"How many species are there or have you caught there Jeff?"
Do you love big bluegill?
Had to go back today....
And see how the size 8 BH Wooly Buggers that I tied up last night work.
I started off with a size 6 Gurgle-Pop as an indicator bug, with a size 8 BH Wooly Bugger on a dropper about 2’ below the Gurgle-Pop. The first fish decided to go for the Gurgle-Pop:
[IMG]http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4117/20120712hybridsunfish1.jpg[/IMG]
After a little while, I realized that both flies together were just a little to much for my 5wt. I took the Gurgle-Pop off, and just tied the BH Wooly Bugger on. I didn’t need an indicator, as I can see my furled leader twitch, or feel the bite through the line/pole.
Once my casting calmed down a bit, I brought this in:
[IMG]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7613/20120712hybridsunfish2.jpg[/IMG]
Then a male Bluegill decided to hit the Wooly Bugger.
[IMG]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5719/20120712bluegill.jpg[/IMG]
Followed by all these Hybrid Sunnies:
[IMG]http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8868/20120712hybridsunfish3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5429/20120712hybridsunfish4.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7596/20120712hybridsunfish5.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4220/20120712hybridsunfish6.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1965/20120712hybridsunfish7.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9259/20120712hybridsunfish8.jpg[/IMG]
I also managed to pull in another 4 or 5 male Bluegill that didn’t get photographed. One of those Bluegill managed to tangle itself on the same cattail that claimed my Hopper/Dropper rig yesterday, BUT this time I was able to get the fish off, and recovered my rig! Sweet! Now, if I can just recover the streamer and Bitsy Minnow that are tangled up on the cattails, and several flies that are either tangled on cattails or hanging on fish lips.
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Comment by Allen Morgan on July 13, 2012 at 3:55pm
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I didn't measure any, but I'm pretty sure they were all in the 10 - 12" range, and nice and thick.
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Comment by Tony Livingston on July 12, 2012 at 9:07pm
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Looks like an awesome place to fish Allen! Good fish!
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Comment by dick tabbert on July 12, 2012 at 9:03pm
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Nice fish Allen great job. Looks like you got a variety of hybrids.
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Comment by Jim Gronaw on July 12, 2012 at 8:57pm
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Some of those hybrids are pretty big...any in the 10 inch range?
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