| Bass are ravenous eaters and are known to eat | | | | residence near the riverside and it only takes a |
| prey up to half of their own length. Because bass | | | | slip or a strong win to render them helpless in the |
| swallow their prey whole, the size of bass fishing | | | | water. The body of this fishing fly is made of |
| flies must be smaller than the width of the bass | | | | course deer hair tied around a large hook with a |
| mouth. Being hungry predators, they usually seek | | | | long flexible tail to attract the bass as it swishes |
| out the largest prey they can find that will fit into | | | | through the water. |
| their mouths. | | | | Swimming Frog: |
| The movement of the fishing fly is critical to | | | | A frog is a delectable meal and a temptation that |
| attracting the bass. Bass quickly jump at the | | | | a hungry bass can rarely resist. Swimming frog |
| chance to swallow anything moving, but also | | | | fishing flies are designed to imitate the |
| regularly spit out a would-be meal, perhaps due to | | | | movements of the frog while swimming along the |
| the taste or texture. When bass fishing, it's | | | | surface of the water. The swimming frog is also |
| important to use fishing flies with a strategic | | | | made of deer hair and is colored in various shades |
| design and hook position. In this article, you'll read | | | | of green. These fishing flies work well in areas |
| about our top picks for bass fishing flies: | | | | where frogs naturally take residence like around |
| Deer Hair Popper: | | | | lily pads and other water plants. |
| Deer Hair Poppers are often referred to as the | | | | Matuka Sculpin: |
| original fishing flies. Before the tying of fishing flies | | | | The olive colored matuka sculpin is a great fishing |
| was commercialized in America, Native Americans | | | | fly to use in streams with algae or weed covered |
| bundled feathers and hair to create fishing flies to | | | | bottoms. These fishing flies normally come in a |
| attract bass. These fishing flies are meant to float | | | | gold option for lighter colored riverbeds and are |
| and wriggle on the surface and gain the attention | | | | made from deer hair and turkey quill. The sculpin |
| of the bass lingering just a few feet below. | | | | is a small fish that lives in camouflage against the |
| Thinking it terrestrial bug caught helplessly in the | | | | river bottom. These fishing flies need to be fast |
| water, the bass normally can't resist such an easy | | | | sinking and heavy enough to stay down and not |
| meal. | | | | float off the bottom. |
| Deer Hair Mouse: | | | | The best bass fishing occurs when water |
| Very large bass have been known to swallow | | | | temperatures are between 68 and 80 degrees |
| baby ducklings and other waterfowl to satisfy | | | | Fahrenheit. Any hotter or colder and feeding |
| their voracious appetite. While not all bass reach a | | | | tends to slow down considerably. With the right |
| size where they can take in such a large snack, | | | | weather, the right fishing flies, and a little luck, a |
| most large bass can and will find a mouse a tasty | | | | bass fishing trip can be one of the most satisfying |
| treat. Deer Hair Mouse fishing flies are a tackle | | | | fishing trips of the year. |
| box staple for any bass fisher. Mice often take | | | | |