My neighbour Colin sent me the above picture a day or two ago. I smiled because I had encountered a brown drake on my front door window the same day! I went down to our basement to find my dry fly "mayfly box of flies." Today I had a chance to get out to see what I could find. As I started to fly fish, it was dull and overcast. Perfect! I saw several rises and the trout were sipping brown drake spinners. It took some persistence, stealth and accurate casting to hook up. The drizzle soon turned to rain and the few brown drakes that popped were gone.
I love fly fishing for brown trout when the brown drakes are on. It can be a fun hatch right in downtown Red Deer and there are definitely some rivers that have excellent brown drake hatches. I usually see these hatches near sunset but not always. A low light day or just before a storm, brown drakes can pop. I have also seen brown drakes emerge in the morning! You just have to be observant and persistant!
Big browns can get quite bold during the brown drake hatch. Keep an eye on your favourite local waters.
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