Fall faves for Blue Gills ?

Fishing Panfish & Warm Water
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Im kind of looking forward to some cooler weather fishing and the thought came up of something good to be tying, whats some of y’all’s fave flies for late summer/fall blue gills ??

Thanks in advance.

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Are you fishing still water or streams?

I have had luck with large, dark parachute patterns in slow streams. I tie them to resemble big wolf spiders. I use over-sized hackles, shiny side up. I also hang nymphs under them. The nymphs exhibit movement in the current (e.g. marabou, rubber legs, etc…).

Regards,
Ed

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I think the number I have seen is that 80% of what a fish eats live in the water not on it. Some kind of nymphs, wooly buggers, bream killers, rubber legged dragons are all good year around.

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I always have good luck with Cap Spiders this time of year. I usually paint the bodies black and use stripped rubber legs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzZekzILGRI

Jim Smith