Five Best Early Season Mountain Trout Flies

Harry
Five Best Early Season Mountain Trout Flies
Mr. Rapidan Parachute, Murray’s Sulphur Dry, Murray’s Little Yellow Stonefly Dry, Mr. Rapidan Bead Head Nymph and Spirit of Pittsford Mills.

Here are last years five best early season mountain trout flies from March until June. I plan to strongly rely on these five flies this year also.

– Mr. Rapidan Parachute Dry size 14 and size 16
– Spirit of Pittsford Mills Dry size 14 and size 16
– Murray’s Sulphur Dry size 16
– Mr. Rapidan Bead Head Nymph size 14
– Murray’s Little Yellow Stonefly Dry size 16

During March and April I fish these flies on a Murray’s Classic 9 foot 5X Leader. During May and June I use Murray’s Classic 9 foot 6X Leader. These flies listed above match our early season aquatic hatches so I use them to fish one-on-one to the rising trout. If the hatches are spare I use the same flies to cover the water by carefully fishing the feeding stations.