While on a recent trip to Spirit Lake, Iowa I caught my biggest walleye on a fly to date. It's no monster but then I've only caught about 6 ranging in size from fingerling to this one.Walleye.jpg187.jpg
Biggest Walleye
While on a recent trip to Spirit Lake, Iowa I caught my biggest walleye on a fly to date. It's no monster but then I've only caught about 6 ranging in size from fingerling to this one.Walleye.jpg187.jpg
nice walleye. what where you using for flies? I've tried a few times around the Storm lake area with no luck.
MIke
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
I used a clouser patter to which I attached a spinner ahead of the eyes to make it look like a fly rod version of a Roadrunner jig. I've caught most of my walleye on this pattern and have also successfully used it for spring bass.
I bet that was FUN!
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
interesting clouser variation. but if it works, that's all the counts. nice job.
MIke
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
NICE! Congrats...
The Green Hornet strikes again!!!
can you post a pic of your fly?
This. I'm curious how you get the spinner far enough below, or above, the clouser so it won't foul??Originally Posted by fishexcavator
WalleyeFly.jpgWalleyeFly2.jpgHere are two flies I have used successfully for walleye. The black one is a little smaller and is tied on a jig hook while the red & white one is tied on a bigger straight shank hook and got me that nice walleye. I have found generally a small spinner does not foul against the fly but it it does just stop your retrieve and let the fly fall. The fly will helicopter down with the spinner blade doing its thing. If you use a large enough spinner blade, when the fly is retrieved the spinner will press against the body of the fly making it wobble like a crankbait. I haven't caught anything on that type of fly yet since I haven't used it much but I have confidence it will make a good fly for either casting or trolling.
I tie a very similar version using a jig style hook that I JB Weld a swivel to that I use to attach a willow leaf blade and then tie bucktail after the JB Weld has set, similar to a Clouser. I'ts deadly for smallmouth and even catfish. I use BIG hooks (#1, #2, etc) for warmwater species. Chartreuse, Orange and Green seem to be the best color combinations.
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