Simply The Best Panfish Fly

[Greasy B]

For me the most important thing with a Bluegill bug is visibility. I need a bright bug with white legs so I know that when it disappears it's in a fishes mouth.

[Gavin]

Carter's dragon or anthing small with rubber legs.

[Geoff]

I think I hear a STL challenge. 3 weights at high noon (insert old western movie music here)

I accept and raise your challange to 2wts at noon!!

[fishinwrench]

This little number here always does the job for me. Big gills love something dark and fuzzy slowly sinking next to some cover.

Seems like I never catch anything but little farts if I try to impart any action to a fly. I just let it slowly sink and check every 5-6 seconds to see if something has eaten it yet.

[Chris Barclay]

Very nice, Wrench!

[mic]

Got an extra one....

I accept and raise your challange to 2wts at noon!!

[mic]

JD... got any pics?

I tye a black soft hackle on a size 10 curved nymph hook that is pretty deadly. Simple fly, black antron body ribbed with a fine copper wire and a dark dyed partridge or starling feather hackle. The longer curved shank helps remove the hook better. Dead drift or strip, or just let it bob under an indicator.

[mic]

Concur... I'll have to try some of those.

This little number here always does the job for me. Big gills love something dark and fuzzy slowly sinking next to some cover.
Seems like I never catch anything but little farts if I try to impart any action to a fly. I just let it slowly sink and check every 5-6 seconds to see if something has eaten it yet.
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[ness]

BUB fly, wrench?

[fishinwrench]

BUB fly, wrench?

Yep, minus the front legs. You cant get enough lead on a size 12 hook to get the right sink rate unless you cut back on the rubber some.