well water is high wear i live rain no fly fishing today (Patrick38 on 4/30/11)
what strength of gear do you use for those monster bass? (bigerrfish on 4/30/11)
Just at home no fly fishing till next year.Water is out of the banks today suck's (Patrick38 on 4/30/11)
dont know what your comment means but keep fishing for the big ones and keep what you want. (bigerrfish on 4/30/11)
Went fly fishing today on the canal got 2 carp 27in and a 37in on a small diver rig (Patrick38 on 4/30/11)
do you have trout where you live? (bigerrfish on 4/30/11)
As a bass fly fisherman, how is the dragon fly action..any still around? (flycastinginstructor on 4/30/11)
Trying to catch some fish in this cold wather.Carp are feeding.Dont know on what tryed a leach today and a dry fly nothing so if you have any suggestion on a fly let me know thanks (Patrick38 on 4/30/11)
Thanks....I am still catching catfish and enjoying it...they seem to hit only when they are either on the prowl at nite or guarding the nest (the males)..but not when they are courting...what has been your experience? (flycastinginstructor on 4/30/11)
Hey Patrick; Thanks for rating my catfish...I enjoy catching them when they are in post-spawn guarding the nest (the male) seems super aggressive....they seem to spawn several times a year...what is it like in ILL for cats on a fly? (flycastinginstructor on 4/30/11)
yeah there are a lot of snobs in this awesome sport. i think some people get to concerned about what gear they have or how they look and loose focus on the many reasons that we fly fish. (mattyp on 4/30/11)
thanks for the comment and the rating. that was the last fish of just a unreal day in alaska (mattyp on 4/30/11)
I have been tieing some foam-backed humpys,and some inch-and-a-half worms.Can't wait tell next year's fly fishing season.green river smallmouth can't wait (Patrick38 on 4/30/11)
hey patrick, check out the largemouth pic i posted (mattyp on 4/30/11)
yeah it was on a flyrod. i had a 1x 7.5' tapered leader on with a black and red deer hair popper. the state record at the time was 8 pounds 14 ounces. the old digital berkley scale we had read somewhere around 8 pounds ten ounces. i didnt measure how long he was though. we ended up letting him go because the fish from that lake taste like shit and i just wasn't sure he would be the new record. would have been a nice mounter anyway (mattyp on 4/30/11)
catching tarpon with a fly rod is the most incredible fishing i know... the largest fish i have ever caught with flies have been bull and lemon sharks, sometimes weighing 200lbs or more. in the keys sharks seem to be one of the easiest fish to catch with a fly rod because they are always hungry. (Capt. Matt on 4/30/11)
i hope you get to realize your dream patrick! i would help you if i could... (Capt. Matt on 4/30/11)
Hey Patrick. Things been great just been on the water a bit. My favorite topwater bass bug is Steeve's Mega Bug. It is am annual cicada pattern tied with Loco foam...check it out<br>/tiebetter/locofoam/pic.php?img=Mega-Bug-1.jpg&caption=Mega+Bug&caller=index (whitetop_laurel on 4/30/11)
Patrick. You asked for a fly suggestion for rainbow trout in a cloudy lake. I would try a #10 sparkle bugger. (Wapiti on 4/30/11)
Patrick. You asked for a fly suggestion for rainbow trout in a cloudy lake. I would try a #10 sparkle bugger. Take care, Jack Mauer in Montana (Wapiti on 4/30/11)
i believe that carp will eat most flies if they have the chance... i don't know which carp video you commented on, but i am sure i used some nymph that looks like a mayfly, stonefly, or tiny crawdad. get the fly in their face and they will eat it! (my youtube account has a handful of carp videos, look up "mtbpt" and you can see them all.) (Capt. Matt on 4/30/11)
um, the best i can think of would be a hexagenia (hex) pattern, but idk if you have them in illinois...why? (TroutSlayer1 on 4/30/11)
no problem man...if you want some good smallie patterns i got some that are killers, have you ever fished tube flies? (TroutSlayer1 on 4/30/11)
, , you can just get other sites from googling tube flies, but those are my favorite sites, also check back with my site in the next week or so and i will have a tube fly tying video, (TroutSlayer1 on 4/30/11)
Hi Patrick,<br>You asked me a question about mayfly patterns for smallmouth bass. I keep it pretty simple myself. The two go to patterns I use a Klinkhammer as an emerger and lately have been using a Sparkle Dun as an easy to tie dry imitation. I can send you a couple links to patterns if you are interested but both are pretty easy to find on the internet.<br><br>Good luck,<br><br>Dennis (northernfly) (northernfly on 4/30/11)
Patrick I would like to get in contact with you about some fly fishing on the creek (BEgan on 4/30/11)
for smallies? i would probably go with something small and dark, since they are being sluggish. somethin like a picket pin, small woolly bugger, or dark clouser. fished slow and steady (TroutSlayer1 on 4/30/11)
Green River, Illinois, 2 - GOOD on 01/25/2010
Well the water level is a little high right now. Should be fish able in about a week are so.
(01/25/10 by Patrick38)
Green River, Illinois, 2 - GOOD on 10/22/2009
Its good wean the water is low.Spring time.I flyfish there wean ever i get time.I live wight down the road from there.
(10/22/09 by Patrick38)
