Hi,
It's been awhile since I posted, I've been fishing for trout mostly the last couple of years. Anyways, I'm headed down south to Biloxi, Mississppi next month hoping to do some redfishing...
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Hi,
It's been awhile since I posted, I've been fishing for trout mostly the last couple of years. Anyways, I'm headed down south to Biloxi, Mississppi next month hoping to do some redfishing...
The last two post were very informative, thank you very much.
Any advice for fishing canals which are no more than 20' across. There is one 5 min from my house which this spring I saw a very,...
Okay have any of you caught a nice LMB with a big streamer using a fast retrieve? Are most of the nice bass taken in the weed beds and near shorelines?
I have some questions on fly fishing for LMB. I find that they seem to be hit or miss when I try to go out for them, I think more miss. I have read one book(author Wilson)and several articles and...
I used to always debarb all of my hooks, that is until I was talking to Bob Clouser about that subject. I was telling him that when I was fishing smallies on the top, I always seem to lose fish. Then...
Couple of questions. Do you debard the hooks? The contrasting colors, is that the underbody that is tied to the hook, or is it two different colors of foam, ever try sili legs, what about size 10...
Yesterday I drove to the Norfork river, Arkansas. That is a really nice river to fish, only problem is only 1 public access. Anyways, I tied up some coneheads a few years ago and used them here and...
The White is trout fishing at it's finest. You don't need many different fly patterns. Sow bugs in different colors, black zebra midge, sculpin patterns and olive wooly buggers. Go to rim shoals,...
Letort hopper, very easy. Deer hair, turkey quill, yellow yarn.
For future reference if you get a girth measurement, you can apply length and girth measurement, put it in the formula and get a very close weight. I always forget to do it after a big fish. I worry...
I bet that takes a while to tie!
5 in 6 years of trying, how many casts is that?
Nice fish, I tied some big streamers for them but never got out for them and I know they are around when I live.
Great post! I really should try this out, some of the carp around central Pa, susqehanna river I've seen very large. Well over 36" The whole problem I see they never seem to be feeding, always...
I used a standard Clouser line in the bahamas 1.5 yr ago and worked just fine. It was a bit more limp than normal, fly line that is.
Nice SMB,
I caught a nice 16 1/4" smallie last fall, man that was some fight. That was the hardest freshwater fish I have caught. I would have liked to catch more but I guess it was better than...
Two important fly patterns that were not mentioned
Foxy red clouser
Clouser crayfish
I have some of the big divers tied with the big fly fiber, I just have yet to get out and try them. I have them in Black and white on 4/0 hooks.
I guess I'll go ahead and get some to tie some big muskie flies.
Anyone use icelandic sheep hair? If so, does it soak up water and get heavy like rabbit? I'd like to know before i buy some. Also, does it shed water on backcasts like synthetics?
eight thumbs,
I think you may have it. I like to sight cast, or "Hunt". It's cool. I do get close to the fish, maybe too close. They always seem to stike when I first get to an...
These fish were cruising in open water, maybe that's the problem, bigs ones none the less. I hope they start to feed more in the fall. I actually put on a 7" bright yellow and red saddle hackle fly...
Iv'e been doing all of that. Last night I bet I tried 10 different flies, and different retrieves. When I first got to the area the fish were hitting and I missed a few, then they stopped hitting....
Iv'e been going out quite a bit lately in the evevings trying to slay the SMB not to much avail. Iv'e been getting more follows than anything. Anyone else have this problem and what should I do? Iv'e...
Too much fertilizer is going into the river and when the temps get to 85 degrees it kills the bass. It's been happening for the past 5 years and the fish commission isn't doing anything about it. I...
Thanks Ladyfisher,
Being Aircrew in the Military I get to go to the Simulator, Biloxi, MS, and the panhandle of Florida enouph, and sometimes I can schedule my times...