I fish for bluegill and bass mostly and have had alot of luck with poppers and sliders but other than that what do yall suggest I try and I also like tying some of my own so if yall have some easy ones to make I would appreciate that also! Thanks!

wooly buger, wooly buger, wooly buger.


after that, a wooly buger.

Hey ChickenWilly,
Seen you on the bank section too. If you want to try for those sandies and hybrids below Lavon, I would try clousers. I've had luck on a red and white clouser with brass dumbell eyes. Its a real easy fly to tie. Im sure if you google "clouser" youll find lots of examples and tying instructions

Yeah I have thought about taking my fly rod with me down there and to rowlett creek before... And I actually made some clouser minnow look alikes kinda last year for the creek and then I never even tried them!

For the bluegill, try tying some Cap Spiders. They are dirt simple to tie. 1/124 ounce crappie jig heads with the heads painted black with Loon's Hard Head and then a body of ultra chenille and add some rubber legs. Once you get used to tying the rubber legs then advance to spinner bait skirts for the legs. Careful with these as the silicon makes it easier to break the legs when tying them in. Barlow's in Richardson has about a billion different spinner bait skirts available for cheap.

Big Dale

Hare's ear nymph. Use a small float indicator and just let it settle down by the weeds. Bream / crappie love it!

I'm just adding to an already hi quality list:

EZ Nymph
SHWAPF

Marabou Damsel

There are more in there and a number of fly tying tutorials

Heck, you may find yourself getting crazy with it!

P.S. white woolly buggers look like little shad.

Bream eat mostly insects in various stages of developement: pupa, larva, ect., so trout nymphs in sizes 8-14 are really great for bream.

Thanks for all the tips everybody! I really appreciate it! Do any of yall fly fish for carp? I was thinkin about trying to make a fly that looks like a piece of bread or something?

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Cool thanks!

Try this one. Need I say more. Easy to tie, and works.
Troutbum.

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Here are the images in "no need to click" format Mr. TroutBum catch some good feeshes!

That is a good lookin fly trout bum I like that alot! Its crazy how big ole bass will take tin little fly's like that!

I might suggest a seabooger in addition to the great flies above. It's a large weedless wooly bugger with saddle hackle tail and dumbell eyes. Can be tied bass or bream size. Easier to tie than it sounds, but d.e.a.d.l.y.Go get 'em ChickenWilly!