On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:40:42 -0400, "snakefiddler"
wrote:

yesterday my son and i went fishin at a local lake in blowin rock ,
(appropriately called trout lake). he fished with his spin rod, i with my
fly rod. he had an artificial worm on his hook, which landed him his first
trout. i, in spite of trying a few different flies, got nothing. my
question is this. in the absence of a hatch, when fishing for trout in
lakes, does one approach fly selection differently than when fishing
streams?

Oh, definitely...either the "Tovex Surprise" or "BUZ-TA 312" patterns
are surefire fish getters...of course, when all else fails, there's the
"Ro-10-1," but you can't use it in FFing-only waters.

Here's one recipe for the Tovex:

Hook: 1/1.1
Body: dubbed with Tasmanian Tiger
Tail: Guacamayo
Hackle: Grizzly Mamo
Wings: Shellduck hen


HTH,
R