what i have

I have hooked 2 this year on one like the green one.  I call them mini comets  like to wrap the body in estaz and have a little tail off the end.  Best colors for me have been.  Orange, pink, green, blue and black

brook trout acid ponds?
do brook trout have drug problems?
 
would the size #2 streamer hook be big enough for brookies?

keep it simple unless you enjoy spending alot of time on them
comets, estez eggs, buggers, marrabou, bunnies, milty eggs...less than a minute a fly for kings
short answer, yes they will all catch salmon ;)
different story (somewhat) for steelies...i spend alittle more time and do some more intricate patterns

Wb,
Those flies are all wrong, maybe good for brookies as 13 pointed out but for salmon all you need is a piece of black sponge. If you really want to get artistic you can tie a size 14 black stone. The smaller the better, their eyesight is very keen. Black is best

thanks tuna i have tied a couple dozen #28 drains twenties.
they are colorful with all those different materials but i was hoping they were small enough so they wouldn't see them coming.
now i'm scared with their keen eyes i will have to find 20 shades of black and use the rest of my #28s up.
 
quah es eso? or maybe its que es eso?
with the wb?

small is going to be a problem.
i lost my second salmonid fly box in two years.
been slacking tying just enough to fill it out.
now i have a baggie with a handful of flies in it.
class act i am.
 
by the way rain was never going to be a problem.
i bring it with me like jonas. a raincloud over my head were ever i go.
 
i camped 4 weeks straight along a steelfish river and not a drop of rain.
except the three days each time i came up.
poured every time the whole time.
wind blowing so hard the fiberglass tent poles bowed to it an the side wall was literaly inch from my nose.
it is a six man tent by the way.
i like room for my queen size air mattress.
 
and i am seeing a monsoon hitting as soon as i arrive this year.
hope it hits the tug and not selkirk.
 

Had some scardey cat issues with popsicles a week and a half ago- hadda go smaller.

my expectations are zilch.
anything is a bonus.
just hope i find a break in the rain i am bringing to set up the tent.
 
yes some brookies would be nice.
but i don't have any orange  beers.

Different parts of the river have different hatches. In the LFZ, when it opens,  the best one  is the Hydration hatch . Sub-species Aquafina, Saratoga, and Poland Spring . Frothing the water with Spey Rods seems to bring them up. Right place at the right time, I guess. HT and I took lots of samples out last year. Like stoneflies, they crawl out on the bank and congregate  under the vegetation. Stupid azz like me brings a Thermos. No wonder I never catch anything.

Fichy, There is no whining in fishing.  I seem to recall you and HT tearing them up (Ho's) early last year.  My money says you do the same come the 23rd.

Those hatch comments are some funny chit -but also sad at the same time. People saw me fillin a bag last weekend and I swear they thought "no problem with litter-they have someone picking it up". Trying for this weekend and might attempt the fly rod. Anybody willing to give me a lesson for an hour or so PM me. Probably flying solo and could use help. Got the basics but that's about it.