Fly Fishing

We use 4 to 6 weight fly rods with matching weight forward line. It is a good idea to have an extra spool with mid-range sink tip line. Bass fly fishers will be well served to have a full sink line. Flies: Wooleys size 6-12 all common colors (olive is the go-to color). Emergers, soft hackles, sowbugs & scuds sizes 10-18. I also fish an assortment of micro-jigs under a larger indicator from the boat. Pink, olive, brown & gray marabou (1/64 & 1/32): also san juan jigs in pink, red, natural & orange. That's the trout menu. Pretty simple! Bass Flies: Wooley buggers, Bass Bullies, Clouser Minnows, Crawfish patterns (natural colors, big, ugly & hairy!) Poppers, hoppers and divers.

Spin Fishing

Tackle & Rod Suggestions More important than lure selection, we believe in the proper approach to the right kind of water & perfect presentation. More important than lure selection, we believe in the proper approach to the right kind of water and perfect presentation. We are very simple fisherman when it comes to lure selection. My personal box does not vary outside of a few simple baits. All of our rods, for both rivers & either species of fish, are medium action 5 1/2 or 6 ft graphite and spooled with lo-vis green Stren 6 lb line. You can use lighter actions for the trout, but wouldn't for the bass (you could chance losing a nice fish to a wimpy rod). Trout; brand favorites; Little Cleo, Blue Fox, Mepps XD, Rapala. Most all spinners and spoons I fish are 1/4 oz. unless very low water, then 1/8, 1/16 oz. Colors; Cleos, nickel-copper-gold. Blue Fox- wildeye or plain, silver or gold. Mepps XD (dressed or not) gold, black, black body gold blade, gold body- brown trout or rainbow blade. Rapala CD 3,5,7 in silver/black, gold/black rainbow and brown trout and fat raps. Smallmouth bass-my favorite! Menu includes; soft plastics- 4" zoom lizards, centipedes, finesse worms all in natural colors (watermelon, watermelon red, green pumpkin, pumpkin). Texas rig in deep holes w/ tight structure. Carolina rig in current and fish on the swing. Slip sinkers in 1/8 and 3/16 oz.- 1/0 and 2/0 light wire hooks. In-line spinners work well in the shoals and faster current. Mad Man or Yum crawfish tubes w/ 1/8 oz. jig heads are a must (natural colors). Mizmo tube jigs (like Gitzits), 1/8 oz. Jig heads (natural colors). Flukes, tiny torpedos & pop r's are good choices on the surface.