Has Anyone Ever.....

[SDB777]

Curious....


Has anyone ever tried "Flesh flies"?

If so, any hits? Any catches?

Reason I ask is quite simple, fish have a few pieces of brain matter....wondering if there is anything 'buried' in the matter to indicate they should eat rotting flesh from spawning fish?

Scott (okay, I can't fish today) B

[laker67]

Might catch a few bears, all the fish are already dead or dying.

[SDB777]

Might catch a few bears, all the fish are already dead or dying.

Not sure I understand?

I've never tried fly-fishing for bear...but I'll try anything once(or five times if it's fun).

Actually my question is about the dying or dead fish you speak of.....is there a 'kill off' happening or something? I haven't heard about anything like this....

Scott (bear flies look like donuts) B

[jdmidwest]

People in Mo use them all of the time. They are called white jigs. They imitate the pieces of fish that float down stream when they clean fish streamside.

Just look at the lunker boards and see what they catch the big ones on.

In order for a carcass fly to work, or flesh fly, there needs to be a source of flesh floating in the water and the fish need to be feeding on it. Does that occur much in the Little Red?

When trout spawn, they continue to live on, unlike the salmon streams that the fly originated on.

[Jason R.]

There are probably a few places to fish those on the LR. I bet below some of the big resort docks would be good places- Lindsey's comes to mind.

[snagged in outlet 3]

People in Mo use them all of the time. They are called white jigs. They imitate the pieces of fish that float down stream when they clean fish streamside.

Just look at the lunker boards and see what they catch the big ones on.

In order for a carcass fly to work, or flesh fly, there needs to be a source of flesh floating in the water and the fish need to be feeding on it. Does that occur much in the Little Red?

When trout spawn, they continue to live on, unlike the salmon streams that the fly originated on.

Maybe shad coming through the dam in winter.

Shad kill is awesome if you catch it.

Pete

[Plastic_worm]

Not sure about the flesh but most likely the critters that feed on the flesh!! Came across this on the LRR this weekend...est about 25in.

[SDB777]

I was originally curious to find out whether or not trout have the 'engrained thought' to search out and eat flesh after spawning season....

I will try tossing these for awhile tomorrow and see what happens. Of course, if it works, I might not share the secret But I probably will....

Scott (as long as it ain't my flesh) B

[jdmidwest]

I don't think it is an engrained thought process in the trout species. I believe they are opportunistic feeders that will eat anything they want to take a swing at and pass on whatever I offer them on a hook.

Trout never really die after they spawn like the salmon. Trout that are in salmon waters will eat both salmon eggs and pieces of flesh off their dead bodies as they drift down stream.

[ness]

Yeah, I've heard of the flesh fly. Never fished one. Seems like folks were talking about fishing them below a cleaning station, or something, a few years back. Like Power Bait, rubber worms, corn, eggs, globs of yarn, spinners, Purina Trout Chow, whatever -- trout will eat stuff you wouldn't expect.

I've never heard of a predisposition of trout to eat flesh after a spawn.