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Well, I fished a Bassy looking pond in Norton and it was swarming with thousands of Dragon flies this morning... Armand was right...Bass and other fish in the pond were chasing them everywhere, jumping out of the water after them...It was something like out of National Geographic, from 8" bluegills to 2-3 pound bass .....Problem!!! I didn't have any Dragon style flies. I did manage to catch seven healthy bass (1/2 pound to 2+ pounds) on top water in 3 hours and lost as many. It was hot and humid,couldn't stay out any longer...Lost one big fish I assume it was a pickerel because it snapped 16lbs leader like butter....Bass were not taking the Bigger Deer hair bugs as well this morning., lots of swirls but minimal strikes..I downsized my flies to foam bass poppers and that seemed to enhance the strikes more...I think they were focused on dragon flies for breakfast...

Deer hair frog...what a jumper!!!


Jumped on it as soon as it hit the water...


Swallowed foam popper deep


Black and white foam poppers were the ticket...


They would hit top water for dragon flies and I would follow and fan cast in the general vicinity and they would hit my flies


Little ol Crappie got into the act...couldn't stand it ...it had to have some deer hair frog legs for breakfast


Foam poppers with legs like a frog were a hit with these bass

This one took a deer hair bug right on the shoreline after making a heck of a commotion chasing dragon flies earlier


I will be back with some dragon style flies...the quest continues...

Gillbuster