tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post3683173185494518636..comments2024-03-17T01:49:16.680-04:00Comments on A Year On The Fly: LadybugUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-86172569037606668412013-03-27T22:28:02.360-04:002013-03-27T22:28:02.360-04:00Years ago 1950-70, a very popular panfish fly was ...Years ago 1950-70, a very popular panfish fly was a painted metal version of the ladybug, I caught many bluegills and a not a few bass with the metal version.Papa Beasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839977034217816093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-69806255696830403442010-12-28T12:23:54.885-05:002010-12-28T12:23:54.885-05:00Cofisher - not a bug one first thinks of while tro...Cofisher - not a bug one first thinks of while trout fishing which is why I added it - with the warning that Iv'e never fished it.<br /><br />& MKG - thanks for the conformation that this bug can be fished under the right conditions. A few changes to a beetle fly for maximuc color and floatation and you are good to go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316041269518485658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-61256629285952166082010-12-27T18:38:50.849-05:002010-12-27T18:38:50.849-05:00A couple of years ago I went on a backpack trip in...A couple of years ago I went on a backpack trip into the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness area in southern Colorado. One of the lakes was blanketed with lady bugs. Not having any in my flybox I used a small deerhair beetle. The trout didn't seem to mind. I did tie up a few when I got home just encase I came across them again. I actually like fishing them better than black beetles. I use orangeKeith Greenwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074026962096739829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-71638684421132767712010-12-27T17:02:54.204-05:002010-12-27T17:02:54.204-05:00Interesting, I never thought about tying a ladybug...Interesting, I never thought about tying a ladybug. Hmmm...cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.com