Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Trapper Rob on January 28, 2019, 07:29:24 pm
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What's your favorite fly pattern for trout, panfish & bass.
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Wet fly called a wiggler fly. Use to tie 36 an hour and sold them for $.50 each back in 71.
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Muddler Minnow will take all three (=). Bob
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Sponge spiders for gills. For bass I like big frog patterns and for trout I like HUGE articulated streamers, 4-8" long with either a conehead or not. I like to target big brown trout on big rivers with my 8wt rods.
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Wet fly called a wiggler fly. Use to tie 36 an hour and sold them for $.50 each back in 71.
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Springs wiggler?
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Sponge spiders for gills. For bass I like big frog patterns and for trout I like HUGE articulated streamers, 4-8" long with either a conehead or not. I like to target big brown trout on big rivers with my 8wt rods.
Need pics … or it ain't true. :)
DBar
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Woolley Bugers will catch anything that swims.
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Jeb how do you tie a springs wiggler?
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Kevin, yes Springs wiggler fly.
Rob: not in a position/place to show you. Pretty basic materials: hook, chenille, squirrel tail, 00 thread and hackle.
Tied a few others, Dr Tom and Muddler minnow. I was in it for the money back then when we first got married.
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Don't fly fish anymore, fly rod disappeared! Too cheap to buy another one, but if I remember right you could get a lot of strikes on black gnats! DuPont half wings work, too >:D )F( Woompf! (lol). For bait casting, I Like the jitterbug for bass!
Hawkdancer
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Caught lots of Steelhead back in the Day with Springs Wiggler Nymph ! Bob
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We fished the fly stretch of the PM River with the wiggler fly. Took many steelhead with that fly. The largest I caught was 16 #s on 8 pound main line with 4 pound leader. Had to go light because the river was so clear. Didn't have the funds to mount the fish so we ate it. Now you can't keep any fish in that area of the stream.
I use to tie some flies for ice fishing also. Sold all my fly tying stuff so I don't tie anymore. Use to make custom rods also. Still have a handful of Fenwick blanks to make up for the grandkids.
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DuPont half wings work, too >:D )F( Woompf! (lol).
Hawkdancer
Yeah, with a long det cord leader... >:D ;)
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Rob if I remember right we traded a bunch of flies a couple of years ago. There should have been a spring wiggler in that bunch.
My favorite fly and in my opinion, the most versital would have to be the crackelback.
It can be fished in just about every way. You can add some weight to them, put a bead head on and even a tail. And the size and color is pretty much unlimited.
But the fly Ive caught a ton of fish on (trout and blue gill) is a chamois worm. Just cut a silver off of a car chamois and tie it on a #12 hook. Make a couple humps in it and leave it long on both ends. Looks just like a live worm in the water!
Patrick
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Patrick I'll have to give that a try.
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I've gone to the dark side,,,,,I've been fishing "Tankara" super easy pattern just killing fish also foam bugs lots of fun ,,,don't need very fancy tying equipment just a blast ,,,been finding Tenkara rods very reasonable(I'm super cheap) great for the small streams .jeffw
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Rob, that worm will work for an ol catfish one in a while to. Especially if you soaked a couple of then in some kind of fishing liquid bait.
That pattern does work better with some current.
Patrick
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Patrick my 9 year old wants to start tying flies & he loves to fish. This would be a good one for him to try.
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Woolly bugger is by far the easiest to tie up and will catch fish, in most situations.
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Chris what size hook do you use for the woolly bugger?
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Depends on the fish you're after. Size 2 up to 10 will cover almost anything in PA.
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A wooly booger is another one of those versatile flies. You can fish them several different ways and make them just about any size you want.
Patrick
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My favorite would be the muddler minnow. Can change the size from small for bluegill to several inches long for bass and pike. Leave them light and headed and they’ll float. Changing the shape of the head a bit will change if they dive, pop, or just ripple. Or you can go less dense on the deer hair head and add some lead to make them sink. It’s a very universal pattern.
For bluegill and mid to late summer trout I like deer hair beetles. One of the easiest things to tie and fish when they are hitting the top.
Kyle