Flies for catching smallmouth bass crayfish are probably their most preferred food and they feed heavily on many baitfish species and leeches as well. Most fly anglers love to catch these fish on top and poppers are extremely effective. Do smallmouth bass eat flies? Floating those big blue flies down the river can bring the … Read more
Blockhead Popper Holschlag’s. Boogle Bug Popper. Hansen’s Meal Ticket. Murdich Minnow (or the Mini version) Pat Ehlers’ Crazi Craw. Tequeely. Todd’s Wiggle Minnow. Whitlock’s Hare Sculpin. Do smallmouth bass eat flies? Floating those big blue flies down the river can bring the smallmouths up to eat those Filet Mignon of all flies The fish love … Read more
A fly tied on a size 12, 1X long hook is small for smallmouth bass —especially alongside a size 6 Clouser Minnow, a more typical river-smallmouth fly. But I’ve gone down to size 12, to 16, even to size 20 flies on occasion. The bass insisted. Do smallmouth bass eat flies? Floating those big blue … Read more
Umpqua Swimming Baitfish TeQueely Articulated Zoo Cougar (a.k.a. Heifer Groomer) . Turkey Leech Hansen’s Meal Ticket Hairy Fodder Sparkle Minnow Sculpin Near Nuff Crayfish. Do smallmouth bass eat flies? Floating those big blue flies down the river can bring the smallmouths up to eat those Filet Mignon of all flies The fish love those mid-Summer … Read more