Bluegill Fly Rodders

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Comment by Andy is OptiMystic on March 4, 2015 at 2:41pm

I have a gift for over simplification (or is it simply fiction?); here is one...

Hours of sunlight seems to trigger the pre-spawn activity and water temperature seems to trigger the actual spawn. Lots of caveats on both statements but it means they start getting active about the same time in the same places but when they actually bed varies more.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 4, 2015 at 2:40pm

I deliberately miss spawns - I leave em alone then.
But I should be able to time the tail-end.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 4, 2015 at 2:34pm

What Jim said.
Here in South Carolina we traditionally go by the dogwoods blooming.
But Jim's insect yardstick is a bit more region specific.

As far as water temps go:
Mid 50's - bluegill begin moving into the area Jim mentions. These are transnational forays, meaning they come and go with the sun warming of water.

Mid 60's - nest building under way and the males are in the shallows. Females will be at first depth break from the nesting areas going back and forth to shallows to feed and make their presence known.

Into the low 70's - nesting well underway and even nearing an end. Males still around nesting sites, females back to the depth break.

Comment by Bill Dungan on March 4, 2015 at 2:26pm

Thanks Jim. I live near Tulsa. Most people miss spawns here because they wait too long./ The Sand Bass are already running up some of the rivers. I'm so eager to get out there I don't think I'm going to be late.

Comment by jim cosgrove on March 4, 2015 at 2:11pm

bill after ice out when you start seeing bugs flying ,that is my cue.where i live i hit the north shore of water as the sun angle warms them first,trees and rocks also radiate heat into the water.shallow flats with dark bottoms warm faster.if you have a warm south wind blowing warmer surface water to said north shore even better.they eat under ice so once the ice is gone look for warmest water possible .the fish will

Comment by Bill Dungan on March 4, 2015 at 1:40pm

At what water temprature do Gills prefer and at what temperature do they start getting active. I'm guessing after a few 70 degree days I might find a few active in small ponds. 

This is my first year in a long time to have a float tube. With waders on, how warm do you like it before getting in the water. I know in wading trout streams 45 degree water temps are tolorable. 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 28, 2015 at 9:15pm

Good words, Ditz!

Comment by Ray Ditzenberger on February 28, 2015 at 8:33pm

There has been a lot of good discussion here....I believe that a fly fisher should carry a couple of good patterns in various sizes and possibly 2 or three colors in 1.floating 2shallow or slow sinkers 3 fast sinkers or bottom bouncers. For the latter bead chain is probably heavy enough because IMHO if bead chain is not heavy enough to get it down then one is better off using UL spinning. When flies get much heavier than bead chain and small lead eyes they are no fun to cast on the lighter rods that most of us use for sunfish. Just a word of caution--- if you go to using heavier flies you might want to think about using glass fly rods in stead of the delicate graphite rod. One miss cast where the lead hits the rod during the cast and ruin graphite rods. Glass will be much more tolerant of such violations.

Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 2:37pm

a simple tie marty,i also tie these on 1/100 jigs.these have a similar weight but in a smaller package due to the tungsten bead.i usually tie these brown but want to give this a shot

Comment by Marty Lemons on February 28, 2015 at 2:00pm

awesome looking fly Jim, you need to make them available to us

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