Bass Fly Fishing
Large mouth or small mouth bass and white or yellow bass abound in the running clear waters of America. It is great fun to catch this warm water fish on a fly rod. But the technique varies from one variety to another.
A small canoe or boat or float-tube is the best vehicle to explore the waters of bass rich fishing lakes and rivers.
Bass fishes are usually found to prowl or lurk around submerged rocks, docks, duck blinds, rocky points, overhanging brush, floating islands of bulrushes, lilies and tulles, downed trees or weed beds.
Move quietly along the shore line and fish the water. This is the best way to find schools of bass.
You require a small fly rod for small mouth bass.
White and yellow bass fishes are enticed by Black, yellow or red #14 or #12 poppers fished on a 6- or 5-weight rod with a fishing line that floats.
For added action you have to tie an eight inch dropper with a small nymph or streamer behind the bend of the hook.
If you use a small dry fly that resembles the hatching insect, the bass will rise to the surface and that is the best time to take it.
A large mouth bass will obviously require larger flies as bait.
A small thin Dahlberg Diver is the biggest fly that can be recommended.
An ideal material for bass bugs is deer hair
Giant sized large mouth and giant sized small mouth bass are tempted by crayfish, frogs, baitfish, shad, lizard etc.
A larger rod is required to fish the bigger flies which will imitate the live food.
The standard bass rod is an eight-weighter that comes with a corresponding bass bug taper line.
A stronger rod will enable you to stop the bass on its track and prevent it from diving into the weeds or brush after taking the fly.
A bass possesses explosive muscles which translate into tremendous strength. This makes it launch into an attack on its prey by crashing through the weeds with great momentum.
Act like a bass if you are serious about catching one. Stalk a bass the way it stalks its prey using all your senses and being alert, observant and aware. Lie in wait patiently for this fish as it lies in wait for its prey.
No matter what the size, but most bass can be cast from twenty to fifty feet, if you keep still and silent. The bug should make all the noise. If you shuffle around disturbing the stillness of the atmosphere, you will scare away the bass into deeper waters.
Another strategy is moving/shaking the fly at a creeping rate.
Fly fishers practise their water sport alone, in isolated spots.
Bass fishing has the best that fresh water fishing can provide, but to a greater extent/on a greater scale – very big fishes, long drawn out tug of wars, loads of impressive top water action.