drew03cmc Posted July 27, 2008 Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks Dan, I was just gonna ask! I have seen that before, but it is nice to hear how easy it is! Andy
Members flyfisheranonymous Posted July 28, 2008 Author Members Posted July 28, 2008 No problem Dano. The young guy tying the fly is a friend of mine. He sure is a believer in it for Steelhead and he even caught one of these.
Leonard Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 The DDH Leech isnt just for catfish (or warmwater). Ive caught my fair share of trout (day and night) on Taneycomo with them... They work awesome here.... Drew... they are VERY easy to tie... Ive made a few for all different depths.. (cones, lead eyes... and even unweighted) Leonard http://www.taneycomonights.com
drew03cmc Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 I guess I just need to get comfortable with dubbing. Andy
creek wader Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 I've caught many farm pond cats, between 3 and 8 lbs. on the Bachmann Crawdad fly. of course, I wasn't targeting the cat's. wader
Members flyfisheranonymous Posted July 31, 2008 Author Members Posted July 31, 2008 But what a fight they put up! Now I'm going to have to ask the details of that Crawdad pattern, materials etc.
zsmith62 Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 One of my buddies has a pond at his farm that has catfish and bass in it, and whenever we are down there, we used to go throw in a cup of the little food pellets and watch them suck them off the top. After doing this several times, I tied up a couple of eggs in tan color and then put some dry fly floatant on it and would cast into the middle of the floating pellets. If you think taking a bass or trout on top is exciting, try catfish. Lots of fun Zach Smith
drew03cmc Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 That is like chumming though....Just kidding, sounds like fun. Andy
Members flyfisheranonymous Posted July 31, 2008 Author Members Posted July 31, 2008 There are times, up here, that the Cats are slashing at the surface for minnows. As you stated this is the ultimate for any fly fisher. Big fish coming up for a fly on the surface sure gets my blood boiling. Can't wait for that time of year, usually the first or second week of June.
zsmith62 Posted August 1, 2008 Posted August 1, 2008 That is like chumming though....Just kidding, sounds like fun. But when they're in a privately stocked pond where it's a fish on almost every cast, I really have no problem doing it. Besides, what is the difference from throwing a chunk of stinkbait like most catfishermen do. Also, convincing a fish that bases most of its feeding on scent alone, making them eat a ball of fur isn't as easy as it sounds. No offense taken though, I know this isn't exactly purist dry-fly fishing Zach Smith
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