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