Re: Last evening's fishing
Where they taking off the surface or just under the surface?
You might try a simple midge on about a size 20 hook and just let it drop.
Rick
Re: Last evening's fishing
Wayne,
Thanks for asking this question; I was wondering this too.
Jeff
Re: Last evening's fishing
Hi Rick;
Thanks for the suggestion on of the nymph pattern
I think they were just under the surface since I couldn't obseve any bugs in water or anything emerging from water. The bluegill were just dimpling the surface but as I said the crappie were skimming the surface with muost of their mouth out of the water. I've never observed anything like that before.
Wayneb
Re: Last evening's fishing
When I see that, or the water boils or the water looks like it is shimmering I tie on simple midges and cast them out.
Simple midge. Peaseant or Turkey tail feather barbs.
Tie on thread to match barb and then tie barb on. Wrap thread to eye and then barb up the hook tie off and form small head.
I have in tan, brown, red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple and regular PT and turkey colors,
No rib or anything else.
Rick
Re: Last evening's fishing
Hi Rick;
would midges be what are sometimes referred to as "noseeums"?
If so, I think your right on since I got bit all over monday and my arms are covered wit tiny red welts!
I took others fishing with me and in my haste forgot to put on bug repellant. I also left my kayak paddle at home and had to paddle with a piece of drift wood! Actually driftwood was fairly effective but noisy.
I'm gonna have to buy some smaller hooks, the smallest I've tied on in past is a 12. I think I'll buy some flies too just in case it's beyond my ability to tie. I've been mostly tying bass flies all year with smallest being on size 10 mustad stinger hook so may take a while to master smaller flies!
Thanks;
Wayneb
Re: Last evening's fishing
Hi Wayne !
I'm a metalsmith by trade, and my fingers and hands are big, hard, and rough. I spent a lot of time this spring tying midges and midge pupas for trout 18's, & 20's . Took me awhile to get it down, but patience and I got passable good at it. One thing that helped me was to use med. grit sandpaper and smooth up the hide on my fingertips some. It helped me to snag the smaller materials less, and also helped with a little better sensitivity in my fingertips..Happy tying................Modoc Dan
Re: Last evening's fishing
Try the Yosemite Fly Tyers Finger Treatment.
This stuff works great.
Rick
Re: Last evening's fishing
While super tiny flies (micro flies) do work at times for me, there seems to always be the problem of the tiny fly being taken too deep. It seems to be rare when the fish doesn't take a micro fly deep and it seems to be much harder to detect the bite than larger flies. I don't like digging a tiny fly out of a fish belly (typically kills the fish) unless I intend to keep the fish to eat. I try not to use flies smaller than say a mini fly size 12 (even this size and size 10 can be taken too deep sometimes when I'm using wetflies or nymphing) for just that reason unless there is no other alternative but to use the tiny micro flies. So I'm just saying that I do not make a habit out of using the tiny micro flies.
Re: Last evening's fishing
Hi Robert;
That's one of my concerns, that and needing reading glasses to tie the fly to the tippet!
What do you suggest I use in a size 10 or 12? A generic midge as suggested but tied on a 10-12 hook?
thanks in advance;
Wayneb