panfish on the fly

[remyboy1]

Thanks parrots

 

[FishingNoob]

I guess fly fishing can be tough. Learning to catch fish with a regular setup could greatly speed up your learning curve.

It's not that hard, once you actually get to water... and wet a hook.

I fly fish for panfish all the time, cause trout guys are crazy tight lipped and I don't want to deal with the drama...

 

[Rain-Bow]

Yup lots of fishing pressure on tributaries sometimes. I can definitely understand why it's not everyone's cup of tea. I used to fly fish for panfish myself, but these days I stick to just resident trout.

 

[FishingNoob]

Yup lots of fishing pressure on tributaries sometimes. I can definitely understand why it's not everyone's cup of tea. I used to fly fish for panfish myself, but these days I stick to just resident trout.

I would go mental having to fish shoulder to shoulder with 10 other guys. No way is that relaxing for me... Although those big steelhead are getting more and more attractive...

Sometimes when it's just me, a fly rod and the sunfish at the local pond I wonder why people want to fish where there is 300 guys out and then I see the fish you catch and I'm tempted but the little sunfish always call me back.

To each their own.

 

[FishingNoob]

Bare hook...

Works, I remember when I went out with salmo...

 

[salmotrutta]

Works, I remember when I went out with salmo...

Yes and that was in middle of a scorching hot, hellacious day. When it's not so clear/hot out, or earlier in the day/later in the evening, they go nuts for the bare hook as they would for a worm. Crappie, perch, rockbass, bluegill, all species. I've even caught smallies and largies on the bare hook.

I haven't done a single warm water species outing yet this spring, and just a few trout outings. Will have to go this week or next.

 

[remyboy1]

What time of year do these pans and bass hit topwater?

 

[threeparrots]

What time of year do these pans and bass hit topwater?

Is there a time they don't?

Once it heats up a bit they'll get frisky.

 

[Float_down]

It's too bad you guys are all tearing him up so badly, because this time of year in muskoka, the water is still frigid, we were getting specks this weekend in shallow, and the bass haven't even started spawning in some if our colder lakes. Besides that, sunfish aren't all that common in most of the lakes up here as they are rock/sand and deep, not shallow weedy swamps, his better bet would of been rock bass, or specks in a creek. I know most of you guys think specks are finicky as hell, but up here a lot of creeks are infested with them, and yes, you could catch them on bare hooks, or bread, or basically any fly pattern. Sorry I couldn't of helped you out earlier remy

 

[buck]

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[FishingNoob]

It's too bad you guys are all tearing him up so badly, because this time of year in muskoka, the water is still frigid, we were getting specks this weekend in shallow, and the bass haven't even started spawning in some if our colder lakes. Besides that, sunfish aren't all that common in most of the lakes up here as they are rock/sand and deep, not shallow weedy swamps, his better bet would of been rock bass, or specks in a creek. I know most of you guys think specks are finicky as hell, but up here a lot of creeks are infested with them, and yes, you could catch them on bare hooks, or bread, or basically any fly pattern. Sorry I couldn't of helped you out earlier remy

Then you have obviously missed how he has treated me...

 

[remyboy1]

Wow...just wow

 

[Madriverfisher]

Ya remy I agree

 

[remyboy1]

He is a kid bro. I am the fool for entertaining it. But still...wow lol