Just Saying: I Was Right - Best All Around Panfish Fly

[DaddyO]

That's a good looking fly, mic. What's the recipe?

[mic]

That's a good looking fly, mic. What's the recipe?

Hook: Dai-Riki 270 Size 6

Bead: Plastic to size (you can use metal but it already sinks like a rock)

Lead: .015 15-20 wraps

Thread: Black

Tail: Olive Rubber (mine was left over from a spinner bait)

Body: Medium Ultra Wire - Olive (start the tie in on the near side right below the lead and run parallel with the hook. Need a long piece.)

Segmenting: Medium Ultra Wire - Black (start the tie in the same but on the other side. The goal is to flatten the profile.)

Wing Case: Cream/White Chewy Skin (sorry lost the color name)

Legs: red/brown and grizzly hackle

Thorax: Pheasant Tail Ice Dub

Tip: Fold the legs in half and tie in a loop. Then after completing the fly cut the loop and size accordingly.

Tip: Leave a small space between the thorax dubbing and the bead to tie in everything.

[stlfisher]

Nice catch Mic. Always a blast to catch a Cat on fly rod!

[mic]

Nice catch Mic. Always a blast to catch a Cat on fly rod!

Yea, this is my third on a fly rod. Always blows my mind.

Mike

[stlfisher]

I have caught a decent amount on my fly rod...all accidently of course. I have caught two on Wolly Bugger...that was odd.

My buddy catches them on a trout park gut fly....at a local pond....bunches of them.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Now how does that big cat prove your point? You have to catch a bushel basket load of panfish Mic, not of cats, to qualify.

[ness]

Wasn't gonna say it...partially because I didn't t want to bust your bubble, partially because I didn't want to agree with Wayne on anything. But....

That ain't a panfish, bro. And it's purple. And there's only one of them. And there isn't a hook-in-mouth shot to (kinda) verify that your fly was THE fly.

I regret to inform you your application for 'best all around panfish fly' has been denied. Better luck next time.

Ps: I do like the fly though

[mic]

Now how does that big cat prove your point? You have to catch a bushel basket load of panfish Mic, not of cats, to qualify.

It doesn't.... Just fun'in around.

[mic]

Wasn't gonna say it...partially because I didn't t want to bust your bubble, partially because I didn't want to agree with Wayne on anything. But....

That ain't a panfish, bro. And it's purple. And there's only one of them. And there isn't a hook-in-mouth shot to (kinda) verify that your fly was THE fly.

I regret to inform you your application for 'best all around panfish fly' has been denied. Better luck next time.

Ps: I do like the fly though

Man one photoshop error... and a guy never hears the end of it. . I really like the fly to. I wonder if I down size it... will it work on trout?

[fishinwrench]

I wonder if I down size it... will it work on trout?

No doubt in my mind.