Congratz John.....if it were me though :roll: i'da kept those Bluegil for the fryin' pan. :D Love those dang things. ;) I've heard bluegills are pretty tasty. But I am a lousy cook and not that fond of fish. Although I do enjoy a mess of brookies from a mountain lake, rolled in cornmeal and fried i...

DUBBN wrote:Keep that spot a secret. The run-off this year may last quite awhile!

Your muskrat fly works quite well here in Idaho. Thanks for sharing the pattern.

I got out to a small lake near where I live for a couple of hours the other day. Weather was showery, temps in the low 60s, water somewhat stained. I caught about half a dozen trout, a dozen bluegill, including several nice-sized ones for this part of Idaho, and one skinny bass. All fish were releas...

Most of the rivers where I live don't open for trout until after Memorial Day. Right now, everything is high and muddy.

I think Mr. Anderson has hit the nail on the head. A suggestive pattern can be taken by the fish for any of a number of things. And in fast water, a fish does not have much time to decide whether to try to eat something or not.

That's stunning.

I recently picked up some spider wax from North Country Flies in England. It is billed as being made with the formula developed by James Leisenring. I have not used it much, but so far, I really like it. It is very tacky.

Beautiful selection of flies.