Willow Flys on the Chick?

[Fishin Fool]

It's getting close to time for them. Has anyone seen any yet? Let me know if you do please. I love fishing a hatch. You never know what you are going to catch.

 

[EricM]

Been out every day this week and I haven't see the first one yet. It makes for some fun fishing!

 

[polo-dog]

I haven't seen a big hatch but I have seen a few willow flies at my place. Harrison bluff tends to have a good hatch each year but I haven't run past there recently. What part of the lake do you usually find the hatches on?

 

[TennesseeTalker]

I've seen willow flies at my house too!!!

Not hordes but several.

TT

 

[Fishin Fool]

I usually try to look for rocky bluffs over deep water that have trees and bushes growing on them. I also like to find water with a little current in it so I usually look closer to the main river channels. Usually if the water is pretty deep the fish are productive all day, rather than with a shallow water hatch which will normally just bring them in in late evening and dusk. I looked at my fishing diary from 2006 and see that the largest hatch I found was on June 20th. I recorded on that day that I caught 55 bass going once that morning and then back that evening. The flys may be a little earlier this year due to the weather. I'm going to check some spots today on the lake.

 

[DoubleB]

WHat do you normally fish the hatch with, FF?

 

[G-MAN]

Wend night when I was strapping down the boat at yell pank or what ever that bridge is called in Soddy Creek, My partner and I both thought we saw a couple flying around. Nothing on my windshield or front of boat though.

 

[Fishin Fool]

DoubleB last year I fished it with a SB in chart and white with a big Colorado blade. Toss it close to the rocks on the cliff and I'd almost always get a hit if not a fish. You can use just about any type of spinner as long as it stays fairly close to the top (1foot to 4feet). You can also use floating rapalas or jointed floating minnows. If you want a real thrill just tie on a popping bug!

 

[DoubleB]

Sounds like a Frog/Rat and a buzzbait would be a lot of fun too!

 

[Fishin Fool]

A buzz bait is sometimes incredible for them! There is nothing like pulling it through a bunch of floating bugs and having a big ole bass blast it out of the water!

 

[ranman]

It's still a few weeks away.Usually hits the last of June first of July.

 

[flymaker]

I agree with ranman. Since I fly fish mostly, I really look forward to the willow fly hatch. I don't think I've ever seen a hatch until late June and almost always by the 4th of July.

 

[MadBomber]

G-MAN - 5/25/2007 11:50 AM Wend night when I was strapping down the boat at <font color="#ff3366">yell pank</font> or what ever that bridge is called in Soddy Creek, My partner and I both thought we saw a couple flying around. Nothing on my windshield or front of boat though.

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There is a road sign farther up Old Hixson Pike that spells it Yapyank.  I always pronounced it "yapank" but I guess it's "Yapyank".  Are there any Soddy Pioneers on here that that shed some light as to the origin of this name.  I do know that "Soddy" came from the indian word "Tsati" which means "Firewater manufacturing site"! 

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[Bassin' Machine]

I believe it originated from the country word "Yep" and "Hank" as short for Hank, Jr. In the olden days, when two fellow Soddymen were listening to or in agreement about Hank Jr. music, they would say to one another, "YapHank sure can sing!!!" Over the years, the "sure can sing" part slowly diminished and "Yapank!!" became the unviversal word for these Soddymen to holler at one another when in agreement over any issue. All in all, it is basically Soddy speak or country speak for "I agree." emoLaugh emoBigsmile

 

[Fishin' Junkie]

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