Thread: Pretty day, great fishing, new fly

Sometimes you hit things just right ... even when you don't expect it. I got up, headed for the lake and launched my Ultimate 14.5.

The lake was substantially lower than a month ago. I didn't think fishing would be that good, and it started out slow. But when I changed to a No. 12 gold-bead nymph, things improved in a hurry.

I caught 30 bluegill and several really nice speckled perch on the nymph. I noticed when the action slowed, that fish were hitting my strike indicator.

So, I tied on a new fly for me, a creation my wife has dubbed the "Skitterbug." It worked first cast and produced really well. Caught 30 more bluegill, a really nice shellcracker, two golden shiners, and two small bass.

Here a some pics:

Beautiful speck (crappie):



Nice shellcracker on Skitterbug:



Bluegill on Skitterbug:



The Skitterbug:

Nice Fish!

I'm sure catching those was FUN!

Hi Steve, sounds like you had a terrific time. I like your new bug. Is that a sequin on the front? Looks like that is an easy bug to tie and should get good results, as you have shown us. Thanks for the pics.
From the bayou,
PawPaw "gene"

Looks like you had fun. Thanks for sharing pics!

Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"

Hi Steve, sounds like you had a terrific time. I like your new bug. Is that a sequin on the front? Looks like that is an easy bug to tie and should get good results, as you have shown us. Thanks for the pics.
From the bayou,
PawPaw "gene"

Yep, it's a sequin. Works well. The fly consists of just six tying steps. So, it can be tied in about 1 minute.

Yes it looks like ya had a good time. Nice fish .

Steve,

What size tippet are you using?

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Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Steve,

What size tippet are you using?

5X.

Some bream fishermen here use a popping bug and a bream killer(fly) combo. They could catch fish on both lures and popper worked for a bobber but still catches too.