View Full Version : Does anyone use #18 and #20 flies?
I'm new to fly fishing so this is probably a retarded question, but do fish actually hit an #18 or #20 fly? I've had things stuck in my teeth that were bigger than a #20! Man those things are tiny!!!
Fisha
06-21-2009, 01:31 PM
Oh yeah!!!! It will come when that is ALL they are hitting. Fun and frustrating at the same time!
Trout
06-21-2009, 02:32 PM
Sometimes the bigger fish take some of the smallest flies. It gets real interesting when you have a 20" trout on a #20 fly tied on a 15' long 7X leader. :)
shorthair
06-21-2009, 03:01 PM
If I can't see it I can't fish it very well. :passout:
tnetz
06-21-2009, 03:25 PM
Some of my bigger fish have been on size #20
Pritchco
06-21-2009, 05:39 PM
I have fished #20 on the Fall river many time. Matter of fact thats all that works at time.
rockthief
06-21-2009, 07:22 PM
#20 is my limit. I know a fellow routinely fishes down to a #28.
Poindexter
06-21-2009, 08:51 PM
I've fished down to a #24. Sometimes that's all they're taking. Tough to tell when there are fish rising all around where you think your fly is, but still fun.
kigercreek
06-21-2009, 09:19 PM
Must admit that I've not only done the sick thing of fishing a #26, but I also tie them on occasion. I prefer not tying anything smaller than a #22 (if I've been tying frequently), but sometimes it's just required...or I have a fever! :)
etacada
06-25-2009, 07:12 AM
When I lived in new mexico fishing the san juan river, most of the fishing was done with 26 all the way to size 32 flys! Needed to get a threader box to get them on my 7x tippet.
Big fish small flys are alot of fun. I have had good results using my san juan box on the Deschutes too.
cb