Fly Tying

Tying Flies for Smallmouth Bass

When considering Flies for smallmouth or largemouth bass, poppers are generally the first choice due to the visual excitement. Streamers are the mainstay and nymph fishing is probably the most under used, but effective, of smallmouth tactics.

Here are are some subsurface patterns and tying information.

• Red/White Hackle Fly
• Fly of the Day
• White Bunny
• Orange Crush
• Foam Popper
• White Miller
• Deceiver (below)
• Clouser Minnow
• Woolly Bugger
• Bullet Head Hopper
• Hair’s Ear Nymph
• Pheasant Tail Nymph

Here’s Some More Killer Patterns:

• Murdich Minnow
• Orange Crush
• Hobby Lobby
• Murray’s Strymph
• Black Hellgrammite
• Emu Deceiver
• HiTail Craw
• Meat Whistle