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Post by Jim Harrop on Jul 7, 2012 13:26:42 GMT -5
I was on the lake early (5am) to 7ish and in the north end there were a log of fish chasing up small minnows w/ an occasional explosion on the surface. I tried buck tails, wooly buggers, streamers and even went to a broken back w/ my spinning rod... no luck. Am I thinking about this wrong? I had one hit a buck tail but that was it... oh and a frog didn't work to well either.
Hope it cools shortly.
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Post by Jim Harrop on Jul 13, 2012 12:35:32 GMT -5
picked up 4 pickerel and lost 2 others... white bucktails. Still think I don't have the right fly, but it was better than last time. on at 5:30 off at 7:45
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Post by Midnitebasser on Jul 13, 2012 20:48:56 GMT -5
Do you have any flies that look like a crayfish, hellgrammite or a leech.
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Post by Jim Harrop on Jul 18, 2012 6:13:36 GMT -5
Ugly ones, but that is true of everything I try to tie. I'll give them a shot next time and see what happens.
Good thinking.
Thanks!
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Post by frankswarneriii on Jul 18, 2012 7:52:10 GMT -5
I'm sure some of them are chasing minnows but I bet they are chasing midges or chironomids up from the bottom. Brian Chan and Skip Morris have some nice flies for trout in lakes. I'm sure you could find some of their pattern recipes online. Denny Rickards is also another great tyer of flies for trout in lakes and stillwater.
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Post by teb67gt on Jul 20, 2012 13:05:00 GMT -5
Any size to the pickerel?
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Post by Jim Harrop on Jul 27, 2012 11:23:36 GMT -5
12-18" healthy and a little fat.
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