Top 4 Bass Flies: Fly-Fishing for Bass *ONLY 4 Flies You Need*
These FOUR Flies will Catch Bass anywhere in the world.
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Each of these Flies is representative of a style or group of flies. Having a small selection of colors, sizes, and flies is nice, but just these four flies will get you started fly fishing for bass. Please note, this list is focusing on Black Bass: meaning Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted bass, Shoal Bass, and other members of the sunfish family.
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TOPWATER Flies:
1) ***Kent Edmond’s Stealth Bomber*** (White)
https://www.flyfishga.com/stealth.htm
Alternate: Boogle Bug Boogle Popper
https://www.booglebug.com/html/bugs.html
Colors:
***WHITE***
Yellow
Black
Green
2) ***DREDGE Fly, Take your Pick***(Olive)
My Most Used Dredge Fly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pshrQuAbRVk
Sculpin Bunny:
https://flymenfishingcompany.com/products/fish-skull-skulpin-bunny?variant=1136681789
Wu-Tung Leech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpVruZ1ZAZQ
Critter Mite
https://www.umpqua.com/critter-mite/
Harry Fodder
Heavily Weighted Crawfish Patterns
Colors:
***OLIVE***
Black
Rust
Brown
Tan or white (for sight fishing)
JIG Flies:
3) ***Clouser Minnow*** (White or White/Chartreuse)
Alternates:
Sparkel Minnow
Circus Peanut
Cone Head Wooly Bugger
Colors:
***White or White/Chartreuse***
Baitfish colors
Black
Tan
Olive
SWIM Flies:
4) ***Gamechanger (Feather, 5-6”)*** (White)
https://blanechocklett.shop/
Alternates:
Double Deceiver
https://www.slideinn.com/product/double-deceiver/?srsltid=AfmBOops37Krd4nRaLzqFfq1jHzQop4ejpmQjTd8ti9t23PmZHasyT4j
Murdoch Minnow
https://www.umpqua.com/murdich-minnow/
Colors:
***White***
White/Chartreuse
Tan
Baitfish Colors
Black
Intro 0:00
The Water Column 1:42
Topwater 2:10
Dredge Flies 4:04
The Mid Column 5:54
Jig Flies 6:12
Swim Flies 7:55
Conclusion 10:15