RickZieger

The ponds that I fish here in Iowa have large numbers of fish. Having taken many fish, out of many ponds,I have found the size of the bluegills to increase. I return every gill that is over 10" back into the pond, unless the are injured to much to survive. Many of the ponds will allow hundreds of gills to come out of them and not damage the population. Rick

I use a thin screw that I have cut the head off of to hold the foam body on my Dremel. Seems to hold better than a nail for me. Rick

Yes they will. Another thing to consider is that many folks have developed flies that work great for warmwater flyfishing. There are several sites that have alot of info on this. I have outfished several folks using trout flies with flies designed for panfish. Rick

Cornmeal paprika chili powder garlic powder onion powder salt pepper mix to taste roll fillets of panfish in it and bake on "Pammed" cookie sheet 10-12minutes at 400 degrees. Soak fillets in1 to 2 tlbs soy sauce for 4 to 6 hours. Bake or gill. Very good with crappie. Rick

Most of my panfish flies have no weight or very little weight. Many times I use glass beads if I need to hold materials at the front. Rick

The only scent I use is to wash my hands with some of the dirt beside the pond where I am going to fish. My hope is that I will not tranfer anything else to the fly. Rick

Just received an email that Mark died last night. IF this is not appropriate for this area I hope the moderators will remove it. Rick

I can't rmemeber many of the names of folks that I have watched at Sowbug roundup im Mt Home Arkansas. The are many many talented tiers there. Rick

I use Sally Hansens alot. I let the flies dry out overnight on the tying desk.. No problem for the fish. The people who produce L-lysine will scare the fish off. Rick

Boa Yarn leeches and a Goldie Jr. Both work very well for me. Rick

I would tie some flies using pheasant tails. Rick

You can hunt them but you CANNOT sell them. That is why they are not in catalogues. They have a foot like a flamingo. Body feathers make a great leech pattern. Use red thread and it takes two to three feather for a size 10 hook. Rick

I do it. It did take a while to get used to doing this. Helps to have big rings on the handles for your fingers. Rick

I make my popper sout of foam. Solid colors have wsorked as well or better than multiple colors. Playing around with stuff, a tail and legs seem to be the most impoortant thing on poppers. Rick

I have them tied with hackle 1 size larger, normal , and 1 size smaller. Let the fish tell you wha thtey like the best each day. Rick

Received some great looking flies today. Rick

Ifg I can get out I go with natural type flies in small sizes. Usually size 14 and 16 for the patterns, PTN, Hares Ears,leeches. Most are weighted with a glass bead and fished very slowly. Rick

It is my conjecture that many times a bluegill will spit out a fly before you can set the hook. When you do the hook set you impale another fish with the fly. Horror of horrors, it is almost snagging. Rick

I will do a Godlie Jr. send you r address please. Rick

My flies went in the mail last week. Rick

contact Conranch hackle. He sells directly to people. He also ties so when you talk to him tell him what you want and he will get it to you. No interest in the company. us thappy with the feathers I have from him. Rick

Got 26 gills on the purple leech today. All 8 to 9 incheslong anbd fat, Rick

need your address also. Ric k

I will do a purple furl tailed mohair leech. Rick

I was in a dollar store yesterday. Saw hot pad holders that are like the nonslip drawer material. One set was a dark blue. I thnk it will make great bodies. Rick