Fishing Report

[Micheal Kyle]

Thanks Phil for the Fellows' Lake column!

Fishing was good in late April and the first week of May for the several times I was able to go.

I have been trying to catch a muskie on a fly rod and have had a couple of follows. One fish was in the 28 - 30" class and the other was in the 46 - 48" class. I have been catching numerous bass in the 2 - 5 pound range on the large muskie type flies that I have been throwing.

The flies that have been producing the best results for me are 5 to 9" in length. Colors have been white, chartreuse, orange, yellow, black, as well as shad and bluegill color combinations. Patterns that are producing for me are Whistlers, Deceivers, CF Baitfish, various Tarpon flies and a rattling wool head streamer ( simular to Popovics Siliclone fly ).

jim

[King Ming]

jim,

Thanks for this info. I have been fishing Fellows for many years and was wondering if anyone else was fly fishing out there as well.

A couple of questions I have are: What weight rod or rods are you using? and what type or types of line, as well as leader make up?

I do not know what your schedual will be next week, but if you would like to go one morning, let me know.

King Ming

[Micheal Kyle]

Ming,

I have been using intermediate and type 3 full sink lines. Do to the time restrictions, I do not think there would be much need for topwater, unless it is raining or heavily overcast.

Because of the bulkiness of the flies I have been throwing and the wind, I have been using a 10 weight. For my smaller flies 4 - 5", I will use an 8 weight.

I am using simple leaders, 60" of 30# with 18 - 24" of 60# bite tippet. I have been using Rio Flouroflex, but will be trying Frog Hair in the near future. I have not turned to wire leaders yet and hopefully do not have to, because they take some of the action away from my flies.

jim