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Comment by John Sheehan on December 6, 2016 at 9:39am
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That is great Mike ! Thanks for the tip on the fluro leader .What is the coldest temp you got catching a Gill on the flyrod ?.I should try this as I usually can get Gills from shore any time of year but wont be casting one through the ice ! A while back I made a "Bluegill Calendar" but I dont think all fish were caught in the same year .I did it to archive their seasonal habits.I have a Perch , Crappie and Bass monthly/ Seasonal catches also. Here's the Bluegill one : http://bigbluegill.com/photo/albums/bluegill-calendar
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Comment by Mike Cooper on December 5, 2016 at 6:29pm
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All of them were on floating line, and most of them are with a 2 or 3wt rod & line. One or two were with a new 5wt rod (Redington CT) I was trying out.
I just use a heavy enough fly (and have been known to tip it with something like a live waxworm if the bite is really light) to get the entire leader to sink. I make my own leaders and sometimes use flouro if I know I'm going to need it to sink. Normally I can get deep enough with an 8 or 9' leader. The water is still in the 50s here, and today I caught that 'gill at about 4 to 5 feet down.
Knew I'd better get it done today, tomorrow is going to be rain, then sub-freezing temps for a few days.
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Flyrod is a June /July floating line thing for me but I appreciate this calendar of BG catches on the flyrod .Now I'd like to know which months were floating line and which were sinking line and other details
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Comment by Bruce Tomaselli on December 5, 2016 at 3:35pm
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Gills are so much fun on a light fly rod.
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Comment by Slip Sinker on December 5, 2016 at 1:45pm
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Congrats Mike!... fly fishing could really be a challenge... i really miss it.
i also like the collage! great way to show multiple catches!
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Comment by dick tabbert on December 5, 2016 at 1:19pm
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I can see much pleasure there.
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great work Mike!
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Did it this year! A fish on the fly rod for every month of the year for 2016. Not always possible here in Ohio.
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