Fly Fishing Tips and Information for Oregon Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass are a very aggressive, predator type game fish. They seek cover and hiding places that will provide a good food supply while protecting them from osprey and bald eagles. They prefer the deep edges of drop offs, underwater rock formations, and slower current feeding lanes that will carry the food to them. Smallmouth Bass are very opportunist feeders; their varied diet includes: crawfish, leeches, small baitfish, aquatic insects and terrestrials at various times of the season.

Smallmouth fly fishing tip: When fishing the shorelines and water down to 4 feet, a #5 or #6 FW floating fly line with weighted streamer type flies is a good choice. Leech patterns and small baitfish patterns in sizes 4, 6, and 8 are good choices if properly fished. All styles of black, brown, and olive weighted wooly buggers, small Matukas, and crawfish patterns will produce fish. If you are fishing waters 5 to 8 feet, a WF wet tip or a slow sinking fly line will produce good results.

Smallmouth fly fishing tip: The type of action that you give your fly is what will cause the bass to strike. For best results after a cast of 30 to 40 feet, allow the fly to sink a foot or so then, point the rod tip right to the spot where the fly line goes home refinancing information the water, make a quick 12 inch strip, pause and allow the fly to stop and sink a couple of inches, then another quick strip. This stop and start of the fly produces a wounded baitfish Bringitout which will cause most game fish to strike. Continue this method of retrieve for about 5 feet then home owners insurance quotes in and make another cast You may need to vary the strip length, speed and stop time until you find a stop start action that the bass prefer for the fishing conditions that exist for that particular day. For example, time of day, weather conditions, cold water and the types of feed in the river that day can effect how Smallmouth Bass will strike the fly.

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This is just a couple Smallmouth bass fishing tips and techniques you can use when fly fishing Oregon's Umpqua River. For more information about fly fishing in Oregon please contact us.

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