Does anyone know any great patterns to use for smallmouth in a river???? if so please leave me a message with the pattern.
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Does anyone know any great patterns to use for smallmouth in a river???? if so please leave me a message with the pattern.
a very simple selection would be clousers in grey over white and olive over white. buggers in black, olive, white and brown and gurglers or some such for a surface bug and maybe a deer hair frog. big nymphs dead drifted work well too, stoneflies, helgramites, hex nymphs and big hare's ears. that's what i would have with me.
Don't forget big stimulators!
I do extremely well with a juicy nightcrawler and a couple of split shot. Oops! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...o/wallbash.gif Wrong forum. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...hysterical.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...hysterical.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...hysterical.gif
Just trying to keep it light. I like olive wooly buggers size 6 to 10, and Dave's Dad in #8 & #10
Joe
Of course some Weighted Buggers and Clouser Minnow. My other fvorites are Zoo Cougars, Butt Monkeys, and Poppers
Pick up a copy of Tim Holschlag's Flyfishing For Smallmouth Bass. One of the best books out there. Over 50 pages on flies.
Dave
For a subsurface pattern, this week's Fly of the Week is an excellent one. Though I tied it in tan for photo purposes, black is my favorite with dun colored mallard collar. Use the 2xl hook for a bigger gap. Doesn't seem to frighten the smallies and gives better hooking and holding power which is helpful in a river... Last weekend caught a bunch of smallies with one brown trout thrown into the mix!
make sure that you have sculpin patterns bass love them
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Anything by Harry Murray! I've had great success with his Hellgramite pattern and Roadkill nymph. Crayfish patterns are a must and there are a ton of them out there. I use my own recipe for them. I've also been doing well lately, with white crystal grubs. They're easy to tie and very durable. Adding rubber legs to them is a nice twist too!
Try this simple bucktail;
Hart's Ghost Minnow
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