Bluegill Fly Rodders

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 28, 2015 at 12:52pm

Yes shade lines - that's a good one.

Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 12:51pm

i find a lot of the larger ones outside the cover.depending on the the predator population at a certain size they dont have too much to worry about.many times on shallow flats just inside the shade line

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 28, 2015 at 12:41pm

That's another good point worth repeating:
Bluegill school according to size/age.

When you're catching nuttin but dinks, move out to the first four foot depth break near cover - and honk that popper dropper rig at em!
Or drag a Briminator around the lower column.

Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 12:38pm

speaking of rip rap i cant wait to try this little rock hopper.sz 14 60 degree wipe gap and 3mm tung bead

Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 12:29pm

Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 12:25pm

in open water i agree with the popper dropper.i have 2 fly rods when i am shore stalking .thats the only way to describe it.i look for places if i was the fish i would be hunting and try to exploit that.water i fish is pretty clear so i do quite a bit of sight fishing also.if the cover is rocks or submerged brush and trees and i see no activity i throw some thing heavy and compact like a tung bead fly.if i see fish or signs of feeding i drop a popper or spider on em.if it gets rushed by dinks i move on.i rarely see bigger fish with smaller fish ecept the spawn.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 28, 2015 at 11:36am

I almost always start by fishing structure/cover with top water bugs.
And I've found on my lake that rip-rap seems to have some magic. As long as rocks are piled out into the water there are always fish.
But unless there is an exceptional reason, like a bloom of bugs, overhanging branches with bugs, or something like that - the top water bite slows to the unwary dinks by midmorning.

Here again, there are larger fish nearby. But they don't hit the top as much unless something special is going on. I know they are near, because I'll catch them on subsurface flies.

This season, I'm going to go with Carls constant suggestion to tie a dropper. I'll count on the popper/surface bug to make a racket. If a fish takes it, fine. But I'll bet on the dropper to get most of the attention.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 28, 2015 at 11:24am

Big fish go where the food is. So do small ones.
I noticed you mentioned the presence of an obvious food source and cover to shelter the fish. There is always something, the reason they are there.

Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 11:20am

i have also noticed a spring pattern on a large deep lake i visit every april.bigger gills will school in open water in the middle of the lake away from structure.i think they are following wind blown hatches and are of a size where predators are not that much of a problem.also crappies take over the shorline cover as they are somewhere in their spawning cycle,maybe pushing the gills out for a bit.people slow troll and pick up gills at random.if you can stay on a school dozens can be caught in a short time

Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 11:12am

3 out of the 4 biggest gills i have caught last few seasons,all over 9 have been caught on top in late summer in pretty shallow water.large terrestrials are abundant and the fish take advantage.they were all in shady areas with heavy foliage on the shore.these were all huge compared to the average fish in their BOW.

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