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