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When I began fly fishing this year, I only had about one and a half months left of good fishing weather. In that time, Ward Bean's panfish polecat was the best producer for me.

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Everybody here has some really great looking flies. Will have to try to copy them. I really like the Panfish Polecat, a yellow Grugler, the CowDung and yellow Wooly Worm.
Over the years, I've used many bluegill specific flies, but lately I find myself using a Montana nymph almost exclusively. The bigger the hook size, the better. I never use dry flies, or poppers for bluegill anymore because it seems like the deeper I go, the fewer small fish I catch. If I don't have any Montana nymphs in my box, I'll usually tie on a Wooly Bugger.
Wow, you guys got some nice stuff going. My BG flies are Adams, usually a size 16 or 18....or 14. I may use a RC if the Adams doesn't start working soon. I'm not exactly a dry-fly snob. It's just that, well, that's all I use.

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