Panfish flies

[skiltonian]

Going to tie up a box of panfish flies. Pattern and size suggestions please. I know it doesn’t really matter but all my trout nymphs are too small. Will be used in rivers and lakes. TIA.

 

[TimMurphy]

Going to tie up a box of panfish flies. Pattern and size suggestions please. I know it doesn’t really matter but all my trout nymphs are too small. Will be used in rivers and lakes. TIA.

Dear skiltonian,

Trout nymphs in bigger sizes work great for panfish. Hare's Ears, Prince nymphs, and soft hackle wets in sizes 8 to 12 work for panfish. Tie some with and w/o bead heads. Wooly buggers or even wooly worms in those sizes work great too.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[sandflyx]

for crappie tie some clousers in chartreuse / siver/white colores in sizes 8-12 , don't forget small poppers, worm patterns, small buggers in 12-10, small jig flies work good to in size 8-10

 

[fcarp]

A triangle bug is a good and cheap popper

 

[JoeE]

I like this pattern and also tie tons of these for a friend on mine and his grandson, in different colors. The Bully bluegill spider. Joe E

 

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[JoeE]

I like this fly as well, yes a stupid little fly but don't knock it until you try it.

 

[tomgamber]

this is pretty much all I use for sunnies

 

[JoeE]

You can't forget about the squirmy wormy.

 

[JG63]

Dear skiltonian,

Trout nymphs in bigger sizes work great for panfish. Hare's Ears, Prince nymphs, and soft hackle wets in sizes 8 to 12 work for panfish. Tie some with and w/o bead heads. Wooly buggers or even wooly worms in those sizes work great too.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[casey36]

I like small Muddlers. 12 or 10's.

 

[tomgamber]

I like small Muddlers. 12 or 10's.

I have no doubt these would be great for sunnies but I can think of a thousand flies that take 20 minutes less to tie that would be just as effective. And a squirmy wormy ain't one of them.

 

[casey36]

I have no doubt these would be great for sunnies but I can think of a thousand flies that take 20 minutes less to tie that would be just as effective. And a squirmy wormy ain't one of them.

I didn't see where I had to tie them. If that's the case, foam spider or ant.

 

[JG63]

I like this fly as well, yes a stupid little fly but don't knock it until you try it.

Yup! Mine were done with synthetic fibers instead of bucktail - but the effect is the same and the feesh LOVE ‘em!

 

[JG63]

You can't forget about the squirmy wormy.

Oh yes!