River Fishing for Smallmouth Bass: need patterns

[flytyer203]

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.

[gutbomb]

Don't forget big stimulators!

[Joe Valencic]

I do extremely well with a juicy nightcrawler and a couple of split shot. Oops! Wrong forum.

Just trying to keep it light. I like olive wooly buggers size 6 to 10, and Dave's Dad in #8 & #10

Joe

[FlyPimp]

Of course some Weighted Buggers and Clouser Minnow. My other fvorites are Zoo Cougars, Butt Monkeys, and Poppers

[dave potts]

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

[Peter F]

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!

[Flyguy5910]

make sure that you have sculpin patterns bass love them

[pspaint]

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!

[dudley]

Try this simple bucktail;

Hart's Ghost Minnow