Brian fishes smallmouth with Jeff Trigg of Ozark Sweetwater Guides.
Check out Jeff’s site: www.ozarksweetwater.com
Category Archives: Smallmouth
Vlog 5 – Big Smallmouth and Topless Jeeps!!
Filed under Brian Wise, Fly Fishing, Smallmouth
Photography of Kevin Feenstra
Kevin Feenstra is a fly fishing guide in Michigan. He is the owner of Feenstra Guide Service. If you don’t already follow Kevin on Instagram, you really should! He has some beautiful photos to share. You can find him on Instagram @kevinfeenstra
I have selected some of Kevin’s photos below, but there are so many that are good, I couldn’t include as many as I wanted. Enjoy!
-Paul
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- Walleye – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Stonefly on ice. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Steelhead in small creek. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Big Steelhead. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Song Sparrow. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Smallmouth love weeds. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Fishing Sculpins in winter. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Young otter feasting. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Nice Brown. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Lake view. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Lake run Brown. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Good morning – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Flash is where it’s at! – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Eagle and moon. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Dogfish – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Darkes Smallie – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Damsel hatching. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Big Brown adipose fin. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
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- Eagle landing. – Photo by Kevin Feenstra
Filed under Bowfin, Fly Fishing, Smallmouth, Steelhead
Clouser Hellgrammite
Martyn White shows us step by step instructions for Bob Clouser’s hellgrammite.
From Martyn:
“This suggestive imitation of a Dobsonfly larva is an excellent smallmouth fly, it’s full of movement and has an incredibly enticing action when fished dead drift or retrieved. I’ve tied an olive version here, but black or dark brown is also very effective.”
Materials list:
Hook: Tiemco 811s size 4
Weight: 0.020-0.030 lead wire
Thread: 3/0 to match body color
Abdomen: Wide cut Zonker strip
Thorax : Rabbit fur taken from the skin
Gills: grizzly hackle
Head: furry foam
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Filed under Smallmouth
Brandon Bailes Live – 2.0 Reaper & Warmwater PT
Reaper v2.0 and panfish nymph
Posted by Brandon Bailes on Monday, January 30, 2017
Perch and Bluegill 2.0 Reapers
2.0 Reaper
v2.0 Reaper material list:
2/0 worm hook
large dumbell eyes
small rattle
Ripple Ice Fiber
magnum zonker
barred crazy legs
Polar Chenille
1.5″ EP Foxy or chromatic brush
Warmwater PT using Gumball Purple FrankenDUB Nymph dubbing.
Warmwater PT
Warmwater PT material list:
Gamakatsu b10s size 10
small beadchain eyes
pheasant tail
small size wire ribbing
MFC skinny skin
Frankendub nymph dubbing mixed with wiggle legs
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Filed under Carp flies, Largemouth, Panfish, Smallmouth, Streamers
Sweet Baby Cray – Pat Cohen
You can get these materials at Pat’s website at rusuperfly.com
From Pat:
Tie the Sweet Baby Cray…my juvenile crayfish imitation using Cohen’s Crayfish bodies in small…
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Filed under Largemouth, Smallmouth
Small Intruder – OPST
Learn how to tie a small, less than 2 inch long intruder, in under 2.5 minutes. Hopefully this will give you some ideas. In different color combinations these small intruders are extremely effective for trout, bass and steelhead. This one has a hook that’s definitely for trout, though. They are also pretty addictive to tie. Challenge yourself to see just how small you can go- and try them out on your local fishery- you might be surprised.
Posted by Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics on Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics show us how to tie a cool mini intruder. Not only can they be used for steelhead, but bass and trout as well. Be sure to check out their website or follow them on Facebook, they have some terrific products and great stuff happening.
From OPST:
“Learn how to tie a small, less than 2 inch long intruder, in under 2.5 minutes. Hopefully this will give you some ideas. In different color combinations these small intruders are extremely effective for trout, bass and steelhead. This one has a hook that’s definitely for trout, though. They are also pretty addictive to tie. Challenge yourself to see just how small you can go- and try them out on your local fishery- you might be surprised.”
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Filed under Smallmouth, Steelhead, Trout flies
Over Easy Sculpin
TCO Fly Fishing guide, Jake Villwock, designed the Over Easy Sculpin. He had this to say about the fly.
“This fly is an all around fresh water fly, it has caught trout, smallmouth, and steelhead. It can be stripped, swung, or dead drifted. The stinger hook in the back gives you the ability to switch the hook from up facing or down, depending on the style you are fishing it. Crawling on the bottom, go hook up. Swinging or striping it mid current, go hook down. I tie it in olive, brown, black, and tan. It has also been purchased by Orvis. So that’s kinda cool. I am an Orvis signature tier and Regal Vise Pro Staff member.”
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Filed under Bottom Bouncer, Smallmouth, Steelhead, Streamers
The Imposter – Gunnar Brammer
Gunnar gives a detailed step by step explanation on how to tie his Impostor pike fly.
Gunnar had this to say about his new streamer. “This fly is a synthetic based flashabou/stacked fiber fly hybrid, designed to cut water and behave like a jerk bait. It comes in at 8.5″, is tied on an Ahrex 4/0 Light Predator Stinger (barbless), and is a perfect size fly for Pike, Smallmouth, and Big Trout!”
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Filed under Pike, Smallmouth, Streamers
Jerk Jr. – Gunnar Brammer
Gunnar says, “I tie a small baitfish streamer pattern that I designed and explain in detail how to tie it. The fly is roughly 4″ long and is designed to cut though the water, creating a jerk bait style action. The Jerk Jr. is an exalent smallmouth bass pattern as well as other warm water, and saltwater species.”
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Filed under Largemouth, Saltwater, Smallmouth, Streamers
Surface Seducer Double Barrel Slider Baitfish
The New Surface Seducer Double Barrel Popper & Slider Bodies make creating your own Poppers and Sliders so easy! In this video Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie an effective Slider Baitfish pattern to fool Smallmouth Bass looking for an easy baitfish meal.
Surface Seducer Double Barrel Slider Baitfish
Hook: Suface Seducer Popper Hook, sizes 2-8
Slider: Surface Seducer Popper & Slider Body, Sizes X-Large to X-Small
Glue: Zap-a-Gap(fast) or Gorilla Glue(slower)**apply water first**
Eyes: Zap-a-Gap Gel; Hareline Adhesive Holographic Eyes, Super Pearl or Hareline Adhesive Eyes, Super Pearl Black
Popper Finish: Fine Glitter mixed with Liquid Fusion & Top Coat of Liquid Fusion mixed in Loon Mixing Cup
Thread: White Veevus 10/0
Tail: Steve Farrar SF Blend, UV White and 1/69 Opal Mirage Lateral Scale
Collar: Hareline UV Polar Chenille, Silver UV
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Filed under Foam, Smallmouth, Streamers
