John, Thanks for the tips.. Same here... We have caught a LOT of 10" Bluegills this yr... Way more than my avg weight and size... It has thunderstormed for two weeks solid (Not we have a tropical storm that may turn into a hurricane towards FL and then up through AL, so we have had more than a dozen inches of rain in the last 2-3 weeks, but when we were out, Man, soon as the fly (or redworm if that is what we using)... BAM, they were on the bed, and didn't want ANYTHING messin with their eggs, but when I went out yesterday, Nothing, and my thermometer was reading 84.5 like I said, so I guess they moved back deep...So, now they won't spawn again till the water cools back to below 85 this fall, but it was fun while it lasted... Freezer is full of bluegill fillets, cause we LOVE "Bluegill Sandwitches"..... Thanks again... This group seems really helpful and friendly...Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:43 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Any More Bream Flyfishers here??? > 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 > > >
