Fly Tying Friday: The Panfish Polecat

March 12, 2021 Panfish On The Fly

The Panfish Polecat is a simple to tie but effective pattern for all species of Panfish.

Flies for Bass and Panfish is a book written by Dick Stewart and Farrow Allen. My dog-eared copy has sat on my bookshelf since its printing in 1992. Although most of its pages are dedicated to bass flies, a small section of the book has a selection of classic panfish patterns. One of the first patterns I gleaned off the pages of this book was the Panfish Polecat.

Terrestrial Patterns for Panfish

September 22, 2020 Panfish On The Fly

If you have never fished terrestrials for panfish you are missing out on some great topwater fly fishing!

The angler who chases panfish with a fly has a mind-numbing variety of flies to choose from. Traditional dry flies, hair bugs, foam bugs, and poppers will all work if the fish are looking up. As we move into the spring and summer, terrestrial insects become an essential food source on the ponds and small lakes that I fish near home. The shorelines of these bodies of water are buzzing with flying and crawling terrestrial insects and many of them find their way into the water.