North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine October 2017 | Page 14

FLIES
TWO FLIES FOR
FALL BROWNS
IS IT THE FLY OR THE
DEPTH THAT MAKES
OR BREAKS YOU?
BY BRIAN KOZMINSKI
It’s fall and the river is reported to be high and
blown out. Is there any reason to go out?
Actually, a report like that gives me incentive.
It’s a chance to hit the river in solitude and throw
beefy streamers to hungry, pre-spawn brown
trout that are about to get the feed-bag on. But
which streamers give me the best chances to
hit the 20-plus Club?
I recently asked a few friends and fellow
guides and their answers varied. Some of the
suggestions included the Boogie Man, the Hog
Snare, the Circus Peanut, Schultz’s Swinging D
2.0, Chocklett’s Game Changer, Schmidt’s Meal
Ticket, Galloup’s Sex Dungeon, and the Great
Lakes Deceiver.
So, do you have to carry multiple fly boxes,
filled with dozens of options in multiple colors,
to score? Kelly Galloup and Bob Linsenman,
two great anglers, swear by running through
your list of colors in succession. If one doesn’t
produce in 10 minutes, they might be on to the
next. That means carrying lots of flies.
I’ve often wondered, could I fish just two
streamers and get away with it? And if so,
which two would they be?
On multiple occasions, I’ve seen fish swim
across the river to annihilate a Sparkle Minnow
(aka the Silver Fox), which isn’t any color in
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particular. And, many times I’ve noticed that
just about