stuff for bluegill flies

[Nick Reiniche 0]

hey guys im knew to the fourm (this is actuly my first post) i live in the jackson ,michigan area. i am just wondering if anyone had any flies that work wonders on blugill???????? i hav tied pretty much everything with foam. i am going to tie....

 

red fox squirrle tail nymph

foam spiders

flashback PT nymph

 

 

anyhting im missing??? :help: :help: :help:

 

[Blueman89 0]

Just make sure you have some Hare's Ear Nymphs and a few poppers. That's all you really need. If they don't hit the Hare's Ear, then they ain't gonna hit anything. I haven't had a trip yet where a Hare's Ear didn't catch at least 1 fish.

[Nick Reiniche 0]

really? i never really thought of that fly (hares ear) guess it would not hurt to try!

[Blueman89 0]

One of the best ways to fish them is to tie a popper to your leader, tie a piece of tippit about 12 inches long to the popper hook, then tie the Hare's Ear to that. Know you have two chances to catch fish, and you have a good strike indicator for the nymph.

[flytire 0]

Any trout fly will work for bluegills.

 

Bluegills = Stupid!

[Iowaflyguy 0]

 

You might want to try the warm water fly tyer.

( I hope I entered the link right). He has a lot of gill patterns. I have had success with the

hum bug in black and yellow, and the gill getter. Best of all they are quick and easy ties.

 

tight lines

Tom

[JJD 0]

A few guys on another board swear by a pattern called a jitterbee.

 

Hook: #8-10 "live bait" hook

Tails: two strands rubber leg material - tied short like a nymph

Body: black & yellow medium chenille - tied alternating like a bumblebee

Head: gold bead

 

I tied some up using Hairline Ice Dubbing and they look KILLER. But I haven't had a chance to verify their effectiveness;)

 

a link

http://www.loup-garou.net/jitterbee.html

 

http://www.laflyfish.com/flies/jitterbee.php

[Nick N 0]

A size 8-12 gurgle pop is a wonderous fly. Really, any bright fly (I like orange and yellow) works great.

 

I actually have a box, with foam scraps, random feathers, craft fur, beads etc, and just pull stuff out at random, and get great flys!

[down2earthlv 0]

Here's a good one, I posted this about a month ago.....

 

 

 

 

[Nick Reiniche 0]

i think mabey i'll use some kind of nymph as a dropper to a popper

[deeky 0]

I have a few of the jitterbees and really like them as well. Try different color combinations too.

 

My two go to flies - my all black woolly bugger variation, and a small (size 8-10) black over chartreuse clouser.

[nomad 0]

The Bully Bluegill Spider works great, also try a Pussbug.

[Nick Reiniche 0]

thanks guys that really helps

 

[madkasel 0]

Elk Hair Caddis is killer for bluegill, too. Fish it dry and if they don't take that, strip it in and it's a passable baitfish imitation and they'll hit that.

 

I like that jitterbee. Too cool.

[MIKE*A 0]

Welcome to the site! go to the top of the page and click on "species Index" and then scroll downand click on "panfish".......that will bring up a list o fly patterns posted to this website as well as topics/threads/discussions about panfish.....i think you wil find a lot of good info. there.