[hoosfisher]

I have a 300 grain or 250 grain on my 6 wt I use for lake fishing. However, trout fishing I have still found my floating line works much easier and attach a sink tip leader, I carry 3 usually, a 12 ft. 7ips and 12 ft 5ips, and a 7 ft 7ips.. I have found it is alot easier to pick these up out of the water than a full sinking line and much more versatile if you decide you don't want the sink tip anymore. I ALWAYS fish tip-flex/fast action with streamers and sinking lines.

In my opinion, on any of the local trout streams you never need a full sinking line- a 12 or 7 ft section is plenty to get your fly down even on the tailwaters with the water up, unless you wanna deep run the deepest holes...