Fly fishing in Patagonia

Trout Species - Brook Trout
 by: Brett Fogle

Brook Trout: Frequently gullible, yet extremely tasty, Brook Trout are wonderful trout to fish for - especially since they frequently inhabit the most beautiful stream settings in the U.S.

The Brook Trout was originally found in the Midwest and along the East Coast. It is sort of the Eastern counterpart to the Western Cutthroat trout - with its range extending all the way from Canada down to the streams in Georgia. Interestingly, the Brook Trout is not even part of the trout family, but instead belongs to the Char family of fish that also includes the Lake Trout and Dolly Varden.

Brook Trout live in clear, cold waters. Due to the cold waters and the fact that Brook Trout live a shorter life generally than rainbow and Brown Trout, Brook Trout usually do not grow nearly as big.

Today, most of the best Brook Trout fishing is no longer found out East.

The cold, clear water that Brook Trout prefer no longer exists like it use to. Instead, Brook Trout are mainly found in the Western United States (mainly due to transplanting) in the colder rivers and lakes of the Rocky Mountains - especially in higher lakes that often require hiking to reach. Canada also continues of provide excellent fishing for Brook Trout, while Argentina is now also home to some of the worlds’ largest Brook Trout.

Brook Trout are also small due to another factor - over planting. Brook Trout have been so extensively planted in many lakes and streams that there are starting to be too many of them. This overcrowding often leads to stunted growth. Of course, the plus side of this is that these small Brook Trout are extremely easy to catch and they taste good, too! Of all the trout in the world, for the angler who absolutely must take home some fish at the end of the day, taking home some Brook Trout is a good way to satisfy the palette without compromising the overall fishing quality.

The Brook Trout is a beautiful fish. It’s sides and back consist of various shades of gunmetal gray, with highlights of orange, red and cream spots. The fins of a Brook Trout also have a white edge around them and during spawning season, the bottom of the Brook Trout turns a beautiful orange-red color.

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Brett Fogle is the publisher of Fly Fishing Secrets, an insiders guide to flyfishing tips and techniques of the pros. To sign up for free flyfishing tips and other articles, please visit www.fly-fishing-secrets.com.
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  Reviews Of Fly Fishing Tackle

In this article, we will look at some of the product review websites available on the Internet to see some of the best-reviewed fly fishing tackle to help you when buying new or gently used equipment. The sites we looked at were Tackle Tour, Outdoor Review and Big Fish Tackle. The latter is more oriented towards sea fishing tackle, but contains some fly fishing tackle reviews as well.

Fly Fishing Tackle Reviews: Fly Rods

Tackle Tour took the Powell Tiboron XL fly rod out to the Eastern Sierra to test it out on the trout there. The reviewer compared it to the more expensive G Loomis GL3 fly rod, saying that it "didn’t feel as crisp" but that it offered a "subtle power" that was comparable to the GL3. His overall verdict was that the Tiboron XL "delivered an unexpectedly good balance of performance and value" and found it surprisingly good for such an inexpensive rod.

At Outdoor Review, the emphasis is on user reviews. Many of the newer products had yet to be reviewed, but the site helpfully offers the option to sort products in each category by number of reviews. The most reviewed freshwater fishing rod was the Sage DS 5 weight, with 55 reviews and an average score of 4.65 out of 5. "Sage advice? Buy this rod" was one reviewers opinion.

For saltwater rods, the most reviewed product was the G Loomis GLX 10 weight rod, with 9 reviews and an average score of 4.89 out of 5. Reviewers liked the lightness and distance of the rod, but complained that it broke way too easily.

Finally, the most reviewed two-handed rod was the Thomas and Thomas Horizon 9 weight, with seven reviews for an average 4.67 out of 5. Despite getting a lower average score than the GLX, reviewers spoke glowingly of its strength and fast action.

Fly Fishing Tackle Reviews: Fly Reels

Still at Outdoor Review, we now turn our attention to reviews of fly reels. The most reviewed reel there was the Orvis Battenkill with 64 reviews and an average rating of 4.17 out of 5. Reviewers felt that it was good value for money, but not especially hardwearing.

Big Fish Tackle only had one reel review, of the Shimano Curado. The reviewer felt that it was a very smooth reel, and great value for money.

Fly Fishing Tackle Reviews: Fishing Line

Tackle Tour offered a comprehensive review article surveying this season’s new fishing lines, as unveiled at the ICAST 2008 fishing expo. They reviewed the Berkeley Fireline Tracer Braid, the Stren Sonic Braid and several new products from Spiderwire. They concluded that the Berkeley Fireline and Spiderwire Camo braids were "very exciting and definitely something we will have on our list of products to test for 2009".

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 Fly Fishing Tips

The most important item in fly fishing is the fly at the end of your leader. The artificial fly should imitate as closely as possible, the natural insect life of that particular stream/water, the angler may be fishing at the particular time he is fishing that stream. So it follows that the fly fisher should observe carefully what natural flies are to be found about and over the water that he is about to fish. The imitation of a natural insect is important on over fished waters.

Getting Started. Fly tying is merely wrapping a thread around a hook, then binding various tying materials to the hook; hair, feathers, yarns or tinsels to simulate a fish food. Tying flies is a relaxing pastime and a ideal in and off-season indoor complement to fly fishing. More and more people are tying in addition to fishing with a bead or cone or eyeballs at the head of their fly.

Tying. Flies with either beads or cones requires that the tier flattens down the barb on the hook or uses a barbless hook to start with. We attach eyeballs on top of the hook with thread, but beads and cones are inserted onto the hook. They must be able to go over the barb as well as around the bend of the hook. If the hook is an up-eye or bend-back style hook, the bead or cone must also slide over that extra wire in order to end up right at the hook-eye.

Flies. Many anglers also organize specific boxes by the specific rivers or locations they fish the most. Each of these methods has its pros and cons. That seems to give me the best way of arranging flies.

My thought is to be able to take along only certain boxes and know that I’m going to have the right assortment of the kinds of flies we’re going to use on a specific outing. Besides, it’s hard to match the different sizes and types of flies in just one box. Either the box is too big for the dries and nymphs or too small for the streamers. Sorting flies out by color can be important in many situations. As a result, you can coordinate both color and size within a certain box. Some of your nymph boxes may hold flies of one color and/or size on one side of the box, with the bead-head version of the flies on the other.

Knots. Poorly tied knots will mean lost fish and aggravation. Here are a few basic steps to follow when tying all knots for fly fishing.

Lubricating knots. Before you tighten a knot,lubricate it with saliva or by dipping it in the water, heat is generated by the friction created when knots are drawn up tight. Tighten knots with a steady, continuous pull. Seat the knot. It makes sense to practice tying these knots at home, before you are on the river.

Remember that fishing knots are the typically the weakest connection between you and the fish. Many beginning anglers lose fish due to poorly tied knots. Tying knots is something you need do right, not fast. Never lose a fish, or expensive equipment because of poorly tied Knots.

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