Willard on the fly

[MBM1969]

Hit the South Marina at Willard today. Went out in my kickboat and caught a half dozen Wiper on my flyrod. They really liked white and grey Clousers. Fished untill noon when the wind picked up. Lots of boats and shore Anglers out today.

Mark
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[gofish435]

Thanks for the report and pictures. That sounds like a good day this early in the season.

Did you pick up any other fish besides the wipers? Did you happen to notice the water temperature?

Wipers are a lot of fun on a fly rod. Heck they are a lot of fun on any kind fishing rod.[]
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[SkunkedAgain]

Great report and really nice sized fish too... Thanks for sharing that with us... Later J
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[obifishkenobi]

The water temp was around 49 degrees depending on location, it ranged between 48.3 up to 50 degrees.
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[remo_5_0]

I bet those were a tug, my goal is to get to Willard this year and get some wipers on the fly []
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[gofish435]

Thanks.

It doesn't take the water long to warm up after the ice is gone. These warm days have helped too.[]
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[remo_5_0]

I have some white/grey baitfish patterns, do you think these will work? I also have clousers.
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[MBM1969]

I think those would work great. They look very similar to mine.

Mark
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[BigCountryUT]

Thanks for the report. Were you just using floating line?
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[MBM1969]

I was using Intermediate line.
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[DKStroutfitter]

Getting the boat ready for Spring Willard fishing.
Last year I did well for Crappie inside the Marina with my fly rod.
I will be using the fly rod more from the boat this year and going after Wiper.

In the past I have caught Wiper on my fly rod from shore but I will be spending more time with it on the boat this year.
Can't wait.

I need to get a new fire extinguisher before I take the boat to Willard though.
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