Branson MO
Though they are to the north, and to the west, the Gasconade River and the Niangua River are both famous for their smallmouth fishing. Both are within an couple of hours drive, if it is that long. |
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Squimps
Thanks.
Tide, does color matter for topwater smallmouth bugs? I'm making some sliders and Dogs for a guy going for smallmouth in Canada and not sure what color to paint them. I'm thinking of |
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Back to Our Roots
Got started with a cane pole and a worm. At eight years I got a bait caster that did not have a free spool (didn't know there was such a thing) mounted on a steel casting rod, fishing was a two da |
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Dry fly carp fishing
Several years ago, I was fishing a local stream for smallies. I was wet wading in water up to my thighs when I saw some swirls at the edge of a weed bed, as I got closer, I could see dozens of damsel |
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Got a Bite
[b]Today I went to the South Branch Potomac and did well with the smallmouth and rockbass. There are Grannom's comming off all over the place. It was different to see a cruzing carp rise to a cadd |
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Hello from Morgantown, West By God
Hi! I'm new to the board, sorta--I've been using this as a resource for the last year (about the length of time I have been tying). Anyway, not a great tyer, but I think I can hold my own. |
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Popper Swap
It is getting closer to popper time! Let's have 10 people join in and tie up your favorite popper. Everyone tie up 10 flies. You will not get one of your own back since there are 11 people i |
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Stone Fly Streamer patters
I seem to be posting this a lot lately, but only because I believe it's a good pattern & I know it works. I use it for Smallmouth bass, but have caught trout & other species on it too. It& |
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Bronzeback flies thread
Post your main/favorite smallmouth flies in here as well as tutorials or tying videos.
Here's my original flies i tied. it's smallmouth's black candy fly
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Need help with leader
Thanks guys.
Yes, riffleriversteelheadslayer is right, I will mostly be fishing for smallmouth.
However, I have a trip lined up to head up to Michigan on the Au Sable. So I'm getting ready for tha |
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What sizes do you tie to
I haven't tied anything smaller than a 16. Around here I haven't had any use for smaller flies. We mostly have largemouth and smallmouth bass. But, I like to tie larger anyway. |
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Tour of the shop
Steve,
Congrats. Very nice space for escapism and sanity restoration. Those smallmouth trophies came from where?
Rocco |
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kayak smallmouths
Nice chunky colored up smallies Joel It has been crazy weather lately hasn't it, it's been in the mid to high 70's here the past week. Normally it's about 40 this time of year. Smallm |
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Inland Striped Bass
Hi Flyman416, the river by the knifeworks is the Little Pigeon River and it is full of smallmouth in that area and trout if you go above Pigeon Forge. Message me when your trip gets closer and I will |
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wiggle minnow help
Hey guys I'm new to the site and some what to fly tying and need a little help. I fish in local lakes for largemouth and smallmouth bass. I am trying a couple of new tying techniques one being t |
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Lamson Konic 3.5 w/backing and line
Selling my Lamson Konic 3.5 with 200 yds of 20 lb backing a clouser taper fly line. Used for one 6 hour smallmouth trip and a casting lesson so practically brand new. Just purchased a new reel because |
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Back Country Flies
nyFLYguy05, i just got back from some salty fishin' and the fly of choice was a tiny shrimp tho, i was so surprised that i would get takes when the fly was completely static in the water or just s |
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Please watch this video
[b]Very nice video. It must be nice to hook something that could weight as much as you do. I have seen just how big tarpon can get when I was in the Navy. I was thrilled last year when I took my best |
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I need to plan a trip
If you do fish Townsend, you might think about a break for a day of urban smallmouth fishing. Just on the other side of the mountain in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville where the Little Pigeon river slows |
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Swimming Baitfish
I had to do some more Dave Whitlock flies. I use to use these on Lake Erie for smallmouth and sometimes for pike. For some reason I have not used them in a long time. They worked great back then so |
