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CE (Close Enough) Crayfish Click photo for recipe.
CE Crayfish (Close Enough) is a very simple Crayfish pattern I developed for Trout and Bass. When I design flies I like to follow the K.I.S.S. rule (Keep It Simple Stupid). I usually focus on one to two triggers when developing a pattern, here the claws, and swimming action.
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The SMP a.k.a. The Skip Morris Panfish. Click photo for pattern recipe
The Skip Morris Panfish has been a favorite pattern for targeting bluegills, crappie and other panfish in deeper water.
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The James Wood Bucktail is great pattern for both and panfish. Click photograph for recipe.
Harry Murray designed the James Wood Bucktail as an imitation of a sunfish. It is impressionistic impression at best, but the fish seem to think it does a pretty good job.
Read moreThe Pass Lake Special
I have always had an affinity for old, forgotten fly patterns. The Pass Lake Special may not be forgotten, but it does fall into the old category.
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The Fat Albert
Since this pattern fished so well. I picked up a few to bring home as tying samples thinking they would tear up the warm-water scene around here. I was not disappointed!
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