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A simple but effective pattern tied with a single feather.
This fly could not be any simpler to tie, and the material list could not be shorter. It consists of one feather and of course some tying thread. The tail, body, and hackle all come from a single feather from the body or rump of a pheasant.
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The Panfish Polecat a classic panfish pattern!
I first crossed paths with this fly after reading my copy of Flies for Bass and Panfish by Dick Stewart and Farrow Allen. It checked all the boxes for me on what makes an effective bluegill fly.
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A simple bass bug made from a couple feathers a piece of cork and some stick on eyes.
If you are a regular reader of this blog you know by now, that simple is not a common theme around here. As a fly fisherman that loves fly tying almost as much as the fishing, I tend to get a bit carried away at times. However, every once and a while I like to get back to the basics.
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I was working a heavily wooded shoreline of a local pond late one afternoon when I observed a little commotion on the water. A bright green object around two inches long was fluttering about on the surface.
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Ready for action! The Stayner Ducktail is a good pattern for big, late summer bluegills.
The Stayner Ducktail is a streamer pattern that has been knocking around in my fly boxes for a long time. It has caught more than its share of trout and landlocked salmon for me over the years and like all successful flies it eventually migrated into my warm water boxes. However, this one did not find its way there by accident.
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