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Whiting Bugger Packs
[quote name='tidewaterfly' timestamp='1330565938' post='496877']
JohnP, Thanks for the reply! If you don't mind my asking, how many of these packs have you used? I' |
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hackle help
Good morning fellow fly tiers. I am wondering if someone could help me. I am very new to fly tying, currently I'm tying flies for smallmouth/largemouth and some nymphs for trout. My problem is whe |
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Tons of Tarpon Flies
[quote name='Kirk Dietrich' timestamp='1330439553' post='496642']
Those look great! Couldn't tell by those that there is a feather shortage. I've used the circly fl |
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Chartreuse Grub
I'm posting this pattern here because it is neither a cold or warm water pattern. I've seen similar patterns, one of which I think was a Lefty Kreh, tyed with silly legs and such. This is the |
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Killer Bee
[size="4"][/size][size="4"][/size]I started tying this fly a couple seasons ago for smallmouth surface feeding near current rising like trout. It is not a popper although I have wo |
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FTF Video: - bulltrout - Jr.'s Tiger
[url="http://flytyingforum.com/video/Jr."][img]http://d3nh6es96whrr8.cloudfront.net/videos/images/vid4f4717267d134_640.jpg[/img][/url]
Finally named after my son after a long stretch of anon |
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North Idaho/Cutthroat
Hello,
I live in the sandpoint area and am a huge cutthroat fan. In my beginning fly tying days I caught many cutthroat on sofa pillows and dark stones. This is only because I was uncapable of ty |
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FTF Video: - bulltrout - Jr.'s Tiger
[url="http://flytyingforum.com/video/Jr."][img]http://d3nh6es96whrr8.cloudfront.net/videos/images/vid4f41c08c812fb_640.jpg[/img][/url]
Finally named after my son after a long stretch of anon |
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Bass OTF
With all due respect to Tidewater, as one who has guided for largemouth, smallmouth and striped bass in cold water environments for the last 34 years I can attest to a couple of things. One, he is abs |
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Feeling Squirreley
[quote]Not so easy... used 2 to 1 amonia (clear) and 20% peroxide (the kind hair supply places sell), sitting in a bath of warm water, takes about 4 hours. I washed them before hand with Joy dish soap |
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Striped Bass Single Flat Wings
[b]I agree with surfbunker to have the flatwing longer. They have a very nice action. I have found that the smallmouth love them here. I took my be ever on them this past year.
Kevin[/b] |
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Sundays Flies
[quote name='Panama Red' timestamp='1329227978' post='494361']
Love the surf candies, the orange eyes... really stadns out. The shrimp came courtesy of a guy on another forum, |
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Speckled Trout Fly SWAP
Just wanted to bring this thread back up in case some folks missed it. Hard to believe only three people chase specs. I live in Tennessee but speckled trout food isn't completely dissimilar to bas |
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Fly Ides for April in the Keys
[quote]Tidewaterfly, when you say the flies you "used" to tie for the Keys...I hope it means because your boxes are full, not that you no longer chase tarpon there[/quote]
No, it means I no |
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Best hooks for clousers
I have been using longish, hump-backed, popper hooks in size 6 because I have a lot of them I'll never use otherwise. The barbell eyes fit nicely into the notch. The fine wire is actually pretty s |
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February 2012: Flies from the Vise
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*SCULPIN CLOUSER.
Hook: #8 gamakatsu 4xl
Eyes: Here nickle plated, should be gold.Medium I think
Thread: Tan 6/0
Wing: Olive bucktail, Pearl krystal flash, and red fox sq |
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Murdich Minnows
Nice ties! Very versatile design too. Can be tied BIG for Pike/Muskies/Stripers and scaled way down for Crappies/smaller trout as stated. The bigger ones can even hide a rattle or two.
They pro |
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Spearing, Anchovy, Topwater, Bunnies
1-29-12 Flies
Flies left to right
Bass bunny (also called a gar tiger fly)
Bass bunny 2
Polar Fiber Minnow Clouser 1
Polar Fiber Minnow Clouser 2
Polar Fiber Anchovy Clouser
Polar Fiber Ancho |
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skimmers and other diversions
Capt Bob, those flat jig heads may be common in your neck of the woods but they are not available in any tackle shop I have ever been in. I did buy a few many years ago in a mom and pop tackle shop in |
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8wt set up. Help Please!
