I got to thinking. I have scoured the web in the past for the combination of crappie and fly rods, never came up with much. Locating designated crappie flies is just as hard. However I feel that crappie bite anything that looks reasonable to a panfish.

Are we the first to gather and pioneer fly fishing for specks in an electronic forum and E-society? Are we going to perfect and patent new crappie flies in the name of crappie.com(will I develop a new crappie fly rod)? Now before I go deeper I'll stop right there or this could end up in Christian theology and politics. But I wanted to point that out while the forum is still young, and we don't have to stay on target with specks, trout work for me

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While this is a crappie forum, we can discuss whatever we want in the world of fly fishing. Trout are fine. Ditto for salt water.

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Marshall Univeristy, 1971

Heritage-endorsed guide

Nothing better then gills on the long rod.

Have caught many a crappie on a white, wet fly.

[quote=Buckeye Mike;487528]Nothing better then gills on the long rod.

Agreed. Summer gills, wet wading, and a box of poppers and Chrome Domes is a good time.

Simple. Same type fly rods used for trout. I use a 4 wgt 7 ft Loomis or 5 wgt 8.5 ft rod. Wet flys or dry can be used depending on the hatch and time. Lakes also have hatches if one pays attention. Poppers at "any depth" when it is calm and fish rise in the evening as a example. Watch the water to tell you. This applys to all panfish.

I like catching most anything on fly rod. Here in Florida I catch bluegill, bass, shellcracker, stumpknocker, tilapia, gar, bowfish, oscar, Mayak cichlids and crappie on fly rod.

I also fish the salt for spotted seatrout, redfish, snook, Spanish mackerel, little tunny, jack crevalle, pompano, permit, bonefish, tarpon and others.

Freshwater fly fishing is a bit more forgiving. There are days when fly fishing the salt is doggone tough!

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Steve

Marshall Univeristy, 1971

Heritage-endorsed guide