Top 5 Bass flies?

[pwk5017]

Im telling you, they just dont work for me. For example, I was fishing a local stream on Sunday for smallmouth. I was fishing my last clouser in my box(size 2 olive over white) and had 5 fish for the day. The 5th fish somehow tore out the olive tuft of deer hair, so I was left with half a clouser of krystal flash and white dear hair. I decided to try a black bugger, maybe size 6? 10 casts....nothing. Switched back to the wounded clouser and caught 6 more fish. I cant say Im unhappy the bugger doesnt work for me, because I hate tying the pattern. I am just not a fan of marabou, it gets everywhere and having dye on your fingers cant be good for your digestive health.

 

[gfen]

i agree. the wb leaves me unimpressed.

i put no faith in it, ergo the magic of the thing isn't powered and the fly fails.

 

[jdaddy]

To OP in particular, TU meeting last night was on fishing for SMB on Skuke in Berks. #1 fly was white maribou tail with crystal white estz body. Appeared to be tied on a size 4 or so. Also, chartreuse in the same pattern.

 

[FlySwatter]

Like a tube jig. Same fly is used (with & without) red dumbell, bead chain or black plastic eyes for snook, esp. on the beaches.

jdaddy wrote:
To OP in particular, TU meeting last night was on fishing for SMB on Skuke in Berks. #1 fly was white maribou tail with crystal white estz body. Appeared to be tied on a size 4 or so. Also, chartreuse in the same pattern.

Like a tube jig. Same fly is used (with & without) red dumbell, bead chain or black plastic eyes for snook, esp. on the beaches. It's a great fly! int:

 

[sniperfreak223]

jdaddy wrote:
To OP in particular, TU meeting last night was on fishing for SMB on Skuke in Berks. #1 fly was white maribou tail with crystal white estz body. Appeared to be tied on a size 4 or so. Also, chartreuse in the same pattern.

Sparkle Grub I carry them in chartreuse, white, olive, tan, rootbeer and yellow. They're great...also work well on catfish.

 

[cricketontherun]

Just keep it simple! I use a white deer hair popper 99% of the time. Stick with one fly and vary the retrieve strategy. I find that this is more important. Some like it fast; some like a dead drift; some like a pop, pop, pause.

 

[BelAirSteve]

I just got into fishing for bass (mostly smallies) seriously this year, and my anecdotal evidence is as follows:

1. Bead Head Wooly Bugger (mostly olive, but had success with white and black
2. My twist on the Clouser Swimming Nymph in olive
3. Poppers - I have a bunch of Betts poppers left from a gift set from 2 years ago that I have been tearing fish up with - any color will do if the fish are looking up...white, green, yellow, black
4. Murray's Maruader - black and white, bead head
5. Clousers in any form - I tie something like others have said, with all marabou and some flash...white and chartreuse mostly

 

[Troutbum82]

cork popper, mouse, crayfish imitation, hellgramite imitation, marabou streamer

 

[nealfish]

1. muddler minnow
2. wooly bugger.
3. cork popper.
4.deer fur frog/mouse
5.clouser.

small or largemouth bass. clouser better in movin water i think.