I like a small lead eyeed clouser or a lead jim's special for deeper water. OR a byrds gillbuster. All good safe bets. Our gills started bedding last week and are just about done now. I got a a lot of fillets this year.
john "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Folks: I live in N.E. but more like E Central as I'm 60 miles due East of >Birmingham, AL, and the only trout here are a few in the mountain stream, but >it is ALL Nat'l forrest and of course, all but impossible to get to without >hiking fo rdays, and with my bad back and hip it's just not an option.. So, I >flyfish for bream and sunfish �(cause in Bama there have been four pound >bluegill caught NO fish tale there LOL)...Anyway, went to my favorite >watershed here yesterday afternoon to try out my early fathers day >fish/deptfinder, and the surface water temp is about 84.5 degrees, and 85 >degrees drives the bluegills etc back into deeper (cooler) water.. So, I >didn't catch anything much cause I have been using bream killer "water bug" >flies, and tearin em up on the bed.. But, now, any suggestions to pull em out >of the deeper water??? I know I'll have to go to a sinking wet fly, but which >types would be best??? Thanks in advance.. Chuck da Newbie Flyfisher >
