"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Next week I'll be at a large Adirondack lake. At one particular spot, a
stream dumps over a 50' ledge into this lake, so there's perhaps an acre
of water that's cooler than the surrounding area, and I've caught the
occasional rainbow there using Mepps spinners or similar things. This
year, I'd like to try the spot with a fly rod. The water's pretty
turbulent for about 50 feet around the falls, so if trout are surface
feeding, I've never been able to see it. What sorts of flies would be a
good starting point for experimenting in a spot like this?

I'd prefer something that is 100% resistant to wind knots.

Since the water is pretty turbulent and if the trout are surface feeding, I
would try to match the hatch first. Then if no results, take out the
searching flies, a #18 Elk Hair Caddis one dark and one light to start. If
no takes, I would switch to a Light Cahill in a #16, then to the Adams #16.
If still no takes, you need to go underneath.

Dave is right wind-knots are not caused by the fly.
Lefty Kreh would go even further, there are no such thing as a wind knot,
but a lot of poor casters.
The roll cast would be an excellent choice.
-tom