I guess that it's a bluegill fly because it's very
effective on bluegill. That said, there are many flies
that are primarily trout flies that do great on the
gills as well. Salt flies that do great on pond bass.
I was in a bonefish fly swap a while back in spite of
living in Kansas. Crazy? Usually. I also got a bunch
of cool bonefish flies that just happen to work great
on farm pond bass. For every situation, you could
probably come up with the optimal fly for the
conditions. That doesn't mean that there might be a
bunch of other flies that can also trigger the fish to
a take. A lot of it is trial and error and tying your
own really allows for tweaking and experimentation.
Swaps will give you a chance to get flies from other
folks that are effective for them.
--- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Folks: I received some flies from Gary Webb... I
> tried out one of the "Palmyra" and it is a Blue Gill
> Killer... Floods etc have the fishing kinda messed
> up here... But, my two youngest sons and I went to
> the local Watershed yesterday to our "Bluegill Honey
> Hole"... Caught a 7 inch Gill FIRST cast...My sons
> caught a few each, using this same fly, but I ended
> up, in just a cplhours of fishing, with 20 Bluegill
> and Shell Cracker bream...I NEVER even changed
> flies, cause I kept catching them with that one...
> Also.. I have a question for anybody who can answer
> it.. Around here (NE Alabama) the most popular fish
> for fly fishing are Bluegill (and all types of
> Bream), Crappie, and Largemouth and Striped
> (Hybrid) Bass... What makes a Bluegill fly a
> bluegill fly????Is it just because it has proven to
> catch bluegill???? I mean, that book I was reading
> last week about fly fishing/tying for Bluegill by
> Terry and Roxanne Wilson, say the "Bully's Bluegill
> Spider" has been their best bluegill fly in 35
> yrs..But is it a bluegill fly cause of the way it is
> tied?? or because it catches bluegill well??? I plan
> to get a fly tying starter kit next month, and want
> to specialize in flies for those type fish I
> mentioned only (unless I go to FL to see my Grand
> Son and Grand daughter down there, and et to do some
> saltwater fishing while I'm there)... So, how do I
> know which would be the best patterns to tie???? I
> see TONS of "trout flies" and "salmon flies" on
> sites, TV shows etc, but few "bluegill flies" per
> say.... Thanks for any info, Chuck
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