Hi,
Here's my personal best taken on a fly. This was a 7.25 lbs brown taken at the mouth of the Waiteti Stream in Rotorua about a year ago. What makes this extra special was how I had designed a fly to fish this spot, and this was the first time I had used it! Tied on a size 10, 2x shank hook, it's a simple pattern: yellow tail, silver body, silver rib, red throat, pine squirrel tail, and small chesnut pheasant feathers for cheeks (should not extend beyond 1/3 body length). I've taken a couple of nice browns with this, and a decent rainbow too.

- Jeff