Bass Flies
I may have a chance to do some bass fishing which I have never done with a fly rod....at a local golf course pond....so I'm wondering something rather specific...I want to tie up some surface flies...
STP frog ...and Jay "Fishy" Fullum's...The Pinhead Popper...Fishy's Foam Frog
Has anyone fished them all [or some] and have a recommendation as to the best....
Yes....I will probably tie all but just wondering.
A simple gurgle pop in Chart. with nice long rubber legs can't be beat and they tie up in a few minutes at best.
Also, I found that the craft foam cut about 1/4" wide will allow you to float a stinger hook.
ducky....where...have you been????Originally Posted by ducksterman
I may have a chance to do some bass fishing which I have never done with a fly rod
I mean, really...
DUcksterman,
While I admit that surface fishing for bass is the most exciting way to fish for them, I have much more luck with subsurface patterns. My top producers are polar fiber minnow chratruese over olive over white, and an all black leech tied on a size 2 hook. As far as topwater flies, all black Gurglers and floating minnow patterns have worked fairly well for me.
Jim Smith
Hair Bugs and Frogs are all good.
Red /white divers, big stone fly nymphs and big buggers are what I like to throw.
Wet
While maybe not the purists choice for a fly, I am liking the "Todd's Wiggle Minnow" alot. Fished with a sink tip to pull it under the surface a few inches. Retreival is totally unpredictable. I have done both very slow and very fast retrieval and they seem to work very well both ways.
Popper-Dropper
If you look at The Strike Indicator For Bass and Bluegill under Bob Boese articles you will see what I use 99% of the time.
Bass poppers can be anywhere from size 6 to size 2/0 and bass have been known to take frogs, ducks and shad almost their own size. Mainly the size of the popper depends on the available prey in the water you are fishing.
Droppers can be as small as a 10, but my usual is an 8.
Right now I'm tying 3/0 bend-back Dahlberg Divers
Now that's a hook
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
--- Horace Kephart
I agree!!!!!!
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