Favorite Dry Flies for Bluegill

[Greg Hunsicker]

Lately I've been fishing pond and I can't get them to take any of my normal offerings but there are fish actively taking insects or nymphs on the surface. I'm thinking of Adams, Griffith's Gnat, Renagade or mosquitoes. But I'm interested in other options as well.

Greg

[flyandtie]

those are a great start, also ants, stimulators, bivisibles, ELK HAIR CADDIS!!!,( my most producin dry fly for bluegill, humpies, royal wulffs, trudes, black gnat, all i can think of for now

[Eight Thumbs]

I like a Griffith Gnat when brim are taking small stuff on the surface and they don't seem to want my larger offerings. Actually, I try to match the size of the predominant surface bugs with the Griffith Gnat. 8T

[nighthawk]

Try this one for nymphing:

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytyin ... part7.html

I ty it as a bead head. For dies I like the Griffith Gnat, moose main mosquito and the bumble bee. Ants work fine too.

That nymph is a killer in early spring.

[DShock]

Size 12-14 Stimulator. (yellow)

[gerry l]

Greg, for the last couple of weeks I have had my best success on an Elk Hair Caddis. Using mostly 10's, but also 12 and 8. I tie the body with spun natural deer hair, clipped close and bleached elk for the wing. It floats very well and the gills hit it hard! Hope you have some luck.
Gerry L

[Greg Hunsicker]

Gerry L

That sounds very cool! You might think about submitting it for the "Fly of the Week". Is there any chance that you could post a picture of the size #10?

Semper Fi
Greg

[PastorEd]

Hans Weilenmann's CDC and Elk is by far and away my best dry fly for blue gill. It is darn buggy and nearly impossible to drown.

ED

[Peter F]

Here's another idea to get them to bite. How about a small soft-hackle. Though the gills were working the surface on your pond, they may also be taking flies just under the surface. An unweighted soft-hackle might be interesting. A peacock body SH might be a good place to start.

That being said, my favorite panfish fly for surface fishing is a small popper, like the gurgle-pop popper shown in the FOTW archives. Not exactly a "dry fly", however.

http://www.fishingwithflies.com/Pete...PopPopper.html

[gerry l]

Greg, It may be awhile before I am able to do a pic for you. Sorry.
To get an idea of the shape refer to the Irrisistible's body. Add elk hair downwing and your done No tail. No hackle. Any light wire dry fly hook you might have on the ranch will do. We had great fishing over the week end.
Regards, Gerry L