In the past few years I've spent a good amount of time fishing the FFO brook trout ponds of Maine and 90% of all USA wild still water brook trout live in the state of Maine.
Two flies that are often mentioned with this sort of fishing are the "maple syrup" and the "Montreal wh*re"
The Montreal whor* is a bucktail style streamer with a white marabou wing and a silver ribbed orange body. Like an orange "black ghost". Very much a quality brookie streamer.
The "maple syrup" is a mystery. Just a sparse tail and tan chenille body on a 2xlong hook.
People swear by them but they look like an April Fools joke to me. Apparently getting the color just right is key.
I fish mostly with attractors that might imitate tiny leaches and dragon fly and damsel fly nymphs
This pink and purple marabou muddler did very well for me last season.
Last edited by dudley; 04-04-2017 at 04:45 PM.
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