I haven’t posted in a long time. Not for a lack of time on the water, just lazy I guess. Went last week late evening and went 4 for 5, 2 OTF and buddy had 2 on a gulp shrimp. Had about 45 minutes of fishing before it got too dark to see.
I think it was a black spoon fly and also a gold one. Had the fly pretty bent up after the fish in the pic and switched to gold. Mike is right though, flies for redfish don’t matter. As long as it casts easy and doesn’t get hung in the grass and you pull it in their wheelhouse, you’ll get hit most every time
quote:I wish there was a way to say this without coming off as an ass... but here goes...
It doesn’t matter what fly… it really doesn’t… they will eat just about anything that is fed to them the right way…
this ain’t trout fishing… its redfishing… and redfish are swimming garbage cans… you make a good cast… they will eat like 75% of the time…
Mad Mike
"to hell with insane… I’m OUTsane!!! "
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Frankly, “what fly” is something on which far too much emphasis is placed with many species, even trout.
Yes, fish can be picky, or even selective at times, and specific fly patterns often work better when confronted with that type of situation, but most fish will eat what is tossed at them as long as it’s size is appropriate for the targeted species, and as Mike has said, a good cast is made.
Of course I have about a million different flies & many, many patterns in my fly boxes, no matter what fish species I’m chasing. I like tying & trying, and I’m sure others do as well.
Besides, what fun would it be to only use the same patterns all the time?
yall are oversimplifying. apodictic that fish has to see the fly. has to be a) distinguishable from the water/grass around it and b) in the fish’s field of vision.
a) for fly to be distinguishable, the following matter based on light conditions and water clarity:
hue(s)
intensity of the hue(s)
ability to reflect light
overall size
density of material
b) for fly to be in field of vision, the following matter based on thickness of the grass:
6. weight
7. weedguard
For evening grass fishing, a black spoon hits 2, 4, 5; gold hits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. assumed a weedguard. generally, need the fly to stay low for tailing fish. still curious about the weight.
I agree that rooting fish w/ tail up will eat almost anything it actually sees under its nose. hooked up on 3 this evening around sunset on black and purple redgetter/ rabbit strip thing w/ heavy eyes. However, never tried, for example, a gurgler while looking for tails. curious about that.
yall are oversimplifying. apodictic that fish has to see the fly. has to be a) distinguishable from the water/grass around it and b) in the fish’s field of vision.
a) for fly to be distinguishable, the following matter based on light conditions and water clarity:
hue(s)
intensity of the hue(s)
ability to reflect light
overall size
density of material
b) for fly to be in field of vision, the following matter based on thickness of the grass:
6. weight
7. weedguard
For evening grass fishing, a black spoon hits 2, 4, 5; gold hits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. assumed a weedguard. generally, need the fly to stay low for tailing fish. still curious about the weight.
I agree that rooting fish w/ tail up will eat almost anything it actually sees under its nose. hooked up on 3 this evening around sunset on black and purple redgetter/ rabbit strip thing w/ heavy eyes. However, never tried, for example, a gurgler while looking for tails. curious about that.
I need Ben on my team at work. Attention to detail, WHAT??! All kidding aside, I would like for you to assess my current bow stand setup I have up in Moncks Corner. I need that level of detail.
