Winter trout flyfishing
 

Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know


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Winter trout flyfishing
 

On 16 Nov, 02:09, flyfisher322
wrote:
Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know


You can fish for trout in winter, but they are usually in poor
condition, not worth eating, and if you catch and release them, quite
a few will die if you catch them under such conditions. Their
metabolic rate is too slow for them to recover in very cold water. You
don´t say where you are, but many places have closed seasons for trout
and other fish in order to protect their spawning.

TL
MC

Winter trout flyfishing
 

On Nov 15, 5:09 pm, flyfisher322
wrote:
Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know

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There are many places you can catch trout in the winter. If you are in
the right water the trout will be as healthy as they are in the
summer. Three places that come to mind are the Metolius River and
Fall River in Oregon and Rocky Ford Creek in Washington. The are all
spring fed and the water temperature is nearly the same year round.
Westfly.com has good hatch reports on these waters. There are hatches
all year but the ones in the winter are smaller. It's always fun to
tie on those damm little flys when it's cold.
The tailwaters below some dams can be fished all year. Like springs
the water has near constant temperature. I have caught fish in the
Little Red river in Arkansas in January and February. The trout there
eat a lot of scuds and probably don't what's going on except the days
are shorter.
If you want to know what to use check you local fly shop and if your
area has a website like westfly.com read that.
Fish are not important, sometimes it's just good to get out on those
sunny days in the winter.

Winter trout flyfishing
 

flyfisher322 wrote:
Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know

I don't know anything about the streams in the New Jersey area
but here in the Midwest trout season is mostly closed from October
to January to let the brookies spawn.

When winter season opens up again in January think small and fish
during the warmest part of the day, 2-4. Little BWOs, 20-24, midges
in the same size. A clever fly I saw was two size 22 midges tied on
a single size 18 hook. It didn't catch any fish, but I thought it
was clever anyway. ;-)

Another tip, felt-soled boots attract snow like a magnet, two or
three steps through the snow and you're carrying 5 lbs. of snow
on each foot. I put rubber overshoes over my wading boots until
I get to the water and then take them off and stuff them in my
vest until it's time to hike out.

Winter fishing is very rewarding, the winter landscape spreads
out crisp and clear and you almost always have the stream all
to yourself.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Winter trout flyfishing
 

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:09:35 -0500, flyfisher322
wrote:


Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know

Where are you wanting to fish, or, how big is your budget, time- and
money-wise? I'm not sure that you know that your post to the VBB is
being posted to a NG, but if you do, you should include a few more
details as to what you are looking for.

TC,
R

Winter trout flyfishing
 

"flyfisher322" wrote in message
...

Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know


--
flyfisher322


I caught my first trout this past January in single digit temps On a small
spring fed Stream in Iowa. 21 inch bow.. And a few wild browns, but those
where released. Just can't bring myself to keep a wild brown... No problem
with taking a hatchery fish, but the wilds, well they get put back..

But yes you can catch Trout year round if waters are good.

Good tips?? Well good insulated chest waders are nice :-) a bit of pam
cooking spray on a paper towel kept in a plastic baggy is good to have on
hand. Wipe the line with it so as to keep the line from getting an ice
buildup. Worked great at those cold temps...

I did find that I needed to move a bit more slowly as the fish seemed to
spook easier.. Not sure if others have had that too, but I sure did.. I
actually found that I liked fishing in the cold like that with the snow
flying a lot better... Only hardcore flyfishermen would be out.. Lots of
open streams ( no one else around )

Rick

Winter trout flyfishing
 

On Nov 15, 8:09 pm, flyfisher322
wrote:
Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know



I love winter fishing, and if you pick a spring creek, like others
have said, the fishing will be fine with little danger to the fish.
Look up the Pennsylvania special regulations areas (google PFBC) and
you'll find lots of streams open year-round. PA also stocks some trout
for winter in various ponds and lakes. I think Jersey stocks Round
Valley and Spruce Run, too.

Like Ken said, small. My experience is pheasant tails and copper johns
in 18-20 or BWO's and Adams in 20-24. The feeding lanes are usually
smaller - the fish won't move as far for a meal.

