Members rainbowtrouttracker Posted March 18, 2011 Members Posted March 18, 2011 Ok, well I have a pond behind my house that I like to fish. Yesterday, I hooked up and landed one 14 inch crappie and another 17 incher. I hooked on to another but the hook wasn't set deep enough. I was using a black wooly bugger.(the big one was in my profile pic.) This Morning, Flyrodman hooked up on another huge one but it got off. He was also using a black wooly bugger. I was wondering if anyone had some good ideas for a bigger variety of flies in size, color, streamers, nymphs, terrestrials et certera. Thanks. Rainbowtrouttracker
Kayser Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Woolly buggers of all sizes, colors and weights work well on them- just gotta match them to what the fish want. Mainly weight and color are the two big ones. I was using big unweighted marabou streamers (looked like tarpon flies) for them last spring in the spawning flats (less than 2ft deep). Black with a chartreuse collar was working well, as was white/purple. Also have had luck using poppers when they're sipping chironimids around dusk in the late spring/early summer. But other than that, minnow imitations will work the best. Just remember, you can get a better presentation with a longer sink count than using a heavier fly. Rob WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
Members rainbowtrouttracker Posted March 18, 2011 Author Members Posted March 18, 2011 Woolly buggers of all sizes, colors and weights work well on them- just gotta match them to what the fish want. Mainly weight and color are the two big ones. I was using big unweighted marabou streamers (looked like tarpon flies) for them last spring in the spawning flats (less than 2ft deep). Black with a chartreuse collar was working well, as was white/purple. Also have had luck using poppers when they're sipping chironimids around dusk in the late spring/early summer. But other than that, minnow imitations will work the best. Just remember, you can get a better presentation with a longer sink count than using a heavier fly. Rob Yea I was fishing around dusk when this happened and early this morning. Thanks dude. Rainbowtrouttracker
Members Dan Sweeney Posted March 22, 2011 Members Posted March 22, 2011 Clauser minnow maybe? Seems like they'd be prime movers for crappie. But, you sure can't go wrong with wooly buggers either. Silence is golden.
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