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lets try this one more time ha ha i dont know why i dont get any success on these posts. the ice just melted. some ponds still have a little ice so the water is still pretty cold. i want to get out and catch some gills and LM bass but i dont really know what to use this early in the season...any help?
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flies for cold water gills and bass
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 06:00 PM
You will have better luck looking for perch and pike in the shallow flats. If the just melted there Id start looking tomorrow. Bass and gills can be tough to find this time of year......
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The one was full of fishing gear, the other newcastle ale
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And I said 'Yeah, You're probably right', and filled another two carts up
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 06:12 PM
no pike or perch around me haha. it was friday when it melted so its been a few days. the ponds that im fishing have no ice at all. and it rained non stop yesterday. i dont know if that matters or not.
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 06:38 PM
You might want to start with a bait fish pattern. Something that mimics whatever is in the pond. That may also include small bluegills or crappies. Bait fish are usually the first prey to stir, before crayfish, lizards, or worms. Fish slow & just keep your eyes open for anything else that moves about!
Let us know how you do!
Let us know how you do!
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 09:42 PM
use some nymphs, fished slow and deep. If the water is not clear, you might be better off just waiting.
I went to a super lake in the Fl panhandle yesterday hoping to get some pre-spawn jumbo bluegills, but they still have not begun to make an appearance. I did catch a couple decent largemouths and a couple pickerel though- one pickerel (the southerners call them "Jacks"... go figure) was almost 24". Surface temp was 60, a few feet down and deeper was 58. Bluegills can be tough to catch when the water is cold, although when I lived where I could ice fish, we would catch them using waxworms, mealworms, and maggots. I think the smaller the water, the better your odds. I catch bluegills all winter in local ponds, but in the bigger lakes they hide well and don't come out to play until the water temp gets to about 65.
I went to a super lake in the Fl panhandle yesterday hoping to get some pre-spawn jumbo bluegills, but they still have not begun to make an appearance. I did catch a couple decent largemouths and a couple pickerel though- one pickerel (the southerners call them "Jacks"... go figure) was almost 24". Surface temp was 60, a few feet down and deeper was 58. Bluegills can be tough to catch when the water is cold, although when I lived where I could ice fish, we would catch them using waxworms, mealworms, and maggots. I think the smaller the water, the better your odds. I catch bluegills all winter in local ponds, but in the bigger lakes they hide well and don't come out to play until the water temp gets to about 65.
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 10:47 PM
its a very small one acre pond. if that. and it is muddy from the recent ice melt and rain. but i hope i can catch some. i read in a normal fishing forum and they say theve been catching them on jigs so i think ill try that pigboat fly i made and hope for the best.
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 08:10 AM
For gills try a cap spider. It is a jig /fly . 1/124 oz jig head size 12 hook. Bass pro shops carry the lead heads. Tie
in three stands of ruber legs just behind the head and wrap the body with micro chenile or vernile. Best color for off colored water is black. Cast out and allow to sink without imparting any movement and watch your fly line for subtle takes.
Fred
in three stands of ruber legs just behind the head and wrap the body with micro chenile or vernile. Best color for off colored water is black. Cast out and allow to sink without imparting any movement and watch your fly line for subtle takes.
Fred
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