Pond fishing yesterday

[Donald Schmotzer]

 I went out to some ponds yesterday,  the air temp was 58 F the water was cold. I fished two different flies...both caught fish. With  the Super Cypret Minnow, I caught two nice Copper-head gills and one small bass. With the new sinking spider I caught 3 hand-size copper-head gills. The minnow works well any time of the year and this was the first time I have fished the new sinking spider. I only fished about 1 1/2 hours total so that was a pretty good catch with the water being that cold. I think the new sinking spider is going to be a real winner, I can't wait to fish it in the spring. I am not that great at tying soft hackle.....so I used medium rubber legs instead. That along with chenille, gold flash, lead wire and a gold bead is all there is to it. I will try to post a couple pictures.....Happy New Year to all...Don in SC

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[jim cosgrove]

nice fish ,nice flies,nice water there don.thanks for sharing

[DAVID L EITUTIS]

LOVE THEM "T" BOLTS  BUDDY !!!!!!! LOOKED AT A MAG YESTERDAY AS A MATTER OF FACT .... NICE GILL PIC WITH THE FLY ROD TOO !!!!!!!

[Donald Schmotzer]

 Yes, I like the T-bolts, I have two, a standard in .22LR and a Varmint in .22Mag. They are not as accurate as a good bolt gun, but they are a lot of fun.....Good Quality.  My favorite rifles are my Coopers, one in .17 Remington and one in .22 Hornet. 5 shots with either one looks like a tiny 3-leaf clover @ 100 yds (with a good handload).

The gills pictured are small compared to some I have pulled out of those ponds....several over 2 pounds. It is a shame you live so far away........I guess the gills have about shutdown where you live.

It looks like you may have received a lot of snow......We seldom see any of that here.........Don in SC

[DAVID L EITUTIS]

OH MY COOPERS !!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT SHOOTERS THERE BUDDY......YUP WE GET SOME SNOW here once in a while and ya I wish we lived closer too ........ K HORNET OR REGULAR HORNET ? I USED TO LOAD FOR SOME DUECES I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS .222 CALIBER OF COURSE.

[Donald Schmotzer]

Regular Hornet......But I worked up a load using Hogden  Li'L Gun and a Hornady 35 grain Vmax that gives the old Hornet new life. 3,155 FPS at safe pressures that puts one bullet right on top of the other. It is a bit wind sensitive, but beyond that it's a Blast (pun intended). I have an older Remington 700 BDL varmint in .222 (tha-duce) that I bought in 1972.  50 grain match bullet over IMR 4198 makes it a real "tac-driver". It shoots as good today as it did when I bought it.  No snow here, rain instead. That will keep the river high so no trout fishing for at least 3 weeks, maybe longer..........I grew up in Tenn, so I know all about shoveling sidewalks and driveways........

Good Luck............Don in SC

[DAVID L EITUTIS]

MAN YOU GOTTA POST SOME OF THOSE FLY PATTERNS I JUST LOOKED AT BUDDY !!!!!! OUTSTANDING.....

[Donald Schmotzer]

 I will see if I can put together a couple videos for those patterns.........Don in SC

[carl hendrix]

real nice catches there Don !!  post the flies you used on them!!

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Hey Don are there plain, old fashioned pictures of the bead head spider pattern somewhere?

The Cyperts Minnow I know, but you know how it is with me and video - love/hate all the way.

[Donald Schmotzer]

 No, .....Maybe I will make some "photo" step X steps instead of a video. Give me some time and I will put something together. ...................Don