I like the expedition-weight smartwool socks, and don't lace your
boots tight. I'm usually good for an hour or two before I have to warm
my toes. I have goretex breathables, so I layer polypro longies under
my pants. I always pack a spare set of clothes and a towel in winter,
in case I fall in. I also find that a lot of parks close their
facilites in the winter - you might want to stop at 7-11 or whatever
for a pit stop and a bottle of water before getting in the stream.

A cold grey day with flurries and the stream all to yourself, a
thermos of coffee and a cigar, a little bit of Sonny Boy Williamson in
the car, and a pint and a sandwich on the way home - where can you
possibly go wrong, even if you don't catch anything?

Winter trout flyfishing
 

flyfisher322 wrote:
Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know



One of the most enjoyable days I've had fishing in recent years was
after trudging through two feet of snow for a quarter of a mile to get
to the stream. It was a beautiful sunny, but cold, January afternoon.
Fish were feeding on the surface but would take nothing that I offered.
I finally tied on a Renegade. It was like magic. The fish thought it was
candy. Caught all browns. They were beautiful and fought with vigor. I
didn't even notice my hands were cold until I had to tie on a new fly.

Russell

Winter trout flyfishing
 

On Nov 16, 5:54 am, "Rick" lanr-at-centurytel.net wrote:
"flyfisher322" wrote in message

...



Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could go fly fishing for trout in
fall-winter if anyone has any tips that will help me with fall-winter
trout fishing in streams please let me know

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flyfisher322

I caught my first trout this past January in single digit temps On a small
spring fed Stream in Iowa. 21 inch bow.. And a few wild browns, but those
where released. Just can't bring myself to keep a wild brown... No problem
with taking a hatchery fish, but the wilds, well they get put back..

But yes you can catch Trout year round if waters are good.

Good tips?? Well good insulated chest waders are nice :-) a bit of pam
cooking spray on a paper towel kept in a plastic baggy is good to have on
hand. Wipe the line with it so as to keep the line from getting an ice
buildup. Worked great at those cold temps...

I did find that I needed to move a bit more slowly as the fish seemed to
spook easier.. Not sure if others have had that too, but I sure did.. I
actually found that I liked fishing in the cold like that with the snow
flying a lot better... Only hardcore flyfishermen would be out.. Lots of
open streams ( no one else around )

Rick

We had some great times on French Creek. Summer and winter.
Beautiful area. The drive home in blizzard wasn't so much fun, 10 MPH
and visibility about 15 ft in front of the car.

Winter trout flyfishing
 

BJConner wrote:

There are many places you can catch trout in the winter. If you are in
the right water the trout will be as healthy as they are in the
summer. Three places that come to mind are the Metolius River and
Fall River in Oregon and Rocky Ford Creek in Washington.

It occurs to me that not everything that comes to mind needs to
be shared......

Especially damn lies.

;)

- JR

Winter trout flyfishing
 

On Nov 20, 11:11 am, JR wrote:
BJConner wrote:
There are many places you can catch trout in the winter. If you are in
the right water the trout will be as healthy as they are in the
summer. Three places that come to mind are the Metolius River and
Fall River in Oregon and Rocky Ford Creek in Washington.

It occurs to me that not everything that comes to mind needs to
be shared......

Especially damn lies.

;)

- JR

I don't fish any of those places. They are beautiful and it's a good
chance to get out and counter act the SAD syndrome but fish? There
are no fish to speak of in any of them.

Winter trout flyfishing
 

BJConner wrote:
On Nov 20, 11:11 am, JR wrote:
BJConner wrote:
Three places that come to mind are the Metolius River and
Fall River in Oregon and Rocky Ford Creek in Washington.

It occurs to me that not everything that comes to mind needs to
be shared...... Especially damn lies.

I don't fish any of those places. They are beautiful and it's a good
chance to get out and counter act the SAD syndrome but fish? There
are no fish to speak of in any of them.

Ah.

Very good. Go my son, and sin no more......

- JR