For those of you who fly fish… what are some good flies for gills when they are not up chasing bugs?
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May 14, 2013 at 8:53 pm #1170796
Had luck with nymphs (scuds, prince nymphs, hairs ear) and small beadheaded wooly buggers( cone headed for deeper edges) and san Juan worm.
May 14, 2013 at 9:03 pm #1170797I’ve always used ones similar to these with spinning gear and a clear casting bobber. I’m sure they would work with a fly rod just as good.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251159670743&item=251159670743&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466May 14, 2013 at 9:07 pm #1170799I love foam spiders in the summer but its still just a little early. The fish are down a ways still.
May 14, 2013 at 9:21 pm #1170802Nymphs and Streamers, usually size 8 down to size 12.
For Nymphs I tie a Pheasant Tail bead head with some color dubbed in at the thorax: chartreuse, orange, or pink. Some of the lakes I fish have a large population of Damsel flies and I’ve seen the ‘gills get selective about that, just like trout do. I tie Damsel fly nymphs in olive and grey. Marabou for the body and tail, a couple of turns of peacock herl at the thorax, and mono-bead eyes (melt the ends of a piece of mono to form two buggy looking eyes).
For streamers as others have mentioned you have to have some Woolly Buggers. Black, olive, brown, and white. I also like the old classic Black-nosed Dace as well as the smallest Muddler Minnows I can tie.
If I was restricted to one species using one technique, I’d spend the rest of my days fishing for Bluegills with a flyrod. I love it.
Good luck this Spring!
Rootski
May 14, 2013 at 10:28 pm #1170821I dont tie so I have to buy them or have someone tie for me. I got a chuckle out of discouraging small fish… im a newb at fly fishing so I need all the bites I can get
May 14, 2013 at 10:46 pm #1170826Try a Bimbo Skunk fly for gills. Saw it on Northland Adventures this week end.
May 14, 2013 at 10:50 pm #1170827Quote:
Try a Bimbo Skunk fly for gills. Saw it on Northland Adventures this week end.
A smelly blonde?
May 15, 2013 at 10:21 am #1170914I tie a lot of micro jigs. 1/124th, 1/100th oz (you can get the jigheads at Thorne Bros). Maribou, Krystal flash, bucktail, fin racoon – – tons of good body material. The light jigs cast just fine.
May 15, 2013 at 9:40 pm #1171140Quote:
Had luck with nymphs (scuds, prince nymphs, hairs ear) and small beadheaded wooly buggers( cone headed for deeper edges) and san Juan worm.
On the san juan worms, what size would you recommend for gills?
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