Spinner Flies For Panfishing!

[bigjim5589]

The Striped Bass season has ended here in MD, so some folks are turning their attention to various panfish species. I spent some time today tying up some flies to be used on perch & Crappies in our tidal rivers & in some of the state owned ponds.

Bass will certainly eat these too! 

I had recently purchased some of these small inline spinners, something that works well with either a fly rod or ultra light spinning gear.



I had these Aberdeen hooks, which are quite inexpensive, but good hooks for panfish. These are South Bend brand, likely made in Korea, but surprisingly good quality & sharp. This assortment ranges in size from about a 10 up to 1/0. I only used the sizes that looked to be #4's. A good size for panfish and one I use frequently. Unfortunately the pack is not marked for the sizes.



Here's the end result in some favorite color combinations.

[truth2]

I use these under a small thil float and the crappie love em.
They are lead wrapped up tp 1/16 oz to hold the float up right.

[truth2]

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[bigjim5589]

Those look good! Can't go wrong with those colors either. I've caught a lot of Crappies, White, & Yellow Perch on that pink, white & pearl combination!