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?

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