soft hackles. They can be fished very slowly and have the subtle but constant motion that drives cool water panfish nuts.
soft hackles. They can be fished very slowly and have the subtle but constant motion that drives cool water panfish nuts.
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
If anyone wants to try something a bit unorthodox, I have an idea I've been kicking around for quite a while about a fly. Just gotta find the time to tie a few...
The Green Hornet strikes again!!!
My go-to fly for crappie and bream in cold weather is the Carter's Sculpin. I'ved caught fish here in Georgia in mid-winter with snow on the ground. Fairly easy to tie and very durable. Here's a link to the pattern. http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/patterns6.asp?page=12
Jim Smith
Use two flies. Front one weighted, the back one not. Front fly should be about a 10-12, use something small for the trailing fly, say a 14 or 16 nymph of some sort. Which flies you use won't matter as much as how and where you fish them. Find a steep bank on a main lake point. Fish there. Cast to deeper water and let the flies sink down. Start with a slow ten count, and keep going down until you begin hanging up. Retrieve should be as slow as you can stand (then slow down by half again and you may be slow enough). You can catch some really big 'gills this time of year. Buddy
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