Need some fly anglers advice

[DEbassman17]

I just got a nice fly rod but don't have any flies yet, what flies would you reccomend for bluegill, crappie, bass, and pickerel? for all 4 seasons?

thanks in advance

-Jason

[VolFan]

Wooly buggers in various sizes and weights, you can fish these like jigs.

Some clouser minnows, or like streamers in size eight on up, you can use these like flukes and/or jerkbaits.

Foam sponge spiders and small poppers for bluegill.

Deer hair mice work great for frog-type areas and fishing.

Depending on your rod, i get some big perch or bluegill-imitating musky flies and use them like swimbaits.

Go to a flyshop with some cash and just ask, they'll be more than happy to help you out.

[Jake.]

What weight fly rod do you have? That will determine what size flies you can throw. Start out with some Wooly Buggers, Clouser Minnows, and poppers. These will catch all of the different fish you mentioned.

[DEbassman17]

What weight fly rod do you have? That will determine what size flies you can throw. Start out with some Wooly Buggers, Clouser Minnows, and poppers. These will catch all of the different fish you mentioned.

I believe it's an 8 weight.

[VolFan]

That's a big rod for blegill and crappie. I'm not saying it won't work, it's just big. But the silver lining would be you can throw pretty much any bass bug easily. They're also some rabbit strip flies that you can fish like a plastic worm/senko. Ad that to the buggers, clousers, poppers and such listed below and you should be good to go. One thing to save you some cash: Don't worry about getting special tippets or leaders, get some 10 to 14 lb mono and use that. Don't get the superlimp or it won't cast as well.

[fooman]

Careful with what your stepping into

This year I thought it would be fun to pick up a fly rod and give it a try,now I have three outfits..3wt,5wt and a 6wt and way to many flies..

The best flies I have found for pond bass and bluegill have been small poppers and foam spiders..

Clousers and wooly buggers for river smallies do the trick

[Jake.]

What weight fly rod do you have? That will determine what size flies you can throw. Start out with some Wooly Buggers, Clouser Minnows, and poppers. These will catch all of the different fish you mentioned.

I believe it's an 8 weight.

An 8 weight is probably too heavy for Bluegill and Crappie. It would be very difficult to throw the little foam spiders and nymphs that Bluegill like. It is however, a good rod for bass, because you could throw the big flies that largemouths love with it.

[Rebel Angler]

poppers an any kind of insect imitator for bass...work'em jus like an other topwater

like everybody before me said, use the wooly bugger an nymphs for smallies an bluegill.

the heavier weight the rod is, the heavier flies you can throw.

[Randall]

My favorite for bass, hybrids pickerel and stripers is called a crease fly. You can fish it like a pop-r type bait and skip it along the surface at faster speeds. A lot of fun on schooling fish feeding on shad.

[Brush Hog20]

Don't forget the craw patterns for river smallies as well!  ther near nuff crawfish is my favorite..

[Infidel.]

An 8 weight is probably too heavy for Bluegill and Crappie. It would be very difficult to throw the little foam spiders and nymphs that Bluegill like.

I've never had a problem with a fly being too small for the outfit I was using.  You would typically run into a problem when the fly is too big.

[DEbassman17]

An 8 weight is probably too heavy for Bluegill and Crappie. It would be very difficult to throw the little foam spiders and nymphs that Bluegill like.

I've never had a problem with a fly being too small for the outfit I was using. You would typically run into a problem when the fly is too big.

thank you