Awesome!! A bunch of different hen duck feathers work well for cricket lookin baits.
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2023 Fishing Thread
- Thread starter Nutterbuster
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Weekend recap, only made it out for a little bit at dark Saturday. Caught one smallmouth. Going out one afternoon this week on my favorite panfish lake.
Empostarr
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Got on a river Saturday after the MI saddle hunter meetup. Brought my tenkara and my 5 weight fly rod, and ended up using my tenkara cause it's easier to set up and get going right away. I caught 2 teeny fish, would have fit right in with whoever here is doing the micro fishing! A couple of fish ate at the surface, and a monster was just a few feet from me for a moment but wouldn't take anything I threw it's way.
Def should have used the fly rod, the water was just too big for the tenkara and I had to wade halfway across the river to even get within tenkara casting range, when I could have hit those spots with my fly rod no problem. Lesson learned, but it was fun to get out there on the water again.
@Nutterbuster it's a really cool feeling to catch fish using a fly you tied, welcome to the fly tying world!
Def should have used the fly rod, the water was just too big for the tenkara and I had to wade halfway across the river to even get within tenkara casting range, when I could have hit those spots with my fly rod no problem. Lesson learned, but it was fun to get out there on the water again.
@Nutterbuster it's a really cool feeling to catch fish using a fly you tied, welcome to the fly tying world!
Getting slightly better. It is oddly relaxing. 20yo Nutter couldn't have done it. 30yo Nutter has a bit more respect for the zen/flow state of consciousness.
That is a fine looking bug. Bet they will eat that one up.
Next you need to tie a parachute adams fly....
michigandrake
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A parachute Adams dry fly with a caddis dropper is deadly on panfish. Adjust to local flavor of course. The dry fly acts like a strike indicator for the nymph. Double your chances on every cast.
Pompano over the weekend. Sorry I didn’t rinse it off first, just looked up and there was a camera.
Some for you micro guys, walleye candy... I mean creek chubs.
A pinched in half powerbait honeyworm on a #12 hook under a tiny float seems to get hit every cast in the creek behind my house.
Empostarr
Well-Known Member
No joke here. I've used a yarn indicator before and had fish hitting that more than the nymph. Switched to the dry dropper setup and now you're ready for surface or subsurface feeding
I'll get the whole spread later..... It's pretty impressive....Probably 20 pounds of fish in 1 afternoon
Caught my very first flathead catfish ...it's small and not impressive but they aren't native here and I've never seen 1 in person
That or it's the most yellow channel cat u ever seen
Never thought I'd ask this, but could you show us pics of your kitty?
Was the catfish tail round, square or forked?