small spoon flies on trout

On Mar 29, 7:35 pm, Halfordian Golfer wrote:
On Mar 29, 11:01 am, Mike wrote:



On Mar 29, 5:50 pm, Halfordian Golfer wrote:

These look interesting.

http://www.nwmangum.com/spoonfly/index.html

Ever heard of using them in smaller sizes on trout?

Halfordian Golfer

These and similar flies work very well indeed for trout. You may have
some problems in some places convincing whoever runs or controls the
fishery that they are indeed "flies".

http://www.ukswff.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=840

TL
MC

Thanks Mike. I'm eager to tie some of these as a spring project and am
heading out in a bit to find the pearlescent mylar sheets, hopefully
the flyshop or hobby lobby has it. Seems like the TMC 2457 would be a
good choice? My thought was the hook weight is good for the smaller
sizes, I'm thinking #14's. Colorado has a very reasonable "flies and
lures only" policy on areas where it is an issue, so this hair-
splitting is completely avoided. I don't believe we have a 'flyfishing
only' designation anywhere.

Timhttp://www.epinions.com/review/Umpqua_Tiemco_Tmc_2457_Fly_Tying_Hooks....

In sizes below a size 10 LS ( at least 1X long 2X strong) or similar,
you will have problems. Not only with the material as such, but also
with the action in the water. Below a certain size, they just don´t
work very well, and will also twist your leader badly when casting and
retrieving. None of the small sizes I tried, with various materials
and techniques, worked. A half inch fly on a size 6 hook is about the
smallest you can go and still retain the proper action.

The Mustad 34007 is also a heavy wire stainless steel hook. The
smaller hooks in the usualy wire size prevent any proper "action" of
the spons, and just spin. They are also bad hookers.

Trout will take the larger sizes anyway, even up to two inches or more
long, so there is no real need to go any smaller. Nothing to stop you
trying it though.

If you merely want to try a spoon as such, on the fly rod, then in
small sizes the "fly-spoons" are probably your best bet. You may dress
a fly on the hooks or just use them as they are;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fly-Spoons-10-...QQcmdZViewItem

They are also easy to make.

TL
MC