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The Triangle Bug is a unique fly designed for small-mouth panfish!
It has been a long time since I first promised a video on the Triangle Bug, but I finally got around to making one! The Triangle Bug has long been one of my most popular patterns for panfish. Over the years, it has gathered quite a following!
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Semperfli’s Ice Straggle Chenille creates a great looking thorax on this damselfly nymph!
If you fish in still water, whether it be for trout or panfish, damselflies are usually on the menu. With almost 3,000 species worldwide, chances are your home water has a few!
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The Micro Frog - Irresistible to big bluegills!
I fish a lot of tiny frog patterns for panfish. We have a few minuscule aquatic frogs in my neck of the woods that range in size from 1/2 inch to 2 1/2 inches long. I am sure that these smaller sized frogs find their way into a big bluegill's stomach on occasion.
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The Killer Bee is an easy to tie hi-viz bee pattern that is a panfish killer!
Bee patterns and panfish go together. There are scores of panfish patterns that wear the classic black and yellow color scheme. From the classic McGinty, which happens to be my favorite winged wet fly for panfish, to the Jitterbee nymph, as well as scores of topwater patterns, they all resemble the classic black and yellow bee.
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Semperfl Guard Hair Chenille is used to create a bulky head on this streamer which happens to be a favorite pattern for chain pickerel.
Chenille is a fly tying material that should be in every fly tier's stash, especially the warm water tier. Chenille is commonly used to create bodies on many different types of flies, from dries to streamers. I use a lot of chenille in my warm water fly tying. Something about this simple, easy to use material is irresistible to warm water fish, particularly panfish and bass.
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