[Chrome_13]

What are some effective flies for april fishing for rainbows, in a small lake, at a mouth of a creek

 

[King Fisher]

There are alot of chironamid hatches throughout April and May. Check some out -> http://www.bcfishingreports.com/forum/index.php/topic,6706.0.html

 

[11th Warrior]

I've found that Wooly Buggers and chronies are deadly this time of year.

 

[flyguy]

try small minnow patterns close to the creek. Or small kissing leeches.

 

[HOOK]

dont forget Leeches, Spratleys, dragon nymphs, damsels, mayflies....etc. etc. just more or less the same flies you would use. NOW if your on a big lake where there might be salmon fry then yes the minnow pattern thing will be a great choice :thumbup:

 

[11th Warrior]

Or small kissing leeches.

I'd never heard of this pattern so I looked it up...I'll be tying some of those this morning and giving them a whirl this afternoon :thumbup:

 

[HOOK]

that kissing leech is a cool pattern. if you take and fish leeches or wolly buggers take a smal variety of colours like: Olive, Black, Black/Red, Red and whatever strikes your fancy :happy: I personnaly dont fish leeches often btu i do always carry some I get alot of my fish using chronies, mayflies, damsels, dragons, and usually fish a wolly bugger instead of using a leech (hate it when the tail wraps the hook sometimes)

 

[Chrome_13]

Its a small lake with kokanee and rainbow trout, no salmon fry. Its a lake on Bowen Island

 

[Sopranokam]

Warrior,

Which Pattern did you find for that leech?

 

[professori]

Try this. http://www.best-in-british-columbia.com/kissingleech.html

 

[11th Warrior]

That's the one.

The only thing I did different was use a black beadhead and I tied in 1 stip of flashabou down the center between the two tails.