Is this a bluegill fly that works well for you? I know there is no limit to the color schemes a tyer can imagine. I am curios if some of you have fished this fly with great/good/moderate success. Thank you for any input.
Greg
GREAT success: one of Bill Byrd’s 2 favorites. Best color combination is black body with chartreuse legs. Let it plop and sit until the rings subside then give it tiny strips. Have fun.
Jim
Thank you Jim. That’s the kind of feedback I was hoping to hear.
Isn’t that a fly a slow sinker? I didn’t know it sat in the film.
The original is tied with significant lead near the tail so it sinks with rubber legs at the head or top of fly waving about as it sinks. It has worked well for me, but not my best fly. I will have to try black/chartreuse
It’s tied on a size 14 light wire hook; body is foam with rubber legs. No lead, no sinking.
The pattern I tied had a chenille body.
It’s a great fly! Bluegill love it! Terry and Roxanne Wilson dedicate an entire chapter to it in their book on bluegills!
I figured the fly was a great bluegill fly. I’ve ordered 8 different colors of micro chenille. I am hoping to get some black rubber legs ordered by tomorrow.
I am hoping I did not get the names mixed up on the fly in question. The fly I intended to ask about does use weight at the rear of the hook, with a chenille body, and for rubber legs.
It wont be long before some field testing will be in order.
Smij, I will need to check out the book you mentioned.
It’s a really good book!
@qqualls It’s a great fly! I’ve taken bass, bluegill, and crappie with it. Our top producing color combos are yellow chenille body/wht round rubber legs & black chenille body/wht rubber legs. The fish can’t resist the fluttering legs as the fly is going down. Try to keep a tight line, and you’ll be good to go. The original pattern has the lead wire going from the back towards the front. As far as the chenille, we’ve used medium size. It does well in pockets of open water in weeds, and the edges of weed lines. Good luck
rwar1423,
Thank you for your color suggestions and tips on fishing it. I actully got to fish one Saturday for about an hour at a nearby pond. I am pleased with how well the fly worked in that particular pond.