Simple shad/ blue gill pattern?

[rainbow27 0]

just wondering if anyone knows of a simple pattern for imitating a shad for bass

[Fish For Life 0]

Probably as good a bass fly as you can get will be a black and white clouser minnow. Simple to tye and very effective, black on the top and white on the bottom, slip in a bit of crystal flash and you will have a winning fly for sure.

Another really good shad pattern that i have used is one with ep fibers. A bit harder than the clouser minnow to tye but also a very effective patter. Cant get a much better fish imitation than with ep.

 

Good luck.

[fishslayer88 0]

These are two I like to use in shad colors.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CDkQtwIwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_suygCdgUXQ&ei=1X6_UseCKsm2yAGoiYHICw&usg=AFQjCNEBz8LJ_y3UW-vLWixZiUXpg_twCQ&sig2=4_CaBaGczIdW1d80Cxceqg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCsQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhbLG30hU3fI&ei=_n2_UsT4CM-QyQGI2oD4Cw&usg=AFQjCNE56_Z1XxCaZdqYwqb65LYffkKW8w&sig2=o4fWINOhL3U881E5JozKvQ

[Guest]

Here's some I came up with for a friend...The top 2 have craft fur dubbed around lead eyes. The others have epoxied eyes or glued on...

Another "type" can't remember which member came up with it. Got it on here...

[fishslayer88 0]

I really like those yellow eyed ones.

[Guest]

Po mans EP fibers from kids hair pieces, $1 ea. From DollarTree. They look almost transparent. I think that makes'em especially "fishy" looking...

[sniperfreak223 0]

This is one I came up with recently, it looks a lot more difficult than it really is. The tail is two long-ish hen saddles, tied in deceiver-style, with a few wraps of the webby butts in front to build up some bulk, followed by two clumps of either bucktail (size 1 and larger) or calftail (size 2 and smaller) behind the eyes and another clump of buck/calftail on the back, Thehead is then built up by tying in and folding back clumps of Senyo's Lazer Dub in appropriate colors, then trimming to shape if necessary.

 

[coinman66 0]

Here is my EP/Congo hair Bluegill pattern. Fairly easy to tie.

[coinman66 0]

Few more. Top one Shad pattern.

[fshrmanms 0]

made these shad from ep fibers and they proved to be pretty effective for bass and crappie.

[sniperfreak223 0]

and the gizzard shad version of the above fly for my trip to Presque Isle...

 

[cheech 0]

I have been fishing the Low Fat Minnow this year, and it is a bass/bluegill magnet.

 

Tutorial here http://www.flyfishfood.com/2013/02/cheechs-low-fat-minnow.html

[essequamvideri 0]

Po mans EP fibers from kids hair pieces, $1 ea. From DollarTree. They look almost transparent. I think that makes'em especially "fishy" looking...

 

 

denduke,

 

Great find on the hair. Is this the same hair you used in the above flies? How does it react in water?

 

Michael

[Guest]

It works fine...flexible, translucent shine, uniform diameter. It just does not "bulk up" like congo or EP fibers. Here's some on small streamers...

[essequamvideri 0]

Thanks for the idea. I'm going to look for some and try it. I can't imagine 2014 without buying something that I don't need for tying flies.

 

Michael