For reference, they will absolutely not survive past the spring due to the heat (except in the Guadalupe river, but I’m not there). So they are caught with the intent to eat. Usually I target the stocked trout with rooster tails or knock-off rooster tails. But twice I saw a guy killing the stocked trout with flies while the rest of us spin fishermen were lagging behind.
Would like to see if I can get them with my cheap 3wt. These stocked trout are 10” at biggest. Any recommendations for flies and sizes? These are being stocked in neighborhood ponds with not the greatest water clarity in the winter.