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island boy

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dragon fly flies
« on: April 25, 2007, 09:49:22 PM »
do you troll these near the bottom? or is it better to anchor and cast and retrieve?
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2007, 10:35:52 PM »
There are two types of dragon fly nymphs...the smaller one is the Libellulidae nymph and the lager one is the Aeschnidae nymph...u can represent the Aeschnidae nymph with a carey special(size 8 to 4) or a olive or brown wooly bugger (with the tail torn in half for the woolies)  by trolling/ retrieving it off the bottom.  Dragon flies usually hatch late spring and early and mid summer. hope i could help. :)
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2007, 10:39:10 PM »
Trolling dragons works better. Once you find the zone, you can keep your fly there longer by trolling. Actually, when fishing lakes, trolling is more effective for most applications other than fishing Chironimids or target casting with drys.
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2007, 04:06:12 PM »
are u suggesting that the actual dragon fly in adult form works better?!??!?
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2007, 08:28:15 PM »
i was taught to find a shoal, or nice dropoff with sandy bottom or whatever, and cast towards shore and retrieve having the dragon nymph at the bottom
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2007, 08:35:35 PM »
Derp,

I believe thru experience last year that it's more effective to anchor on the shoal, near shore, and cast out at a 45 then retrieve towards shore and near the bottom. That's where the nymphs are heading. To feed or to climb on reeds to hatch.

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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2007, 08:59:09 PM »
Rieber is correct. they swim to shore when they hatch or to the nearest cat tails or w/e.
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2007, 10:08:57 PM »
yeah or that ;D
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2007, 07:54:18 PM »
Darner dragons patterns can be trolled or cast.  I've never heard of anyone EVER having success trolling gomphus dragon nymphs using a boat and motor because you can't go slow enough.  If you kick dead slow in a tube they'll work BUT not near as good as a dead slow chironomid like retrieve when anchored up off drop offs.  This can be deadly....I've had to give a few flies to the fish in the last 30 years because they'll swallow them if you don't set up on them in time.
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Re: dragon fly flies
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2007, 11:54:44 PM »
i don't troll either, for what it is worth
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