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Post by Toni » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:50 pm

If I were to troll flies for crappie on a warm evening what might they be? Wet or dry? I won't be using fly pole or line just regular mono and spinning outfit.
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Post by JT26 » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:28 pm

I think something that looks like a dragonfly would work. I've seen sunfish attack ones stuck in the water, so maybe crappie will do the same.
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Post by Anglinarcher » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:33 pm

WOW, great question. I use to fish for some 3/4 to 1 # bluegills in another state with a small popper and a fly rod. Sometimes, just about dark, the crappie would move up and I'd kill them with the popper.

I have also used damsel fly dry patterns to catch them, as well as bass and trout.

A damsel fly nymph, or a dragon fly nymph, trolled as you speak should work just fine as well. I have done well enough with a sink tip line out of a float tube that way, so you probably would want a little bit of weight on the mono.

Well, some ideas to try anyway. I hope it works in your area.
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Post by Toni » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:27 pm

Anglinarcher wrote:I have also used damsel fly dry patterns to catch them, as well as bass and trout.

A damsel fly nymph, or a dragon fly nymph, trolled as you speak should work just fine as well. I have done well enough with a sink tip line out of a float tube that way, so you probably would want a little bit of weight on the mono.
I have lots of flies from a long time ago and I think I have a damsel fly. I will have to give it a try. Thank you.
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Post by Toni » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:30 pm

JT26 wrote:I think something that looks like a dragonfly would work. I've seen sunfish attack ones stuck in the water, so maybe crappie will do the same.
I don't think I have anything along those lines. Just maybe the damsel nymph fly.
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Post by racfish » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:56 pm

Im not much of a fly fisherman but I know that almost all fish like maggots.Ive tried tose white yarn jigs that look like maggots for whitefish and they worked.I think I'd go a maggott looking one.My .02 worth
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