Hook ? Standard dry fly style, size 8-12
Thread - White flat waxed nylon
Tail/Legs ? Tail and legs are made from one piece of rubber legs about 4 inches long
Over Body ? White 3mm thick foam strip, hook gape wide [see examples below]
Body ? Flat holographic tinsel in chartreuse, red, blue, gold, silver, black etc
The fly above is tied in a simple generic white and chartreuse color scheme
Try using different colors of foam, rubber legs and tinsel
I’m getting excited for the bluegill, crappie and perch spawn. I guess the end of April and into May here in PA. Every year I get caught up in the mayfly hatches and forget the panfish. This year I pledge to fish for the spawn. It’s a lot of fun landing fish on my 3 wt. fly rod. Not only that, I have flies tied just for panfish, too.
Norm,
I tie a similar foam black ant pattern that the blue gill love here in Florida. I’ve been meaning to tell you that I really enjoy seeing the flies you tie. Can’t get over how good the head on you salmon fly patterns look. Keep up the good work.
May would probably be closer to the bluegill spawn. My buddies and I rent a house up near Lake Wallenpaupack toward the end of May. We had to cancel last year. We’ve all had our vaccines and are headed up May 21st. We fish the smaller lakes in the area like Shohola and Little Egypt.
They’re still in the spawning mode at that time. Those spiders would be deadly. A sample of what’s waiting for you.
