Bass Fly Fishing Patterns

Bass fly patterns are seldom talked about  because you really don't need a lot of them but your fly box should contain at least most of this list.

  • Clouser's Minnow: Bob's pattern is still one of the best. Good in a variety of sizes and patterns.

  • The Muddler Minnow: Gapen's original pattern as well as the many knock offs including the Maribou Muddler is an often over looked fly.

  • Muddler Minnow from www.pennflyfishing.com photographed by gene macri

  • Muddler Minnow Fly

  • Poppers: All sizes and colors. From farm ponds to large rivers these flies work well when fished properly.

  • Popper and streamer patterns

  • Popper and Streamer Patterns

  • Deer Hair Mouse: A real killer in some waters especially for large fish.

  • Black Ghost Streamer: An effective fly when bass are chasing bait fish.

  • Black Ghost Streamer from www.pennflyfishing.com

  • Black Ghost Streamer

  • Zonkers: I like White, Black and Blaze Orange

  • Leech Flies: Bass relish such fly in many environments

  • Red Leech Pattern from www.pennsflyfishing.com

  • Red Leech Streamer

  • Crayfish Pattern:  There are lot of them out there; pick the ones you like best. Carry a variety of sizes.

  • Crayfish fly pattern from www.pennflyfishing.com

  • Crayfish Pattern

  • Depending where you fish if you fish rivers with the white fly hatch, Ephron leukon and relates species nymph and emerger patterns for these flies are a must.

  • Large fur nymphs are deadly on both smallmouths and largemouths especially in streams

  • Dragon fly nymph patterns.  Always have a couple, work well in some waters.

  • Maribou streamers are still hard to beat.  Yellow, black, white, and combinations with red work well as does orange.

  • White Maribou Streamer Pattern from www.pennflyfishing.com

  • White Maribou Streamer

Yellow Maribou Streamer from www.pennflyfishing.com

Yellow Maribou Streamer

  • Deer hair frog patterns.  Have then from light to dark because the fish are seeing mostly the bottom of the fly.

  • Large Stonefly Nymphs for stream fishing are a good bet too. Bright ones and black ones are good bet.

  • Large Yellow Orange Stonefly from www.pennflyfishing.com

  • Yellow-Orange Stonefly

 

  • Large Dry Flies like Stimulator Patterns will work on both lakes and streams.  Especially good on quite waters for wary bass.

  • Stimulator Pattern:from www.pennflyfishing.com

  • Stimulator

 

You can add a few more of your own selection but these flies will catch bass just about anywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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