Tied up a dozen of each of 4 paterns today.
I checked my stock boxes again and I was low on these. I guess I will need to look at them more often.
Rick
Wow. Such discipline. I did a bunch of crappie Clousers the other night, but right now I’m tyring to get through a challenging fly swap number. then it’s katie bar the door. I need some Hare 'n Coppers for the bluegill season, and I just heard we’re finally in ice out up here. JGW
Rick,
What size(s) and pattern(s) do you find is most effective for bass?
I was wondering because it seems like you generally target bluegills/crappie with smaller flies, but you hook a lot of bass as well.
So, which four patterns were they? Some of those in your Panfish Articles?
How are the Crappie over there? I am hoping to get out again tomorrow over lunch and see how badly the cold front turned em off. The other day when I was catching the Crappie, there were a couple of Gills in close I could see, but after examining the fly that the Crappie liked, they turned and ran.
Don
Most of the patterns I tie from size 6 to 12 dpeending on which pattern it is.
I did Marabou Miss, Sreamer nymph, perch-a-bou all in the favorites. These were size 6, 8 and 10.
I have also been catching gills and bass on a size 10 or 12 PTN made up of 7 to 8 colors of pheasant tail barbs. So I did a dozen of those.
Rick
Rick -
I’ve been fishing Chironomids lately for 'Gills and they really like them.
I am intrigued (to say the least) by the “Cold” Stillwater (translated - Trout) fishing and how those techniques can be adapted to our warm venues.
It helps to fish the little Chironomids under an indicator, but I have also had success with them using a [very] slow figure eight retrieve.
- Gary
BTW, have you had an opportunity to fish that Sockeye Fry I sent you yet? It should be great for Crappie.
- g~
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Death, I like to tie my Bass Deep Clousers on #2 hooks. It may be a carry-over from my non-flyfishing days where we always believed that bigger lures meant bigger fish. But I’ve had such good success on a #2, that I rarely use anything else for largemouths. Favorite color combinations are a blue over white or fire tiger.
Rick
You are a machine. How’s the fishing down your way?
Thanks, poke.
Interesting, Gary. There’s a local guy doing the same thing. Here’s a link to an article he wrote about it:
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I periodically catch gills with bloodworms coming out of their mouth.