Do you stop fishing for smallmouth bass when summer ends? If you do, you could be missing the best bass fishing of the year and the chance at your biggest smallmouth. Mike Schultz–of . . .
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Podcast: 10 Tips for Summer Smallmouths on the Fly, with Guide of the Year Matt Miles
My guest this week is Matt Miles, 2023 Orvis Guide of the Year. Matt has extensive experience guiding for trout in the Rocky Mountains, but has returned to his home state of Virginia to concentrate on warmwater species, especially smallmouth bass. . . .
Read MoreVideo: Top 5 Streamers for Smallmouth Bass
Our friend Colin McKeown of The New Fly Fisher and his colleagues spend a lot time chasing big smallmouth bass. Although topwater fishing is more visually exciting, more really big bronzebacks are caught on . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Essential Flies for Smallmouth Bass
A mentor of mine once told me to always be prepared to attack the water column in three distinct areas—surface, sub-surface, and bottom—no matter how the water initially reads or presents itself. Fish are inevitably going to be feeding in one of those . . .
Read MorePro Tips: Low-Water Tactics for Smallmouth Bass
Summer is fast approaching, which typically means low, clear water in the rivers. This is one of our favorite times to fish for smallmouth bass, because you can actually sight-fish for them. Our go-to flies for these conditions are. . .
Read MorePhotos and Story: Incredible Smallmouth Fishing Just Over the Border
We’d worked our way almost completely around the shoreline of the small lake, with just a couple hammer-handles to show for it, and I was starting to wonder if there were big pike beneath the dark water after all. I’d thrown all the patterns I could think . . .
Read MorePro Tips: 3 Tactics for Pre-Spawn Smallmouth
Springtime means the beginning of trout season for a lot of fly-fishers, but it’s also prime time for pre-spawn smallmouth bass. As river flows and temperatures increase, the biggest smallies in the system begin their. . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tips: How to Catch Springtime Smallmouths
When April begins, I start thinking about smallmouth bass. They will soon start making migratory spawning runs out of lakes, and some huge fish will be caught. It can be some of the most. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fish a Bass Popper for Maximum Effect
I spend a lot time during the season casting bass poppers and sliders from the family canoe. There’s definitely a way to do it right, and Colin McKeown from The New Fly Fisher offers. . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Finding and Catching Stream Smallmouth Bass with Paul Caldwell
There are tricks of the trade if you want to land more river smallies.
Photo by Drew Price Fly Fishing
This week’s podcast features smallmouth expert Paul Caldwell with tips on finding and catching stream smallmouths on a fly rod. Paul is a specialist in the Outfitter area of our Roanoke. . .
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