Classic Wet Flies

[Leo C]

I'd like to open by saying that I don't post often but I would like to share the
following. Down here the closest trout waters are 200 to 300+ miles away and I've
never yet fished them. Lately I've been primarily fishing for LMB, white bass and sunfish
however I do look forward to this time of the year when the Parks & Wildlife Dept.
stocks rainbow trout in local ponds around the state.

This gives virtually anyone an opportunity to fish close by waters and catch trout.
Granted they are not large but there are some ponds that are stocked with some fish
in the over 16" size.

I've tried many types of flies but have had the very best luck on the older Classic
Wets. Flies like the Alexandra, Tomah Joe, Wickham's Fancy, Leadwing Coachman &
others. Fished just under the surface stripped sometimes fast & sometimes slow. I
can honestly say I've done better than most of the bait fisherman I've seen.

Amazing how these old patterns produce fish. I realize these stockers may not be
the most difficult fish to trick but the old classic wet patterns seem to
consistently produce better for me than any other pattern I've tried. Somehow I
have to believe that they will still work well and continue to produce for those
who continue to fish them.

For those of you that haven't fished them in a while tie one on and give it a try
again. I can only believe they will produce for you also and not to mention they
sure are pretty to look at.

Leo C

[popperfly]

Leo C,
do you have the patterns or pic's for the Alexandra, Tomah Joe, Wickham's Fancy, Leadwing Coachman or where might I find the patterns?

[Leo C]

popperfly,

Right here on this site. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feat...es/archive.php
If you haven't looked you can sure spend some time in the old fly archive.

Leo C

[popperfly]

Leo C, Thank you for the info, I will look them up

[DShock]

Ray Bergman wet flies: http://www.snakerivercutthroats.org/...ergmanwets.jpg
Doug

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Leo C,

Those old wet flies are still around because they still work and work very well, not only on stockers, but wild fish too. Glad your getting into the wet flies. There are several folks that post on the fly tying board who are wet fly addicts, including myself. Be sure to gove some of the wingless wets a try as well.

REE

[Normand]

heres some bergman wets

http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/bergman/

GOOGLE can find you lots more

[Quade]

hey LeoC, I have been told that there is a breeding group of rainbow and brown trout in the guadelupe between you and San Antonio. I dont know if there is any truth to this but it might be worth checking into.

[jimsnarocks]

You can see the Guadalupe in the Fish-ins column under Texas Fish-ins 2002 http://www.flyanglersonline.com/travel/texas2002