I started flyfishing at an early age and broke in on bluegills. I used to
get cork poppers, back in the early fifties, from a company named "Conrad's"
I think. The small poppers were about the size of a pea, with a bit of deer
hair out the tail. I paid 5 for $1.00. You could get bass poppers for the
same price, and they worked great.

Anyway, from my experience, when bluegills are nesting, you can have a ball
and it doesn't seem to matter what you throw at them. I once caught an 11
1/2 incher (around 1955), and in New Jersey that wasn't bad.

Gene

"Lawrence Ressler" wrote in message
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My 82-old-father has been tying flies for many years. Lately, he has
been tying flies with a Number 10 hook with a lead head at the eye and
white chicken feathers and/or imitation white fur. Does anyone have any
new ideas for making flies to catch Sunfish (also known as Bluegill or
Bream)? My father likes to fish for Sunfish more than any other species
of fish, so this would be a big help to him. He, and I, would
appreciate it if you could help us out.