From Spawn Fly Fish:
Learn how to tie the Wormling (baby dragon) fly that will be sure to heat up your bass and trout fishing. Loads of movement combined with an irresistible profile allow you to match the color of your Wormling to your local waters.
From Snake River Fly:
“The Bass beetle has been giving bass sore mouths for a while now, But now its got an upgrade!”
“New mega tip lazer legs bring a pop of UV and a wicked looking two tone effect that pairs perfectly with the techno bunny body. Also a splash of flash with some new Hydro Hackle colors and this one is sure to bring all the bass to the yard.”
Materials list:
Hook: SRF Heavy Jig Hook #4
Eyes: Large Dumbbell eyes
Thread: Semperfli 6/0 waxed Chartreuse
Legs: SRF Lazer Legs Mega tip Black/Chartreuse
Body: Techno Bunny in Black and FL. Yellow
Body Two: Hydro Hackle in FL. Green
This is a really cool largemouth bass fly fishing video by Todd Moen and brought to us by Catch Magazine. Warning: You will want to head out and catch some bucket mouths after watching.
Pat Cohen has just released a new book called Super Bass Flies. The book includes 41 step-by-steps of Pat’s fly patterns. The book is divided into the following sections.
Mid-column flies, including Spaghetti Cat, Fleeing Bucktail, and Manbearpig
Bottom-dweller flies, including Shaggin’ Dragon, Mud Puppet, and Sulking Sculpin
Techniques for fishing each type of fly
Besides his patterns, Pat gives in-depth information on fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass. He has also included many bass fly patterns by other prominent tyers. The design of these are not only provided, but how the tyers recommend fishing these flies as well.
I am honored to have been included in Pat’s book. The three flies from me are the Death Ray, Bluegill Belly Bean, and Thunder Mutt.
Keep in mind, this is not a small book, it is a large, thick book which includes a ton of information. If you are looking for a good resource on fly fishing for bass, I would highly recommend this book. Pat is now offering these on his website and has offered to sign each one if purchased from him. You can also purchase the book on Amazon.
Gig Harbor Fly Shop located in Washington is known primarily as a salmon/steelhead style fly shop. This is why Blake mentions in the beginning he is tying for bass. Of course, we have no problem with that around here! But Blake does a nice job of showing how to tie this pattern, so check it out.
Materials list:
Ahrex Trout Predator TP650 Hook
Lead Eyes
Bucktail
UV Estaz (size 2) or Life Flex (size 2/0)
Crusher Legs
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Shawn Holsinger has been doing some nice fly tying videos, so here is another one by him. This time a Gurgler Frog, which is pretty sweet.
From Shawn:
“The Gurgler Frog is a bass fly made for catching farm pond Largemouths or river Smallmouth. It’s a fun pattern to tie but does take a little practice to get the legs right but it’s not really as difficult as you may think. Check Walmart or your local craft store for the foam and find a thicker foam than you usually find in the paper sized sheets. Have fun tying this and if you need any of the other materials to tie this fly head over to our shop for all your needs. https://www.holsingersflyshop.com
Materials list:
Firehole 811 Size 6
130 UTC Gel Spun Thread
Flashabou Pearl
Bucktail Chartreuse
Bucktail Olive
Estaz Pearl Sili Legs Olive
Thick Foam
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From Holzinger’s Fly Shop:
“In today’s video I show you and easy way to tie a crayfish pattern. This pattern comes to life when you put it in the water. To prove that, I took the fly and headed to the pool to show you. You will see some underwater footage of the fly in this video. I can’t stress enough to get out and go for smallmouths with your fly rods in the summer time. Your really missing out if you don’t. Thanks for watching all my videos and please head over to our website https://www.holsingersflyshop.com”
Materials list:
Firehole 523 Size 4
5.5mm Slotted Tungsten Bead Copper
Brown 140 Denier Thread
Brown Flex Floss
Micro Pine Squirrel Zonkers
(Natural Pine, Crawdad Orange)
Sili Legs
(Orange, Pumpkin)
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This is a fly tying video from Flymen Fishing Company and done by Brian Wise. Check it out. Cool frog!
Not to toot my own horn, but if you don’t want to go to the trouble of tying this type of frog, check out my FrankenFrog if you are looking for a frog pattern that will fish extremely well. Click on the FrankenTrout in the upper right.
-Paul
From Flymen Fishing Company:
The target species for the Japeto Frog is bass (smallmouth, largemouth, spotted), but pike, musky, and even snakeheads are targetable with this fly as well.
When fishing the Japeto Frog, cast to lily pads, moss, grass, weeds, or any structure close to the bank. Typically, fishing a frog pattern is noticeably faster than other topwater patterns, but observe and let the fish tell you the speed you should be moving with.
