Happy Mistake

[Greg Hunsicker]

I tyed some small Clouser minnows in yellow and white #10 nymph hook to go after big bluegills. No takers from the bluegill but the White Bass couldn't get enough! I hadn't caught a white bass before but now that I have big buegill are no longer the dream. What a great little fish to play on a 7'6" 3wt.
does anybody know of any other good white bass flies?

[biot midge]

Greg,
I have caught white bass, stripers, and hybrids on this fly. [url=http://www.spiritriverinc.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=17181&cat=397&page=1:916c7]http://www.spiritriverinc.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=17181&cat=397&page=1[/url:916c7]
Steve

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[Greg Hunsicker]

Thanks Steve
Looks like something I'd try.
Greg

[TxBuddha]

Try the Hart's Ghost Minnow:
[url=http://www.bassbugcentral.com/smbflies.html:c6cff]http://www.bassbugcentral.com/smbflies.html[/url:c6cff]

It's about half way down the page. This recipe calls for a #4 hook but you can down size to a #6 without problems. Simple & quick to tie.

[Greg Hunsicker]

Thanks TxBuddha
I love simple! One question, it's a bead not a barrel correct?
Thanks again,
Greg

[TxBuddha]

It's a bead head.

Another one I like was developed by one of our local guys who calls it "Bacon" as in everyone likes bacon.

Take a streamer hook, I use Mustad 9672's, add a brass cone head, tie in a maribou tail ala wooly bugger, and wrap the hook shank with crystal chenille. You can use whatever color you like but here in TX we use mostly olive. I'd post a link but the website where it's located is undergoing a software upgrade so it's likely it wouldn't work anyway. It's as simple as it sounds.

[This message has been edited by TxBuddha (edited 11 July 2006).]

[Jonezee]

Bassman sent me a couple of his mini-wolly buggerrs. They are dynamite on big fat bluegills. Fished just below the surface with a floating line and short leader (lots of lily pads here). John knows his stuff!

[Greg Hunsicker]

I'll have to try the mini wolley buggers. I think olive or fluorecent green wood work great here. Thanks for the tip.
Greg

[teasels]

try your minnows in chartruse. a gurgler works well in So. Illinois.
Dennis

[white43]

Instead of bucktail, tie down a short strip of zonker. Black works darned well. We call this a Gill Buster. Wrap thread back on the hook shank to just above the point, the back to the weight, under it and create a head. I've caught just about every warmwater fish on black Gill Busters, on size 10 dry fly hooks. JGW