I primarily have fished for salmon, and it has only been this past season that I spent any time for brookies.

The river I fish has a large native trout population, however, it seems that most I caught were in the 8" to 10" range with one about 15". I know from others that there are fish in the 24" range caught and released each year. (the section we fish is C&R only).

My question, is there a way to specifically target large fish. My own theory would be to offer a larger fly to entice the larger fish, but I'm not sure this is the right approach.

Do any of you fish specifically for large fish in the idea of taking less fish of a better size?