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Comment by Richard Wayne on June 24, 2010 at 11:37am
My wife got me a year membership to Private Water Fishing for my birthday. It has worked out well. Last weekend I went to the Six O Ranch near Cleburne, Texas. Caugh many coppernose bluegill. I had never seen such large bluegill. They were all around 10+" long. I had brought my 8 wt. expecting bass, but the bluegill were more fun. And with the heavy line, I did not have to worry about babying my fly or line.
Comment by Eric on June 22, 2010 at 8:41pm
Caught some smallies on my new 4wt last weekend. So awesome. I had a 6wt up until last week. I really love the 4. Really good casting distance and really fun landing decent fish.
Comment by robert b reid on June 14, 2010 at 4:30pm
i finally caught my first on my 3/4 fly rod. i was missing more that i was catchn but i was still haveing a blast.
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Comment by Charles Singleton on June 5, 2010 at 6:25am
Nice looking squirrelly, Tim.

Tuesday was my last day (for that trip) at Lake LBJ. Didn't feel like launching the kayak, so I went to a park. The first dozen casts brought a dozen fish to hand, almost all in the 8-10 inch range (only one was around 7 inches). Then it slowed down. In the hour and a half I was there, I brought 23 gills to hand, and lost 3 (the little monsters held on 'til they got close, but were never hooked - I HATE being teased like that). :-D
Comment by CHARLES A. VINSON, JR. on June 1, 2010 at 5:42am
Caught a few smallies and some bluegill on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River in Edinburg Va. Had a chance to meet Harry Murray,he is cool old dude.
Comment by Vincent Ventura on May 30, 2010 at 8:52am
going fly fishing today the huge blue gills redears and hybrids are on the bed and are way fun on my 5 wt and just got an 8 wt to fish my bigger bass bugs ive been tying
Comment by Tim C. Homesley on May 22, 2010 at 4:38pm
The bead chain eyes do help it ride point up, and adds the weight for a slow fall, I don't like my flies to fall to fast, when the gills and crappie are deep I use barbell lead, and tungsten eyes.
Comment by Jeff Soto on May 22, 2010 at 2:14pm
Tim H. Nice fly! Just curious... With the bead chain eyes, does that tend to make the hook point ride up upon retrieving? If so, I guess that would make it more "weedless".
Comment by William Musall on May 22, 2010 at 2:01pm
went fly fishing today for some bluegill. we didn't get anything. they weren't striking at all. at least not where we were. bummer.
Comment by Tim C. Homesley on May 18, 2010 at 6:22am
Hope your weather improves, we are getting plenty of rain, but the water is warm and the gills are on the beds here, I'm wearing them out on my days off.
 

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