Bluegill question

[SteveGibson]

I'm interested if anyone has any tips on fishing a San Juan worm for bluegill and other panfish? I will be fishing it on a lake.

What is the technique? Any tips?

Thanks in advance!

[Normand]

just throw it out there. give it a twitch. theyre not that fussy.

[deathb4disco]

just throw it out there. give it a twitch. theyre not that fussy.

Yeah, just get it near them.

[Big Bad Wulff]

Like most flies bluegill hit, just let it drop naturally and they will hit it thinking it is a dead bug or worm falling down thru the water.

[Robert Taipala]

You can also combine it with a dry like a gurglepop to have an additional fly choose and strike indicator.

[mandoyak]

just throw it out there. give it a twitch. theyre not that fussy.

Exactly. If you want to make it fun, go a step further and tie on a small popper with a nymph/bug (or two) of choice on a leader beneath that (as long as you need to get to the fish). You've got a couple of water columns covered and it's a blast when they're on. I've caught 2 at once plenty of times.

[Joe Hyde]

Cool, man! I've many times considered trying the San Juan worm on panfish but just haven't gotten around to it. I'll try to do it this year. Thanks for jogging my memory on this!


Joe
"Better small than not at all."

[rlh]

Just my opinion, but I crack up when I see an article in a fishing mag on how to catch panfish. They will eat anything that gets infront of them....period. My favorite flies are the ones my kids tie up, the uglier the better, plus the kids get excited when they see me catch fish on their creation.

[white43]

I'm with Joe on this one. I've received those wirey things in swaps and wondered what in the world to do with them. I doubt if I even have one in my boxes. But, I've had those days when just trying something on and putting it into the water would have been wonderful. This year I'm going to San Juan! JGW

[fly-chucker]

Anyone can catch little ones. It takes a lot of skill and luck to consistantly catch the big ones. T*tty brim we like to call em.

Kevin