Fly colors?

[trout1]

I am looking purchase some mylar to make some lake trout trolling flys. What colors of Mylar should I get? Thanks!

 

 

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[Iron Duke]

Glow, Translucent Green, Mirage, yellow and translucent blue and a few uv colors as well would be a good start..

Mike

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[trout1]

Great, thanks Mike!


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[trout1]

Mike what lb test would you recommend running for the fly


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[Iron Duke]

If you're running in the Finger Lakes you don't really need any more than 20 pound test but I highly suggest fluorocarbon if you're going to fish in Lake Ontario you definitely need 40 pound to 50 pound test fluorocarbon..

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[trout1]

Sounds good... thanks for all your help!


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[Iron Duke]

Anytime

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[peptalk]

That was a great gesture Mike.... I hope that member realizes he got some great info from one of the best trolling fly makers out there. I don't know many in your position that would have taken the time to help. PEPTALK

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[Rickbgm]

I think that the heavier line, being stiffer, helps the flasher give more action to the fly . Unless you just want to make your own flies as a hobby you will find that you won't save a lot of money. You may want to checkout Iron Dukes flies before you start. I build surf fishing plugs and make my own jigs but I buy trolling flies and Iron Dukes are excellent and fairly priced.

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[Iron Duke]

That was a great gesture Mike.... I hope that member realizes he got some great info from one of the best trolling fly makers out there. I don't know many in your position that would have taken the time to help. PEPTALK

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I think that the heavier line, being stiffer, helps the flasher give more action to the fly . Unless you just want to make your own flies as a hobby you will find that you won't save a lot of money. You may want to checkout Iron Dukes flies before you start. I build surf fishing plugs and make my own jigs but I buy trolling flies and Iron Dukes are excellent and fairly priced.

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Thanks guys for your kind comments.. We are all a fishing family here on the LOU and enjoy helping guys and gals with setup stuff or just pointing them in the right direction and hopefully cut out part of the learning curve... At this point in my fishing career I really enjoy watching others succeed at getting into good fish more than I think myself lol..

Thanks again
Mike

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