I know a lot of anglers. Some fish the salt, others like nothing better than fishing freshwater for large- and smallmouth bass. Considering the vast amount of lure selection on the market, most of the ...
One of the area's better fly-tyers called the other day to announce that he was handcrafting some flies for Harborview Bait & Tackle in Stratford. He is making a variety of patterns to be sold at the ...
A lot of angers get overwhelmed when searching for the best bass flies. They see the staggering number of soft plastics, jigs, and other baits used by the conventional crowd and think they have to ...
For the longest time, anglers would tell me that what they landed their fish on was a San Juan worm. And even though I used various worm patterns, I never could seem to catch anything on one. Of ...
The Avid Outdoorsman on MSN

Your Go-To Fly Patterns for Smallmouth Bass

If you haven’t tried chasing smallmouth bass with a fly rod, you’re in for a treat. These fish are the perfect mix of power ...
Some people live for the blow of a big largemouth creaming a swimbait. Others can’t get enough of smallmouth erupting on Spooks walking across the surface. And, sure, I love those things too, but come ...
This is a pattern that I have come up with after searching all over the place to find a worm fly pattern that I could use for bass around our area. When I was fishing conventional tackle, I always ...