Feather Wing Streamers for Gills or Crappie?

[butternut-tyer]

great tie, great fly, great history.........and Dave is a great tier......I love it!

[appalachian angler]

I really like your fly Dave! Are you fishing it with a full sinking or sink tip line?

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[FishnDave]

I'm fishing it with a floating line. The crappies are shallow right now (at least in a few of the waters I'm fishing)...some males are guarding nests, and in the evenings the other males and females are suspended within a few feet of the surface over open water.

I'm sure a sinking or sink-tip line would work well when the crappies drop back into deeper water during the summer.