Unless you don't care what you catch, you would likely need to use at least a sinkin'
tip line and a nymph pattern. You could catch some brim or bluegills along the banks,
but you aren't likely to catch any trout in the shallows, unless you just happen upon
some along the banks. Most likely, any lake trout are going to be in the deeper
waters feedin' on nymphs or minnows--dependin' on their size of course.

Never fished there myself.

Mark

"snakefiddler" wrote in message
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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?


you ever fish in there mark?

snakefiddler