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BwiBwi

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Fly pattern for fishing herring
« on: May 23, 2006, 01:53:21 AM »
Hi, I'm thinking of fly fishing for herring.  Anyone can suggest what fly pattern to use?

Thank you
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2006, 08:34:56 AM »
Are you thinking of a herring jig ?
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2006, 08:50:33 AM »
uhhh....dont herring eat mostly copepods?  Good luck tying a fly on a size 200 hook! 
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2006, 10:34:08 AM »
I doubt you have to go down to such a small hook for them. Years ago I was able to get them on a tiny dick nite spoon when a school swam by.
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2006, 04:26:42 PM »
Never fished for them myself but I do remember the jigs that Army & Navy use to sell. They had a stand of red yarn attached to each hook. So I would think trying some San Jaun Worms is size 18 to 24 would be a good start.
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BwiBwi

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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2006, 05:54:55 PM »
Okay will give it a try. Oh Marmot. herring actually has a very big mouth. it can swallow size 10 hook easy.
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2006, 08:39:33 AM »
Hahaha you guys are missing the point.  Size 200 hooks?  come on, it was a joke...  Copepods are TINY TINY TINY little things, thats what herring eat for about 80% of their diet, the rest is even smaller stuff.  Bwi Bwi, the reason herring have a large mouth is because they filter feed for microscopic organisms, not to take "bites"....you could FIT a 2/0 in there, but doesnt mean they wont shy from it.
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BwiBwi

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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2006, 10:33:26 AM »
Okay so they eat copepod that means mysid shrimp patern should work right?
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2006, 11:37:30 AM »
Haha ya if you could tie that small.  Try it out though, you never know.  Youd probably have better luck with some sort of attractor.
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2006, 09:12:37 PM »
Hey BwiBwi now you know why I named that proto type Coho pattern Bite Me. Most of the people who saw it said it wouldn't work but it worked better than I expected, you proved that. So give it your best shot buddy it's the inovators that make things happen.
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2006, 01:04:53 AM »
I will thank you.  ;)
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Re: Fly pattern for fishing herring
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2006, 03:04:31 PM »
Herring jigs work well, so I don't see why a fly tied on a size 10 wouldn't work.  Check out the stuff that Radiant Lures makes:



I've used these rigs before and have had success.
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