Anyone make salamander flies?

[Crapsterface]

I have been camping for the last little while. I had 2 or 3 bites in 3 days of almost nonstop fishing. I was the only one to have the 2 or 3 bites on a horsfly pattern Iv yet to post. but the lake was highly popullated with salamanders and other small life. mostly salamanders. I think the fish can be very picky out there what they eat. I only seen 5 jump the whole time and i was watching close. does anyone know of a salamander pattern? I think i need somthing to simulate a wounded salamander. just so it looks slightly diff then the rest of them to get the attention. with a gimped leg or somthing.

[bronjuan]

are you going after bass?

[Crapsterface]

Nope Imm going after trout in a lake with alot of salamanders.

[bronjuan]

pump any stomachs? gut any?

[Crapsterface]

when I catch fish anywhere its often the 1st thing i do. In this lake i havnt cought any yet

[professori]

Trout are by and large insectivors. Larger trout will take larger food items such as smaller trout and fry. Salamanders are not a prefered food item, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they are toxic (poisonous) and trout stqay well away from them. While bservation of thelife forms in a given environment can lead you to some discoveries, observing the actual feeding habits of the trout will lkely be of even more benefit. Learn what trout actually eat, then try to imitate those life forms. Look at some tying books. Visit a few tying websites. Creative fly tying, while a great asset, often is useless if you can't channel it into a productive pattern.

[Crapsterface]

Thats too bad because I just tied an AWSOME one ! I suppose if it dont catch fish I can name it the useless. here it is though

[BH_flyfisher]

I like it!

[SalaR]

Nice fly Crapsterface.
About 10 years ago or more I was fishing Lucky Lake here on the Island(Tofino side) after having a very stellar day landing large Cutties in the 24" range in that Lake. Several days later I went back to enjoy this bliss only to find barely a fish rising and rarely a hit on the good old standard flies I had used. as I was nearing the put in to leave for the day I suddenly was rewarded with a large Cuttie in the 20" range that looked a bit odd. Since the fishing was so poor I decided to keep that fish for Dinner...although looking a bit strange. When I opened it I found 5 Salamanders in it's gut all in the 4" length,partly decomposed..the meat had a distinct Orange colour as did the skin on the outside..yes I was leary to eat such a fish so I fed it back to nature! Ever since that day I was wanting to get back there,yet to do so until your questions. Your fly should work but I would take off the foam or perhaps have less foam... another good fly pattern similar to that fly is a tube fly with similar materials...
Thanks for the ideas
C

[Crapsterface]

thanks guys. Ill take your suggestion about less foam there salar and see. I was thinking the top could hinder the wanted movemnt from the tail. I could just cut the top piece off and leave 1 black piece insteal of that fold sticking up there