Homemade fly - first fish!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 12:20 pm
Exciting! It's a floating fly, but I used a split shot to get some cast distance and so turned it into a midwater fly today. Hastily constructed with a #8 hook, some wine cork, duck feather, funky bead and black thread. My first attempt at fly tying, not pretty, but I caught something!
I really want to get a surface fly to work on these fish, as they are picking off swimming bees in this pool. I did add a clear float to get some distance from shore, but twitching the float to get movement on the fly is a mixed blessing, though I got some interest. Something I need to figure out with spinning gear at this spot.