaker fly in march...:wink:

[hunter1993ap]

heres a few I have tied, I pretty much only fish for rainbows. http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/okanagan199/P3060212.jpg (http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/okanagan199/media/P3060212.jpg.html)http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/okanagan199/P3060208.jpg (http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/okanagan199/media/P3060208.jpg.html)http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/okanagan199/P3240236.jpg (http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/okanagan199/media/P3240236.jpg.html)

[muskrat]

i use the ice breaker fly in march...:wink:

a stick of TNT is not a fly

[adriaticum]

Muskrat, what's your favourite chronomid colour combo?

[frenchbar]

mine would be a size 12 black tungsten bead antron gills black body red butt with red wire rib ..killer on most lakes .

[muskrat]

Muskrat, what's your favourite chronomid colour combo?

My favorite is a white bead, black flashabou body, red rib (can also make it a red butt like frenchbar likes)

[muskrat]

Huntcoop, I posted a step by step leech pattern for everyone, it is the leech I tie in micro size and normal size and just friggin slays the trout and a highly recommended for springtime also

[muskrat]

alos add these chironomids to your list for spring flys

anti static bag chironomid
http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t608/troutbugfisher/DSCF4614_zps5a1b05ee.jpg (http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/troutbugfisher/media/DSCF4614_zps5a1b05ee.jpg.html)

http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t608/troutbugfisher/DSCF4936_zps6010466a.jpg (http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/troutbugfisher/media/DSCF4936_zps6010466a.jpg.html)

[hunter1993ap]

heres a good all round fly pattern. used in many lakes and have caught some big trout with this one. right from ice off through the summer. http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/okanagan199/P2010159.jpg (http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/okanagan199/media/P2010159.jpg.html)

[hunter1993ap]

muskrat, the proportions on your chironomids is very good. I have problems getting the thread thorax to be perfect against the bead.

[muskrat]

muskrat, the proportions on your chironomids is very good. I have problems getting the thread thorax to be perfect against the bead.

Just takes practice but once you get the hang of the proportions it will stick and you will just naturally do it everytime!

[hunter1993ap]

Just takes practice but once you get the hang of the proportions it will stick and you will just naturally do it everytime!

I'm sure i'll get it, its been a while since I've been behind the bench, these tying threads might get me motivated! thanks for the pics.

[muskrat]

I'm sure i'll get it, its been a while since I've been behind the bench, these tying threads might get me motivated! thanks for the pics.

no problem, hope they motivate alot of people. and when tapering bodys just remember *ice cream cone* in regards to shape

[huntcoop]

Living and fishing southern Vancouver Island.

[muskrat]

Living and fishing southern Vancouver Island.

ah ok then everything suggested in this thread will do you just fine!