Mickey Finn

So you want to go largemouth bass fishing with a fly rod. Well stored trout flies to 10 - whatever. This is not spring sipping. No traps sunny afternoon. Little Baetis (Blue Wing Olive) and Heptageniidae (Light Cahill) match the hatch with 14s - 22s.

We will launch the size 2 black deer hair mouse models flashing a hen and peacock. Splashing down like an Apollo space capsule. Looking like a dinner for one week.

During my years of Bass I found that when fishing top water Bass as large meals "Although bass are hunting for, they are helped by a unique ability to feel small vibrations through their" sideline " a sensory organ that runs just under the skin on each side of their body.

When fishing a mouse I want this body to vibrate like my mobile phone. Then, the Bass has a look and see the meal sitting there looking tasty.

Bass are not shy small fish. I caught small no bigger than the mouse around. Whenever I do, I say "Go tell your father" crazy.

The point is to be ready. much time the mouse barely hits the water and "bam" you have a fight. But when this is not the case let the mouse sitting there for a while. Stunned, "what happened", "Gotta Get to the earth," I'm in the wrong place at the wrong time. " saccades short enough to put water in motion, then sit down. I call it "jerk, movement and sitting.

This is a big fly and I do not mind a line down, but I want a quieter off. So when you lift, lift your rod tip high and make the line above water. Gently pull your rod, then life on the fly with a move back quickly. His technique, but it will allow you to output more quiet.

Some of these templates I use for spring Bassing:

hook size / Pattern

2 Mouse, black or purple
2-6 band Dahlberg Diver, Chartreuse
Nearly 6.2 nuff frog
2-6 streamer sheep rabbit /
2-6 Popper bumblebees
6 Peacock woolly bugger
2-6 leech power
6 Fruit cocktail

Mickey Finn 2-6

There are dozens of models. They are those who work for me in the Northeast. But I think they would work almost anywhere.

For those flies there you'll need to know what type of water you'll be fishing. For largemouth bass fishing on Lake of average size or pond. You want to use 8 feet to 9 feet action medium action rod and fly faster. A 6wt or 7wt will do. These rods have the power to start and raise a big fly. Remember that the flies are laying the size motorhomes.

Your flight line must be a corresponding weight 6 / 7, floating, and weight forward. Forget Bass candles yet.

For a leader that you want a 9-foot knotless 1x cone. When you receive your leader. Tie a piece of 1x tippet about 15 cm long with your head. The added length to give something to tie your fly without short-circuit your leader whenever you change flies. This also protects your head because it's the last 12 - 18 inches of leader who takes the most abuse.

To use a sinking fly a leader of 6 feet sinking without nodes with 1x tippet. tie same case on a piece of 12 inch and 1x tippet.

With the cape you fish 1x to about 12 pound test and you can fish size 2-6 with her. You can also links to 2x - 3x, which will extend your range of fly sizes 2-12. A good rule of thumb for the size of tippet to hook size is to divide the size of the hook by 3 and that the size of tippet to use. So take a hook size 12 divided by 3 and 4 to obtain 4x is about right for this flight. Take it with a grain of salt and use experience and trial.

Also remember a knot weakens the strength of the rope and reduces the test book line.

This is a basic configuration and you will start on the top water fishing for largemouth bass.