Thread: Fly fishing for gills?

Originally Posted by parrotheadcrb

We fish with a fly tied on jigs for bream and use a float. Very effective way to catch bluegills and redears.

This is my first post. I too have used the clear water weighted floats with flies.

I just got back from Cabelas and had a look at the Stowaway 7s. Does anyone have any thoughts on them?

Originally Posted by pondpro08

I just got back from Cabelas and had a look at the Stowaway 7s. Does anyone have any thoughts on them?

I hear nothing but good things about them. I ordered a 6wt Stowaway 7 for a January trip to Utah. Unfortunately, they were on backorder so I couldn't get it in time for my trip, and I had to cancel my order. I was looking forward to fishing it, though!

Cast one if you can. If you don't mind only four pieces, the TFO Pro's are very good rods at a similar price.

NO. Buy BEAD HEADS (flies) and use them. Be patient on the drop, count to 30, and just SLOWLY-SLOWLy twitch on the retreive. Panfish suspend, esp over deep structure. I only use sinktip in fast streams steelheading and if I need a fast sink with big flies like for N/Pike. To much work throwing that line. I'm getting old!

I do a lot of bluegill & bass fishing with my flyrod. I like to tie a small wet fly (an ant or a "bream getter") on a leader attached to the hook of the popper. Its a little tricky to cast with two lures but you get the best of both worlds with a popper and a wet fly. I have caught many doubles on this rig, not to mention a lot of big bass that just arent turned on enough to hit the popper, but when they see that fat bug sinking in the water they sometimes get hungry!

Originally Posted by Flyrod Man

I fish crappie and gills in 15 - 20 ft. of water using wet flies, after they bed, and find I catch bigger fish than in the shallows using popper's during the bed period. With a wet fly many times they will take the fly while the fly is dropping at the depth they are suspended.

Saw your answere about Not using a sink-tip flyline, and just curious as to how long of a leader do you use when fishing this way, and do you use any kind of strike indicater, or just watch the leader. THANKS

I use a 9 ft. leader, (3 lb tippet) on a 4wgt 7-1/2 ft or a 5wgt 8-1/2 ft rod. Don't need a strike indicator, most of the time the slack line while sinking will shoot out on the take or I can feel the hit with my fly rods - graphite rods. Loomis and Penn International Gold.

Originally Posted by Flyrod Man

NO. Buy BEAD HEADS (flies) and use them. Be patient on the drop, count to 30, and just SLOWLY-SLOWLy twitch on the retreive. Panfish suspend, esp over deep structure. I only use sinktip in fast streams steelheading and if I need a fast sink with big flies like for N/Pike. To much work throwing that line. I'm getting old!

Thanks
Randy

Here's some poppers I make for gills and then tie a dropper off the hook bend such as a bead head nymph. These are easy to make.foam sheets,contact cement, and punches