For this addition Of the tips tricks and secrets, I'll be " Starting your motor" on your journey into fly fishing for bass. The two types of bass you are probably going to catch are Smallmouth and Largemouth. Smallmouth love cray fish but will feed on frogs, baitfish and bugs. Largemouth love crayfish, baitfish, and frogs but will also eat snakes and lizards. As far as I know, they have yet to make a fly that looks like a snake or lizard, but large Woolly Buggers Clouser Minnows, And the clouser swimming nymph are good. Woolly buggers in a rusty or black color imitate craws and baitfish, and the Clouser minnow is self explanatory. There are many other patterns that imitate crayfish and an infinite number of bait fish patterns, but the tricky one is frogs. What imitates frogs? To answer your question, a popper. A popper is much like a frog in many ways. The disturbance on the water, and after you pop it it kind of does a little nod like a frog does when it kicks. You want to fish poppers on very calm days, because on windy days the surface disturbance will be hard to detect. Poppers are tied weedless, usually, and fishing them through reeds is good. They can also be fished on lilly pads and other typical bass cover.
For Rods you will want a six, seven, or eight weight, not because the size of the fish, but the size of the flies you will be casting.
After this, I can't tell you much more, and I suggest you seek information from your local fly shop, take a class, or go with a guide service.
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