I've been learning to tie Clousers and Crazy Charlies for a trip to Mexico. Salt water fishing is new to me but I think I'm going to enjoy it and apply whatever I learn to fishing the Chesapeake Bay when I get back. I keep thinking that both of those patterns will be handy to have for crappie fishing here in the spring - tied in the right colors and sizes of course. At some point I need to start tying for spring bluegill fishing here in Virginia. The lake behind the house thawed out about half-way today so spring can't be too far away. Last year I was already catching fish by now! I've got a foam cricket imitation I use that bluegill seem to hate with a vengeance, so pretty soon I'll start tying them.

Greybeard