04-26-2012, 06:20 PM
Hare's ear is my mainstay nymph, caught fish in just about every body of water I've fished with them. I go a little bigger (10-12) in still water, and strip the line in slowly.
Tiny tan, grey, or olive scuds work virtually everywhere/anytime too, if you know where the fish are hanging out.
In the summer I always have a blast on the community ponds with a 14ish PMD dry or emerger. Especially if it's a pond with bluegill, they will hit it hard and all day long and even the tiny ones give a good fight! Not sure if they'd be taking a BWO now or not.
If the majority of the trout look like they are too far out to reach, as is the case with the pond I generally go to, I still find stragglers (often bigger ones!) under the docks, near the weeds, or at the edge of a drop-off. Half the battle is fishing where the fish are.
I think pond fish are somewhat spoiled, especially with all them folks filling the water with Powerbait as soon as the temps hit 60. If I'm not getting hits, I like to try something that looks a bit different, bright colors, lots of contrast (maybe part of why the zebra works well?) or with some sparkle, to make it more compelling.
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Tiny tan, grey, or olive scuds work virtually everywhere/anytime too, if you know where the fish are hanging out.
In the summer I always have a blast on the community ponds with a 14ish PMD dry or emerger. Especially if it's a pond with bluegill, they will hit it hard and all day long and even the tiny ones give a good fight! Not sure if they'd be taking a BWO now or not.
If the majority of the trout look like they are too far out to reach, as is the case with the pond I generally go to, I still find stragglers (often bigger ones!) under the docks, near the weeds, or at the edge of a drop-off. Half the battle is fishing where the fish are.
I think pond fish are somewhat spoiled, especially with all them folks filling the water with Powerbait as soon as the temps hit 60. If I'm not getting hits, I like to try something that looks a bit different, bright colors, lots of contrast (maybe part of why the zebra works well?) or with some sparkle, to make it more compelling.
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