I need some advice. Big brute browns.
lm a somewhat new fly angler. I am from long island and have surfcasted for striped bass my whole life. 2 years ago I started going to CU boulder and have dove head first into fly fishing while i’ve been here. I have had a good bit of luck catching a good bit of fish, but no big ones. I want to catch, or at least have the potential to catch big fish, brute browns in particular. To start, should I start fishing differently? I don’t steamer fish a lot and honestly don’t really know how to effectively do it. Should I target different water? Fish different flies? Different times? any advice helps. Second, I know the gold medal waters and haven’t tried them much as i’ve heard how pressured and crowded they get. Are there other river systems or areas I could fish from shore / wade that could give me a realistic shot at catching larger fish, without all the pressure and hype? Or is that pretty much unheard of, and unshareable info. Lastly, any advice on fishing bigger water. I’ve fished mostly smaller creeks and rivers nothing really big like the Colorado or anything like that. When fishing those bigger waters wading or from shore, how should I approach that vs a small stream? Any advice helps.