"george9219" wrote in message
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On Jan 25, 11:44 am, "Robert11" wrote:
Hello,

Have a few months to go yet, but fun looking forward to it.
Live in Eastern Mass. Like to fish the Quabbin Reservoir and Deerfied.

Read that Crawfish are good for Smallmouth Bass. True ?
What other species like them ?

If so, how are they fished ?
On the botton ?
Do they come weighted if this is the way to fish them ?
What sizes ? Styles ?

Any hints or thoughts would be most appreciated.

BTW: haven't been flyfishing for quite a while.
What's a "good" low cost source for mail order flies these days ?

Thanks,
Bob

Hi Bob,

I live in Western MA, and even though I am close to Quabbin, I am not
much of a stillwater fisherman, so I don't have much experience there.
Regarding your questions on crawfish, I have usually done well with an
Olive Wooly Bugger where crawfish are present. Just about any fish
that is big enough will eat a crawfish if it gets the chance. I don't
purchase flies, but I saw an outfit at the Marlboro show that sells
them for $0.79 and up. Try online at www.flyshack.com.

..I tie a cone head wooly and they are absolutely the easiest...the messier
the better...and you can vary the colors to match an existing crawdad...a
newly molted crawdad..and of any size...I usually add a little flash in the
tail.

I just bump them along the bottom, varying the speed until I find what
works.

Early in the year I will tie them is light colors...while chartreuse with a
light head and fish them streamer style...I've caught my share of steelhead
and trout on buggers...far and a away my favorite fly - but then my home
waters are smallmouth...

size, color and retrieve...

john