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05-08-2022, 03:34 PM
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Favourite early season fly
What is your favourite early season stillwater fly?
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05-08-2022, 04:30 PM
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This time of the year is chironomids first, then pheasant tails. damsels and dragons.
If one of those aren't working I try mini leeches, depending on the lake I might try some whitish 2" or so minnow type patterns, or some bigger leech patterns.
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05-08-2022, 04:33 PM
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Before the chironomids start hatching my go to is a Doc Spratley, black or green on a wet line.
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05-08-2022, 05:31 PM
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I like a balanced leach this time of year.
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05-08-2022, 07:18 PM
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Favourite early season fly
Balanced leeches have been good to me at all times of the year, pheasant tails too.
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05-08-2022, 07:53 PM
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Phil Rowley's size 14 Baby Damsel or M&M leech tied on a jig hook/slotted bead. Fished with an indicator. Works for perch and whitefish too.
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05-08-2022, 08:15 PM
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A Pumpkinhead is the first fly I tie on every year.
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05-08-2022, 08:24 PM
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Bruised balanced leech. It already caught an 8 to 9lb 'bow on a lake to be unnamed 5 days ago!
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05-08-2022, 08:35 PM
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Quote:
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Bruised balanced leech. It already caught an 8 to 9lb 'bow on a lake to be unnamed 5 days ago!
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Works awesome.
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05-09-2022, 04:36 AM
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I'm a big fan of the balanced leech at this time of year too, I think the fish find a big, easy meal "just sitting there" hard to resist when the water is cold.
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05-10-2022, 08:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Flyguy
Bruised balanced leech. It already caught an 8 to 9lb 'bow on a lake to be unnamed 5 days ago!
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Wow!. That is a nice fish!
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05-11-2022, 12:12 PM
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Probably midges. Usually zebra midges. Buggers and bunny streamers are great too.
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05-11-2022, 01:21 PM
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Leech patterns, Prince and pheasant tailed nymphs and my small assortment of chironomids that rarely seem to be the right size or color to match the hatches. 
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05-11-2022, 02:42 PM
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Well here in Ab,we can fish with up to 3 flies.I rarely do that.But will almost always have 2 on.Early spring,ice off,small blk boatman,with a 12"drpper of a blood colored chironomid larva.Later burgundy Chan bmw burgundy[wine]bottom & chromie.Bal leech w ith a chirnomid [bottom].Scud & minnow combo slowsink
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05-21-2022, 05:33 PM
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Favourite early season fly
Smashed them today on a #12 hares ear, in black with tinsel ribs.
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