Tied up a bunch of old-school northwoods wet fly/streamer patterns to try this year on the local streams. Figured it's something the fish never see nowadays. In reading about the early days of fly fishing here in the Smokies, these were the type of flies a lot of folks fished, and they caught a lot of good fish. I'm guessing they'll still work now, and not be the same old that the fish are used to. Updated them a little with some coneheads and a bunch of lead wire weight to adapt them to fast streams instead of stillwater lakes and ponds, but the patterns are pretty true to history otherwise. Both in size 6.
Top fly is a Missionary streamer, supposed to be deadly on rainbows.
Bottom fly is a Woods Special, supposed to be one of the best big brook trout flies in Maine. Interested to see if our southern specks will want to eat it too. Maybe that footlong speck?
Top fly is a Missionary streamer, supposed to be deadly on rainbows.
Bottom fly is a Woods Special, supposed to be one of the best big brook trout flies in Maine. Interested to see if our southern specks will want to eat it too. Maybe that footlong speck?