Water has been low and gin clear for a few weeks now. It makes for easier wading but definitely tougher fishing. The bass have too much time to look at my shoddy flies.
So far so good! I've been getting better at the standard patterns, slowly, and starting to branch out into some experimenting. Here's a few new ones below. First crack at frenchies A Master Splinter top water mouse And an articulated streamer patterning I've been toying around with.
Thanks! The big streamer isn't swimming quite right, but I'm hoping it'll come with tweaks and practice on new versions. Next one I want to start tackling before the winter is a Lunch Money Shad.
Haven't posted in a bit but I'm still tying. I've got an 8wt on the way, so hopefully that'll help me pitch some big old streamers around. Here's a pike bunny from yesterday's tying session, downsized to a size 4 hook for smallies.
Thank you much! I'm still working out how to get them to keel right in the water. Hoping the larger wide gap hook on the perch colored ones helps that.
The smaller ones were giving me a problem with kind of corkscrewing on retrieve. If I can get them to dart and wobble without spinning I'll be happy.
Definitely a learning curve to fly fishing. I'm at the beginning of it for sure. I'm using a Sage foundation rod and Spectrum C reel. I am not good at casting. But it's really fun learning!
Here are a couple of lunkers from the streams of north GA. Hard to believe they were able to get the hook in their mouths!