{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Non common Terrestials and Aquaticbug patterns

Hey Aaron -- I'm a huge fan of soft hackle wet flies in still water.  I had a catfish hit one last weekend that had a bead head, and the "partridge and orange" in #12-14 seem to catch bluegill like crazy.  I think I might be one of the only people who fishes these things regularly in warm water.  I basically use them like a plastic tube jig I guess -- action given with rod, not line strips.  I can't break the spinning rod habit and mostly use the rod to give action to flies ;).  It works fine, but there may be better ways - I dunno.  

Actually, I rarely fish anything other than foam bugs and wet flies come to think of it....

Maybe this counts?  

Gene 

On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 8:51:59 AM UTC-5, Aaron O wrote:

With the cold weather keeping me inside recently, I have been tying alot for the coming spring/summer and this got me thinking.  I'm curious of anyone ever ties and/or fishes non-common flies (grasshoppers, beetles, ants, nymphs, etc...) and if you had any success with them in the VA/DC/MD area.  I know we occasionally get cicada in the spring and I have hear about fly patterns but don't know anyone that uses them.  I remember seeing water boatmen/ northern backswimmers as a kid but that was in NY.  I have been tying some hairy catapillars recently and last year I tied some mulberry flies (I know its not a bug but same idea).  Looking for other ideas of flies that will actually catch a fish and not just look cool in a fly box.

 

Let me hear your thoughts,

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