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The shad fishing bug is beginning to get to me and I have been tying a few flies. I usually fish a Joe Bruce Hickory Shad fly which i modify with a little crystal flash. I was wondering what others use a favorite go to fly for shad??
Ken Tidy
04-08-2005, 01:31 PM
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OneMoreCast
04-08-2005, 01:38 PM
That picture wayne put up is a killer.....
Your flies are almost identical to my box Ken. I fish fletchers mostly...plan to do a little more deer creek this year though...
Tailing Loop
04-08-2005, 03:32 PM
Wayne and Ken, OMC has given me just enough instruction to actually give it a go and try tying flies like those you've posted. As always thanks for all the info!!!
Ken Tidy
04-08-2005, 09:20 PM
OneMoreCast originally wrote:
That picture wayne put up is a killer.....
Your flies are almost identical to my box Ken. I fish fletchers mostly...plan to do a little more deer creek this year though...
Uh have you looked in your box latley...seam a little lighter to you....
Capt Frank
04-09-2005, 10:06 AM
Hey Wayne, nice story in the CCA Moving Forward on Shad Fishing, give me a shout.
decoy
04-09-2005, 03:31 PM
Capt Frank
Thanks for the kind words on the shad fishing piece in the CCA newsletter.
I fished DC today and got my first shad on a fly (Stafford Bridge) early this morning. The water temp today was 56 degrees and a little off color, perfect for shad fishing. The fish are on the move and in a hurry, so if you want to get together let me know. JB and I will there Wednesday if you can make it. In reality my first fish today was a carp, then 4 mud shad that I snagged at the fish ladder. This is the first year ever that I have seen mud shad that far up and going through the fish ladder.
Wayne B.