3wt smallmouth

the water is in the weeds and the smallmouth are feeding early...

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madam X's and cinnamon leaches.

cheers,

tws

Nice photos

Nice!
Cinnamon leeches = baby crawdads?
....lee s.

tws,
Where are you located?
Very nice phtos!
Mike

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tws,

My heart aches! Splendid photos of fish and scenery. Thanks.

ohio tuber, et. al thanks

i'm located in the middle of oregon...

little farm pond/lake.

the smallies are plump this year. i've taken a dozen in the 3lb range and a couple larger...

the lmb are a bit slower to come on the bite... i've only gotten two and those were today - both dinks.

these are my first targeted smallies on a fly rod. i'm using an 8'6" Dan Craft Fast Taper 3wt (built last season) to fish rather small marabou leaches and no. 10 madam X's.

the backbone and power in this little rod has suprised me, ample rod to handle these bass.

all fish were released unharmed - there is an unresolved question about the possiblities of heavy metal content in the fish of this particular lake/pond.

shame because i would love to try smallmouth bass. i've been told they are very acceptable table fare.

cheers,

tws

Beautiful pictures!!!!!

Great photo's and I like your website.

Is the worried shrimp an actual fly?

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Who has time for stress when there are fish to catch.
Nick

Micropteris,

actually the worried shrimp is more of an icon,

a fly i created years ago for a nephew.

it became my token when i traveled around the world sport, and commercial fishing...

apart from being hat fodder the worried shrimp is magical and may some day reckon in a story i hope to complete of my fishing adventures...

none of the rods i build are complete without a worried shrimp installed in the blank butt end...

magic rods they be.

tws