Fly Fishing From shore in a lake for trout?
Hey everyone,
I’ve been enjoying the summers in Arkansas great outdoors and thought I’d post a question for my fellow razorbacks. I will be staying at a cabin on Beaverlake for a couple of weeks in September and have not fished it before so I could use some advise. I’ll be using a 5w fly rod with floating line but need a bit of guidance for the best way to catch a lake trout. I have chest waders so I can wade, but what would be extremely helpful is to know what type of structures to keep an eye out for? Also, what flies I should be using in September to try and catch some of the trout. I will also be fishing below the dam if that helps with ancillary advice or flies.
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Tags: Arkansas, Lake Trout, Large Lake, Trout
August 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
It still will be hot and bug weather. 5wt. rod, floating line, it’s time for Dry Flies, size 10. Grass hoppers, dry Muddlers, Parachute’s any Stimulators,etc. Let em drift and twitch. Also if there are Blue Gill present, small poppers.Good fish’n, pardner. Then I’d fish the edges of weed beds, especially where transition from deep to shallow water. This is perfect habitat for damsel and dragon fly nymphs. Stalcup’s Damsel Nymph is a favorite. There are tons of Dragon fly nymphs out there but I like Kaufman’s. A black or olive #10 Woolly Bugger are also must have flies. I’d also include a rabbit leach in my arsenal.
Good luck