{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Gar Oh My

the fly John mentioned is a sort-of mix between a clouser minnow and a crazy charlie, tied with marabou and a few strings of bucktail.I had a few hits from gar on this type of fly, but did not land any.

I started tying rope flies to try get some gar, but only got a few bites from other species. I hooked a carp and a huge crappie, but no gar.  The tail of the rope fly is a piece of 50lb mono with a  string of marabou tied at the end. It really looks like a needlefish in the water because the marabou moves much more than the rope. this one in the picture is a prototype.

Mauro

 

On Thursday, June 6, 2013 1:52:58 PM UTC-7, Nedak wrote:

I caught this one w one of Mauro's flies a few weeks back.  I think it was a black wholly bugger type.  He hit the fly then when I set, it was actually on the outside bottom of the jaw up towards the mouth, kinda foul hooked, outside the mouth going in.

Great fight on a 5wt.  Jumped 3 or 4 times.   A bit of a pain to get off without pliers.


On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 12:59:23 PM UTC-4, Jeff wrote:

Decided to take the day off throw legal caution to the wind and take my inflatable pontoon to roaches run/duck pond/water fowl sanctuary. Fished along the banks using everything with no success. However when I got to the out flow to the Potomac there was a lot a surface action. As I got closer I could see large slender fish breaking the surface the diving back down similar to a dolphin breach. I began casting a large clouser with no success. As I drifted closer more I could see the spotted tail of huge gar racing through the water. They were traveling in groups and were in the 24 to 36 range and as thick as a football.  Needless to say I pulled my toes out of the water. 

Does anyone know a fly(colors) to throw to these spawning gar? I don't think they were feeding and did not seem agressive as the approached my boat sever times. 

Jeff

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