Pics of recent flies
Figured I'd share what I've been tying up lately...
size 6 Clouser minnows
size 10 Clouser minnow with pine squirrel zonker on top, tied on a circle hook. I think this is going to catch a few green sunfish!
size 6 Clouser minnow, circle hook, rabbit strip on top.
Fiery Brown, size 10
size 12 bobwhite soft hackle
Hope you enjoy 'em!
Zac
Zac, they look great, and I bet the fish will certainly agree. If they don't, you can always send them to me to double check them for ya...hehehe.
Well done! Say....that Bobwhite does make a good softhackle!
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
looks like all that calf hair went to good use. downright decent ties.
"There's more B.S. in fly fishing than there is in a Kansas feedlot." Lefty Kreh
I can't say about fly fishing but there's a lot of feed lots in Kansas.
Wes' Pattern Book
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Vety Sweet ties!
Have you had luck with circle hooks? I haven't yet.
I'm not sure circle hooks are the way to go with many warmwater species. We use them in the salt for fish that attack and pull. You'll have to let us know about your success rate with the circle hooks.
BTW, great looking flies! Good job.
Steve
Thanks for the comments!
I haven't tried circle hooks yet either, but I'm anxious to try them out. My main target with the bigger ones will be white bass, which tend to hit hard and run. The smaller ones I'm going to be targeting small bass and green sunfish, and they aren't delicate "takers" most of the time either. I'll report back when I've got a couple trips under my belt.
Wes, I've got a place up here to try out the calf clousers... I'll give you a shout when they move to the rocks. Largemouths, crappie, bluegills, and a few white bass on the riprap!
The circle hooks work great on all panfish. The fish hook them self, and when dealing with crappie's paper thin mouth that is a good thing. The circle hook keeps you from setting the hook and ripping it out of the mouth,just let them take it and then and tension. No need to rip on the rod.
Nice flies Zac. Are those some of the ones you tied with us at BPS?
Actually, no! I had most of those WITH me though. I was tying bluegill bugs that evening. I've got some pics on Facebook of those...
HI mate,
What you fishing for with the Fiery Brown? I just got an fiery brown saddle from Sam McGowan at http://irish-fly-supplies.webs.com
Its the best fiery brown i've seen heres a pic of a dabbler with it. If your looking for true Irish colours then he's your man.
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