Fly fishing for bass

GraysonEverett · February 22

Hi there! Does anybody do any fly fishing for bass? I'm thinking about taking fly fishing lessons, and where I live the closest trout pond is a couple hours away. I'm thinking about targeting bass with a fly rod.

As my name suggests I LOVE wacky rigging, but I'm always looking for a new method to catch bass, largemouth and small.

lemaymiami · February 22

Flies work very well for bass - particularly at dawn or dusk when the wind dies down with popping bugs....

Ol'DirtyCaster · February 23

I enjoy bass fishing enough to travel 2000 miles to do it (smallmouth). Fun is where you find it. Maybe your bass won't get as many likes on instagram as a big brownie, but I'd pity the guy who cares. With bass you're adapting to habitat, I haven't found them to be too particular about the fly. Cover water, explore, and take notes. Every body of water has it's own challenges. I will say that a black EP minnow with blue flash seems to be pretty irresistible no matter where I fish.

troutbom · February 24

Like Bob said, they like poppers

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nowinchatt · February 24

In Tennessee, we fish poppers with a dropper fly usually around 2-3 ' behind. Catches everything. We keep the boat moving slowly, only stopping when something big is hooked up

Alex from GA · February 25

Poppers and wooly buggers are 2 good bass flies. One for surface and one for sub surface.

Fly fishing for bass

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