Making a Brook Trout Fly!

This is a simplified version of the realistic brook trout fly I tied a while back. A lot of people didn’t realize that fly was more intended for art. While you could fish it, it wouldn’t be ideal due to casting issues, durability, the hard fins causing spin, and how time consuming it is to make. However, with so much interest in fishing this pattern, I decided to make a simplified version that I would absolutely stock in my fly box. Realistic flies can look great, but they’re very time-consuming, so using a fly like this, which gets the job done and presents the shape and color of a brook trout, is really all you need. So here you go! I haven’t fished this one yet, but next time I’m after big brook trout this fall, I’ll definitely be giving it a try!

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[PhilipCarlton]

Jesse you are the best. Easy to follow your directions on this great pattern.

[ZacharyBobbie]

Another awesome fly tying video! Thank you for sharing! Tight lines, my friend! 😎🎣

[jamesgregersen]

I took the leap and started tying my own after watching a few of your video’s, best channel out there! Thank you for all the hard work and great content.

[albinsonski]

Nice simple pattern. Keep posting. Thanks.

[jimkirchner]

This video just proves that simple patterns work well. I like the simplicity of it. #flies

[joeolson]

As a fairly novice fly angler fly tying is something I’ve been interested in, and this fly seems fairly doable. #flies

[waynejansen]

Really a great looking fly, love the colors..

[crazymtbrider]

Can't wait for my UV glue kit to turn up so I can try make it or a rainbow version, I had a good day's fishing today on some home made zonkers - fish are starting going deeper so big flies are always handy to get down to them 👍

[adittrich]

love tying the flies in your vids! #flies

[brokenkhl]

#flies that is a cool fly! It’s like a mix of a darter perch and a murdich minnow!

[Demolitiondude]

Fishy #flies been my best big fish flies.

[MattyA_]

Great tie I’m gonna do it myself. How would you recommend doing this as a weighted fly? Weighted eyes/head or adding lead wire? I’d like to add a little weight to a few so I figured I would ask before trying myself

[jacobw]

Picked up a new 5/6 today, this would be nice in my local waters #flies

[kbowen]

#flies that's a good looking fly!

[dj-ksa]

Hi there. Where can i get the equipment to start producing my own flies?

[Joseph-yqzl]

#Flies what kind of fish would you catch with this?
I love flyfishing, but have no clue what you would use that for big fish I guess

[MichaelBenderWentz]

Can you make a cardinelle trout intruder?

[jonfillion]

#Flies well instead of a buggy look, today we got a fishy look. also speaking of the material used. Ever thought of a shareable spreadsheet to aid in sharing the information?