I use a Lamson Conic on my 8wt that I use for Steelhead and Smallmouth bass. Never had a issue with it.
Price is about what your looking for. |
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RBF: Switch rod Float Conversion??
I will be building a float rod soon for centerpin fishing and was wondering on what everyones opinion on which blank I should use? I will be fishing the lake michigan tributaries for steelhead, mostl |
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RBF: Hello from the land of cheese and beer!
New to the forum and still fairly new to rod building. So far I have built several freshwater rods, a most of them open water and a couple of them ice rods. I am looking forward to building many more |
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The Brassie
Using a head cement or sally hansons clear nail polish will indeed stop your flies from tarnishing. However I always carry about a dozen brassies with me in my nymph box and only half are covered to |
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SQUIDBERTS!
They'll work anywhere there are big hungry fish, including fresh water. I've had smallmouth bass whack a squid fly. They'll also work on saltwater fish that have never seen a squid. It' |
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Bucket List Trips or Species
I would like to go to Minnesota where my family hails from and catch a bass.When I say bass I mean like a largemouth ,smallmouth ,Northern pike ,sunfish ,perch ,crappie-all thoughs sorts of fish.I am |
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Going to PA
pick any of the limestone/spring creeks... they stay open and fish no matter what the air temp
and are some of the most famous trout waters on this side of the country
be prepared for gin clear water |
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Fly Tying Chicago
For those of you in the Chicago area, the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance (ISA) with a little help from the DuPage Rivers Fly Tyers (DRiFT) has organized a fly tying gathering scheduled for January 21st. |
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chicagoland fly show
the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance is hosting a Flytying and Fishing Show Saturday Jan 21 from 9-4 30pm
it will be at St Charles Borromeo Church/Holy Family School 145 E Grand Bensenville il
there wi |
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Supreme Bendbacks
Here is a couple Supreme Bendback flys. Got the idea from a website and a fishbuzztv video. Think they will actually work out alright for smallmouth up here in Michigan as well.
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Mustad hook like the 33903 without the kink?
Good question, I use the Mustad 33903 size 4 and to a lesser extent the size 6 for a lot of my smallmouth bass flies, not just for poppers but my modified clousers, bunny leeches, buggers, and modifie |
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Snook & Redfish Fly Suggestions
[quote name='iFly' timestamp='[url="tel:1324499525"]1324499525[/url]' post='486725']
Redfish sliders, Borski shrimp, EP minnows, decievers and clousers should work. I |
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Mylar Minnow
dronlee, they all look great! However, and I'm not knocking them, I've never had much success using this type of fly. I'm sure it's because of the way I usually like to fish, which |
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November 2011: Flies from the Vise
Around Ottawa, Canada, we have to rely on our Smallmouth Bass and Walleye populations to get us through the year (we don't have many trout here). Come fall, big full slow moving Clouser minnows a |
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RBF: Go west young man...
Being from North Carolina, most of our wild and stocked trout streams can be fished with a 3wt rod and that's what I typically use. 5wts and bigger aren't really needed unless fishing for smallmouth b |
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What is your favorite Fly Reel?
For my regular fly rods I mainly use older model Scientic Anglers in regular sizes for 4 to 6 wt lines on trout, smallmouth, etc and the larger size SAs on steelhead, chinooks etc... They have never |
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Most used hook?
Was thinking about popular hooks styles today and am curious what everybody would consider the hook that they use most often.
Mine would have to be the Daiichi 2220 size 2. Seems perfect for my big |
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The new pup
Hello everyone,
I have been lurking for some time and decided to stop hiding and come out hoping you all would let me play with you folks. I am from North central Illinois and normally c |
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Supplies for Beginners
Thanks for all the information and goodwill!
The main species would be trout, and I'll start with trout flies. But I also stream wish for smallmouth. And I live near a lake with a little of |
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