In the early spring I use the same flies as I do in mid-summer, however of a
smaller size.

I'll start with wooly buggers in the 1/2 to 3/4 inch range. White and dirty
white to imitate baitfish, and olive green with a dash of brown/rusty red to
imitate sculpins and crawfish. I'll search big flats where the water might
be warmer in the mid or late afternoon and the deep holes where smallmouth
lie to rest after beginning their trek upriver.

I may use an unweighted fly or go to a bead head or even a heavy cone head
as I search different levels, usually slowly in the cool water. Bluegill,
smallmouth, rock bass, crappie seem to have, by and large, the same tastes
most of the time.

Surface wise, the first fly I'll use is something in the honey bee or bumble
color as those are about the first to come out in any numbers.

Later, in full spring, the larger buggers and spiders and beetles come into
play along with the brighter colors and speed of retrieve increases.

john


"gary" wrote in message
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What kind of flies to use for Bluegill, etc this time of year?