[trout man]

whats are some good flys to troll in a caonoe or raft? i know wolly buggers what else . any tips for merril lake

 

[Riffling Hitch]

Not sure about merril but a carrie special would be a good trolling fly.

 

[colton rogers]

leeches.

technically you can troll any fly you like

 

[Mumbles]

Damselfly and Dragonfly nymphs, not at a constant speed, but jerky twitches. Sometimes you'll be glad you have a firm grip on your rod.

 

[ryfly]

I'd vote for buggers and Carey specials. They do the job.

Ryan

 

[Keith Hixson]

The Spruce Fly, Almost any well tied streamer, or just about any fly will work. Carey Specials, and buggers. I personally like trolling a damsel fly nymph.

 

[Trout Master]

Cast and strip will be alot more productive.

 

[Greg Smith]

Leaches!

Greg

 

[JMitchell]

white leeches

 

[Brian Thomas]

Carey Special`s and Doc Spratley`s are probably the most popular (and productive) trolling flies up here in BC .

 

[Keith Hixson]

White leeches work well. I saw a guy trolling small yellow marabou leech. He was catching fish and no one else was catching. I tied up few and carry them with me. They work well.

 

[Wayne Kohan]

I think the secret is not the first fly, but the trailer. I like a big leech or woolly bugger up front, perhaps a care special, and then trail a much smaller wet fly or nymph in the back. Most people will troll very slowly, but don't forget to try with some speed, as I have hooked many fish that way. You need a good rod holder though, as the takes tend to be vicious.

wayne

 

[KerryS]

I have caught fish trolling a chironomid.

Any fly will work depending on what the fish are keying in on.

Experiment.

 

[trout man]

thanks!

 

[steeli]

Carey's and Streamers

 

[Chris Johnson]

I have caught fish trolling a chironomid.

Any fly will work depending on what the fish are keying in on.

Experiment.

ditto!!

 

[Jeff Studebaker]

I was still fishing a dry mayfly imitation today without much luck. It started dumping rain so I headed for the launch just letting my fly trail behind me. Suddenly I couldn't keep the fish off. Who knows why they were all over a waterlogged dry fly trolled at high speed, but I had three to the boat in the time it took to reach the launch.

Streamers probably work best for trolling, but it's always worth experimenting.

 

[colton rogers]

also, what time of year are we talking about? and where at?(not specific lake, but region)

 

[Lakebuzzer]

Blonde and regular stayner ducktails

 

[guitarfisher]

I agree with Wayne's recommendation. From my float tube, I usually slow troll some kind of large wet bug up front with a smallish bead-head nymph or emerger trailer. My hit ratio with that set-up is about 60/40 in favor of the trailer. I've also had fairly good success with this rig in trout steams and rivers.

--Jeff