Category Archives: Ice Fishing

Tight lining has taken the panfish ice fishing scene by storm in the past few years, and for good reason. This highly productive technique utilizes ultra-quick sinking tungsten jigs in combination with realistic, imitative ice flies on the same line. I’ve been tying, testing, and tweaking the design of a few ice flies over the past two seasons with great results on the ice. Here are two of my most productive patterns for hardwater panfish. Hook: #12-16 heavy wire nymph hook Bead:5/32″ brass bead Thread: Black 8/0 Tail: Natural gray chickabou with one to two strands of gold flashabou on either side Body: Brown micro tubing Legs: Brown x-small or micro barred rubber legs Thorax: Dubbing blend of your natural dubbing (hare’s ear, squirrel, etc.) and gray or olive UV Ice Dub Get some hand-tied Slab Spikes in our shop! Hook: #12-16 heavy wire nymph hook Bead/Eyes: 5/32″ brass bead…

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