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I've been tying for about two years and I haven't had much experience with bass flies. The people at the fly shops around hear don't tie too many since we mostly just have trout. I was wondering if anyone had some ideas for easy to tie, effective bass flies. I'll be fishing in upstate New York (adirondacks) and there are lots of little bluegills there. Any easy topwaters would also be cool. Any suggestions?

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For an easy topwater fly check out the gurglers, you can google it for several step by steps or check out Jack Gartside's website. You can also look for some "banger" type flies which are a cylinder of foam on the hook shank or a hard head foam diver or popper. On of my favorite are finding some of the Northland gum drop floaters from a store and adding a tail and hackle. They work great, already pre-painted. Also google the Morris foam diver or look on global flyfisher for a step by step.

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Probably can't get much simpler than the good ol' Clouser Minnow, and it will catch the bass. If you're after smallies, chartreuse/white Clousers tend to kill the bronzebacks. One of my favorite bass streamers this year has been the Murdich Minnow, or a very slight modification of the Murdich is technically what I am tying. Here's one in silver/white:

 

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The recipe is pretty simple, I think it's an easy tie, and the color combos are practically endless.

 

-Tail: Flashabou (or similar flash material with lots of movement), I layer 2 colors for my tails over a base of bucktail

-OPTIONAL: you can add a small glass rattle, I am experimenting with this and have had good results

-Cheeks: sculpin wool (this is where I differ slightly from the original)

-Flash back: similar to tail material, add a clump over the sculpin wool

-Body: Ice Chenille (or similar product, there are several options)

-Coloring: use a Sharpie or paint marker to color the back of the Ice Chenille

-Eyes: 3D dome eyes of your choice

 

As for an easy topwater, the Gartside Gurgler that was mentioned above is an easy and effective pattern with lots of options, as well.

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There is no limit to what you can tie for large mouth bass, as they will eat just about anything that doesn't eat them first! They fed on mice, baby ducks, lizards, worms, grasshoppers and crawfish, to name just a few dietary items. Minnow patterns are a sure bet. As noted, the Clouser Minnow is hard to beat. So are large wooly worms and woolybuggers.And then there is the vast array of topwater bugs, made of foam, cork and balsa wood.

 

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