Re: Are trout flies just as effective as panfish flies?
My last trip out, I was fishing with a size 10 sparrow, which was under 2 inches long. I hooked a BIG bass that wound up breaking my line. There were a lot of small fry in the shallows, which the sparrow was doing a pretty good job of imitating.
I was hoping for a nice gill or a small bass, but you never know what you will get. :D
Russ
Re: Are trout flies just as effective as panfish flies?
The reason (at least mine) we tie bluegill specific patterns is because they are fun to tie, rather than thier effectiveness. One could concievably carry a fly box with 4 or 5 patterns in it, in various sizes, that will catch anything that swims ,anywhere, but it would remove much of the fun and mystique from the art.
Semper Fi!