I gonna take the Yak out behind the tail-races at Blueridge Lake, on the Toccoa River in Blueridge, Ga. in a few days. People have told me it is a great place for smallies. I don't have much experience with smallies, and none at all on a fly-rod, so this will be a new experience for me.

I'm not sure what fly to use. Does anyone have any opinions of the best Smallmouth patterns? My initial instinct is to tie on a med-sized, weighted Olive Drab Woolly Bugger and fish it near the bottom around cover. This usually catches anything that's down there. Would this be a good way to start?

Semper Fi!