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.

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• Muddler Minnow Fly

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

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• 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.

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• Black Ghost Streamer

• Zonkers: I like White, Black and Blaze Orange

• Leech Flies: Bass relish such fly in many environments

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• Red Leech Streamer

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

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• 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.

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• White Maribou Streamer

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.

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• Yellow-Orange Stonefly

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

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• Stimulator

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