Fall Troutfishing - favorite fly patterns

[supervdl]

What are everyone’s go to fly patterns for the fall?

 

[dryflyguy]

Dry fly snob that I am, what I carry this time of year is pretty simple:

Terrestrials - I find them to be effective until the end of October.

Slate Drakes - good thru October too

BWO's - I've found them hatching during just about every month of year, especially on overcast/rainy days.

Caddis - usually on warm afternoons

Craneflies - same as caddis.

Midges are also possible at almost any time of year.
But I almost always find that I can use one of the afore mentioned flies first

 

[larkmark]

Adams in different sizes

 

[Dave_W]

dryflyguy wrote:
Dry fly snob that I am, what I carry this time of year is pretty simple:

Terrestrials - I find them to be effective until the end of October.

Slate Drakes - good thru October too

BWO's - I've found them hatching during just about every month of year, especially on overcast/rainy days.

Caddis - usually on warm afternoons

Craneflies - same as caddis.

Midges are also possible at almost any time of year.
But I almost always find that I can use one of the afore mentioned flies first

This is a good list. ^

I tend to use a lot of terrestrials in the fall, often somewhat less conventional patterns than the beetles and ants of summer. Small bee or hornet patterns and winged flying ants work well for me as do larger cricket and hopper patterns.

And of course, big streamers on the bigger waters can produce some big fish of a variety of species.

 

[supervdl]

Dave_W wrote:

dryflyguy wrote:
Dry fly snob that I am, what I carry this time of year is pretty simple:

Terrestrials - I find them to be effective until the end of October.

Slate Drakes - good thru October too

BWO's - I've found them hatching during just about every month of year, especially on overcast/rainy days.

Caddis - usually on warm afternoons

Craneflies - same as caddis.

Midges are also possible at almost any time of year.
But I almost always find that I can use one of the afore mentioned flies first

This is a good list. ^

I tend to use a lot of terrestrials in the fall, often somewhat less conventional patterns than the beetles and ants of summer. Small bee or hornet patterns and winged flying ants work well for me as do larger cricket and hopper patterns.

And of course, big streamers on the bigger waters can produce some big fish of a variety of species.

what are your favorite streamer patterns?

 

[Baron]

All surface or are some wet flies?

 

[Wild_Trouter]

In no particular order :

Assorted BWO's #16-#20
Tan Tent Wing Caddis (King's River) #14-#18
Henryville Special #14-#16
Flying Ants #18-#20
October Caddis
Yellow Sucker Spawn
Niagara Gold Eggs
Slumpbusters
Golden Retriever

 

[Fredrick]

I find that a well fished hares ear or pheasant tail nymph in sizes 14 16 and 18 will catch fish any time of the year consistently .

 

[Dave_W]

supervdl wrote:
what are your favorite streamer patterns?

Anything that you like, as long as it's big. There are some examples of my typical fall streamer patterns on the home page blog article.

 

[Out4Trout]

Black or Purple Wooly Buggers are the ticket for me. Cant beat the way trout hit them in the fall : )

Tight Lines !!

 

[rrt]

I'm with Larkmark in Post #3 -- the venerable Adams.

 

[henrydavid]

I go with Olive, Black or Brown buggers, true that they slam them in the fall, love the hard hits.

 

[just_jon]

#14 Royal Wulff.

 

[shakey]

I like big wets in the fall. In the spring I like a traditional Maurice fly,tyed with brown thread. In the fall I switch up to gray and black.

Also, if I want some easier fishing, I will cheat and use a dry fly .
I find a dry with no wing, Adams gray body and grizzly hackle works well.
If I have trouble seeing it, I switch to one tyed trude style. That has the added benefit of being pulled under and fished wet.

Pass lakes, doc sprately and soft hackles are fun in the fall.

For streamers I use black ghosts,Mickey Finns,red and whites and generic buck tails . My generic buck tails are just light buck tail on one side and dark on the other ,with a tinsel of chenille body.