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Swift Water, Fading Light and Ugly Bugs
Long shadows stretched across the rain-swollen river as the towering ridge above glowed in fading golden light. A thumping strike bounced the five-weight’s tip before arching the rod as the fifteen-inch smallmouth bore into the murky current. Three memorable leaps and...
Five Winning Presentations For Largemouths
One of the questions we are frequently asked about fly fishing for largemouth bass is “How many different presentations do you use and what are they?” Although there are as many variations as there are places to fish, we recommend a fundamental five and provide each...
Classic Wet Flies and Selective Bluegills
(Note: Photo for this article will appear at a later date.) In the middle of the previous century, when a gallon of gasoline sold for 32 cents, hardware stores were our primary sources of fishing tackle. Early spring found the eldest of us with nose firmly pressed...
Streamer Tactics For Jumbo Bluegills
STREAMER TACTICS FOR JUMBO BLUEGILLS Minus the customary telephone greeting, an excited voice pleaded, “The big bass are suicidal! Get down here right away!” Six hours of post-midnight driving led to expectant casting, but as the sun rose above the...
SIX STEPS TO BETTER BASS FISHING IN MUDDY WATER
When clear lakes and ponds become swollen from downpours and suddenly acquire the color of cappuccino, the prospects for catching largemouth bass can appear to be pretty dismal. Indeed, casting the same flies to the same places and employing the same retrieves will...
Springtime Success On Public Ponds
Millions of miniature bass and bluegill factories dot the North American landscape. Many offer easy public access to productive waters that range from those that can be cast across to others of several acres in size. City park ponds, water supply reservoirs, state...