I used to be "smallmouth" until I forgot my password and re-registered as "speck". Now as much as smallmouth bass and speckled trout have neen my favoured species I now have a new favourite.

I recently spent some time on a quality bluegill lake. Catching 10 " bluegills on topwater spiders after presenting the fly underneath the overhanging branches made me feel like a kid again. No wonder Dave Whitlock has been touting these fish for so long. My 3 weight Temple Forks also became my favourite rod during this experience. Every once in a while the bug would be sipped in by a 4 or 5 pound bass. Gotta love that warm water fishing!

BLUGILL HIDEOUT




10" 'GILL




Surprise Bass