Pond fly fishing for Bluegill at the local pond. Started out fishing with the Bait Finesse Systems rod and reel combo, but the pond was too clobbered with greenery. Switched to an eight foot, four weight fly rod and reel setup and managed to catch a fish or two.
Liking the casting ability of the Redington Pursuit Fly Rod, can get some distance with the little eight foot rod. Pairs well with the Ross Flystart2 reel with WF 4wt Floating Line!
Here is a video that shows how I like to fish for White Bass aka Sandies… kayak fishing!
It includes trolling, backpaddling, bottom bouncing, and casting.
All are effective at times especially with a Slab and Jig Rig… rigged Sabiki style
Do check it out as we catch a fish or two or three!
Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Question came up about how I fish the Simpler Foam Fly. Made a video to demonstrate. That said, I think it applies to other fishing flies when fishing pond! Do check it out as we keep to our Channel’s intent, “Learn to fish by our trials and errors!” And in this case, fly fishing a pond for Bluegill and Bass!
Here is the full video from the earlier post! Started the trip intending to test another simple fly pattern. But, was stopped short when I lost the fly after hooking a fish.
No worries, had the Simpler Foam Fly in the fly box. Tied it on the 4wt combo and caught and released a few Bluegill and Bass!
Will try another test after I get another one tied… stay tuned!
The other day I tied a variant of a Foam Grasshopper Pattern that used a rectangle shaped foam pattern to make a two segment body. It worked well on Bluegill and a Bass, too!
Taking it one step simpler, shortened the rectangle so I could tie the pattern with only one body segment. The end result, more Bluegill and Bass!
Unfortunately, I lost the fishing fly. No worries though; had a Foam Grasshopper in Size 14 at the ready and was able to keep fishing.
Caught a number of Bluegill and Bass including some nice ones! Looks like simple works!
Check out the video!
Pond fishing with the 4wt Fly Rod and Reel! Wanted to try a simple fishing fly that did not require lots of material! Took a rectangle cutout of 2mm closed cell foam and tied it on to a size 12 hook. Added legs… then fished it to a bed of Bluegill. It works!
Answering the mail from questions that have come in from folks, hope this helps…. do post in the comments if there are more questions.
Where purchased? Porta-Bote, Suzuki Outboard Team
What was the total cost? 839.81 TTL
Why did I buy it? Light weight and convenient, works on 12 foot Jon Boat
Trolling Motor compared to Outboard Motor? Like the outboard, no battery to recharge
Links:
Porta-Bote: https://www.porta-bote.com/
Suzuki Outboard Team: https://suzukioutboardteam.com/product/suzuki-2_5-hp-df25s3-outboard-motor/
TPWD Title Info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/boating/title-registration-id-requirements/title-requirements
Suzuki Outboard Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-Vb1xFRmgFNyGa_erIx5rp2FMxLjd1or
Outboard: $765.00
TX Sales Tax: $ 47.81
TX Title: $ 27.00
Total: $839.81
Still breaking in the new Suzuki 2.5hp Outboard but finally got to go fishing, too! Started out catch bait – Shad, at the boat ramp. Then, ran to a few submerged trees for a chance at Crappie. No luck on the Crappie, so opted to run the motor a little before deciding to anchor in a spot that was out of the wind and fish for whatever was biting. Was a fun time catching dinner at the local lake!
Number 20 in the “Little Red Book of Fly Fishing” podcast series where I review fly fishing tips….
This week it’s tips 88 through 93!
Tip 88: Getting to the Bottom of Things
Tip 89: Time on Water Equals Fish, Part 1
Tip 90: Time on Water Equals Fish, Part 2
Tip 91: Switch Bugs on an Obvious Refusal
Tip 92: One at a Time
Tip 93: Stack Mending for Drifts
Do check back on our next episode in the series where we discuss tips 94 – 99 .
Tip 94: Fish Flies Atypically
Tip 95: Shake, Shake, Shake (Your Streamer)
Tip 96: Snake Your Way to Success
Tip 97: Ditch the Bobber
Tip 98: More on Indicators
Tip 99: Balloon Going Up
Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Fished a new place for the first time, Airfield Park in Fort Worth, Texas. Mainly small Sunfish, Bluegill, and Longear… and a Bass!
Started with Roostertails, Beetlespins, Micro Crankbaits, and a Foam Spider.
Ended with a Near Deere casting with the Dual Micro Fly Rod used as a Micro Flyrod!
Fun stuff!
