Big Sky
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A first for me and I’m happy about it. First time catching a smallie on my fly rod. I could get used to this. 
Smallmouth on the fly.
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teej89
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Awesome stuff! What'd you use?
VAspeedgoat
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I love catching big smallest on a 4 or 5 WT rod. I like using heavy wooly boogers similar to how you use a jig. You can high stick drift them through a hole and make them like a nymph imitation too. Best part is they're just as much fun but not nearly as finicky as trout.
JohnCushman
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I love fishing for bass with a fly rod!!
3855WIN
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I bet that was a good fight. Congrats.
LuketheDog
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Fly fishing for bass is a riot!
D4570
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Be careful Big sky your slipping to the "DARK SIDE"
" Do or do not" " Fish or fish not"
" Do or do not" " Fish or fish not"
Dougfirtree
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Nice fish! It's a blast. I live very close to a world-class smallmouth fishery and they are a ton of fun on fly rods (and spinning rods). Spring is definitely the easiest time to target them with a fly rod, though in some of the Champlain tributaries, you'd be better off with an 8 weight. Spring smallies around here seem to average 3-5 pounds.
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Was he a jumper?
Big Sky
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Balanced leech
Hem
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I caught some smallies this spring, along with pike, in the big lake.....fly,of course.
I haven't really understood the coloring of these bass...but a friend informed me that they do change color as the season progresses. Love the bronzeback colors.
Congrats on your first!!!
Ajax2744
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My favorite fish to fly fish for is smallmouth. My favorite fly is a black zonker.
