Fly fishing for Bass.

[Jigger]

I love to fly fish for bass. Poppers or wet flys like Buggers or streamers, doesn't matter. Nothing is funner than fly fishing out of a float tube with a 2 wt. and a popper or a Bugger. I tournament fish with my "gear" out of my bass boat too and I love that but there's something special about a bass on the fly. Anyone else out there in cyberspace doing it? Anyone that would like to????? What are your experiences??????

[Captmikestarrett]

I have guided for 16 years fly fishing for LGMouth and nothing beats a big Waldorf hair bug getting rushed and blasted in 4 inches of water by a 4 lb LGMouth.

Or of the art of pad fishing with fly and hearing the strike and only seeing the ripples and shake of the pads.

Or the thrill of a feeder creek running fast thru a one foot channel and the fly landing dead center. And at that very moment the LGMouth leaps from the edge to do a downward smash and grab on the Waldorf hair bug.

Kinda like that?

Capt Mike

[Jigger]

You got it, Mike. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[WTL]

Fly fishing for any species is truly the sport of angling distilled to it's most essential elements. I love it.

[bamabassman]

i have to agree with everyone else as well. i have fly fished all my life it seems. my father taught me when i was a kid and i have 3 fly rods now. not the best 5 or 7 split cane rods. that is on my wish list, lol. but i still have alot of fun fly fishing. you never know if you're gonna get a 2 or 10 lbr. i have lost some monsters cause of a thin leader line. but the fight was like catching a swordfish. mna.... i can't wait till spring. but i have no choice do i? lol.

[bamabassman]

wtl you 'll have to come over and we'll go fly fish this spring. how about it?

[Christopherkeene9]

Originally Posted by bamabassman

i have to agree with everyone else as well. i have fly fished all my life it seems. my father taught me when i was a kid and i have 3 fly rods now. not the best 5 or 7 split cane rods. that is on my wish list, lol. but i still have alot of fun fly fishing. you never know if you're gonna get a 2 or 10 lbr. i have lost some monsters cause of a thin leader line. but the fight was like catching a swordfish. mna.... i can't wait till spring. but i have no choice do i? lol.

Wouldn't say it's that exciting but its fun.

[bamabassman]

christopherkeene9 if you ever get a 8 pound bass on a top water fly bug. and you start fighting it. and then go out and catch a swordfish, now grant it it may not take you 45 mins to an hour to bring in the bass, it is very similer. the fight is what i am talking about mostly. you have to really wear down the bass just like any other large fish. and yes i have been in the gulf waters too. we lived 30 north of gulf shores for 17 years. my wife is a native of mobile.

[Christopherkeene9]

I dunno, still wouldn't say it's that exciting. It's exciting and all, don't get me wrong, but after rigging squid, setting lines, etc. etc. I find that more exciting!

[zooker]

till i was 14 all i fished with was a fly rod. bass, brim, salmon,trout i caught them all on a fly rod.. then i learned the art of big water trout fishing.spent 4 years as a mate on a charter boat.then owned my own boat..still fly fish even from my bass boat..just have not caught many bass on it here...



zooker

[lunker-lander]

Spiffy rod!

I gave it a try a few times and loved it. Not as much as bass tough, so I never really bought all the equipment...

-Lunk-

[WTL]

Hey Bama, it sounds like a plan. Do you ever fish the creeks in your area? I'm talkin wading.

[bamabassman]

wtl ...naw i like to stay in the bot, lol. water is too cold for me, hahaha. the boat is big enough, it is a 20 footer. old but a good boat.

[WTL]

I'm talking wadin in the summer, the water gets around 75 or 80. I fish creeks and rivers from the flint on over. Great smallmouth.

But yea, when I get up there we will go in the boat. Maybe the mayfly hatch if I can work it.

[bamabassman]

wtl, sounds great. give me a call.