Bluegill Patterns

[Tony Buzolich]

I don't know who started it first with these guys (David Lee or Jerry from Lodi) but they sure are fun to tie.

The best part is they work for both stripers and black bass.

These are all tied with synthetics and glued very heavily as each layer is added or stacked. Two of these have already taken fish.

I do not weight these as the bend and point of the hook are enough to act as a keel and keep them swimming upright.

Fish them slow in the weeds and around the docks just like a real bluegill would.
TONY
www.feather-river-fly.com
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[David Lee]

Hi Tony !

That would have been Jerry gettin' "Bluegill Fever" first - I believe he got some 'Gills from Sturmer and fed them to Stripe with good results .....

I've been tying a Silicone Sunfish for a few years now , but have only just started tying the high/low ties (AKA Puglisi) w/ synthetics .

Your bugs look tasty :twisted:

David :D

[Darian]

Saw those flies on the weekend.... I think the eyes on those flies are 3-D eyes not lead or weighted dumbell eyes. They sure o look good up close, too. 8) 8) 8)

[Lee Haskin]

Hey Tony,

They can be tied on a jig hook too!
This one is tied with craft fur, exclusively. The action is great.
It does take some lead, along with the hourglass eyes to make it swim right.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/LeeH/FoxxyBluegillweb.jpg

Cheers,
Lee

[Tony Buzolich]

Hey Carl, and all,

The eyes are 3-D plastic in either chartruese or yellow.

The key to fishing this fly is to strip it slowwwwwww,,,,,,,,veeerrrry slooooow, IN THE WEEDS. Or near the bottom, just where a bluegill might live.

The bend and point of the hook are enought to right the fly. This acts as a keel and the fly swims quite well in an upright position.

Stripping it slow with lots of pauses makes the fly act just like a real bluegill might. We,ve all seen sunfish hanging just under the surface looking at everything before they decide to eat. That's just the way this fly hangs.

I've only used it so far with a shooting head which does pull it down but when I get around to throwing it with a floating line it should act even better. Especially on those largemouth in the weeds and ponds.

TONY