How to Catch Bluegills With a Dry Fly
Be on the water ready to cast for the first hour after sunrise or the last hour before sunset., Tie on a 4X leader and about 18" tippet., Tie on a size 16 black gnat dry fly. , Cast right to any small school of bluegill you might see., Let the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Be on the water ready to cast for the first hour after sunrise or the last hour before sunset.
Don't use fluorocarbon tippet it sinks and costs $12.00 a spool.
The leader can be 7 1⁄2 or 9 feet (2.3 or
2.7 m). ,, Do not put your fly line or your leader down over them, though.
They will spook.
Place your fly where they can see it. , Be ready for an immediate strike! Meanwhile, lower your rod tip to the surface and slowly bring in slack.
Twitch the fly gently by light, short retrieves.
This can bring a strike.
Keep at it. , Look for rises and cast nearby. -
Step 2: Tie on a 4X leader and about 18" tippet.
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Step 3: Tie on a size 16 black gnat dry fly.
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Step 4: Cast right to any small school of bluegill you might see.
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Step 5: Let the ripples fade.
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Step 6: Cast to structure if no fish are in sight--along the front of cattails
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Step 7: by woody structures
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Step 8: rocks.
Detailed Guide
Don't use fluorocarbon tippet it sinks and costs $12.00 a spool.
The leader can be 7 1⁄2 or 9 feet (2.3 or
2.7 m). ,, Do not put your fly line or your leader down over them, though.
They will spook.
Place your fly where they can see it. , Be ready for an immediate strike! Meanwhile, lower your rod tip to the surface and slowly bring in slack.
Twitch the fly gently by light, short retrieves.
This can bring a strike.
Keep at it. , Look for rises and cast nearby.
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