Fly Fishing Smallmouth Bass St. Louis River

Fly fishing smallmouth bass on the St. Louis River near Duluth, MN and Superior, WI. June, 2009. Testing out the new 8 weight Redington Predator Fly Rod.
We were just out messing around with my new Sony HD video cam and learning to use Sony's Vegas video editing software.
http://www.arrowheadflyangler.com

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• fly
• fishing
• smallmouth
• st.
• louis
• river
• duluth
• mn
• minnesota
• redington
• predator
• rod

[AImosTskater44]

Your getting so many bites but they aren't staying on. Just wondering, should i invest in fly fishing because it looks fun and i heard it gets more results than normal rod fishing.

[mnflyfishing]

@AImosTskater44 The key to any fishing is that you having fun doing it. Fly fishing is not meant to replace other types of fishing, just another way to fish. I encourage to find someone that is willing to help and share some fly fishing knowledge with you. Once you hook your first fish on the long rod, you'll be hooked. This day I missed a few fish, but I'm having a blast doing it :) It's called fishing for reason and not catching :) Take care and tight lines!

[hangbulavard]

what kind of fly line are you using? and is the leader line wighted?

[mnflyfishing]

@hangbulavard I was using floating line for the popper, 9' leader. For the underwater fly I was using sink tip (first 7' of the fly line is clear and sinks with the rest of the line being floating). And a 3'' leader attached to this.

[flyfisher4life1]

how do you make it pop

[mnflyfishing]

@flyfisher4life1 Some flies are designed to create more pop then others. Flat or cup faced poppers make good noise and move some water. I use a quick strip, plus a small twitch of the rod tip to make a hard chug. If you have slack in the line, then it's not going to pop very hard or loud, so make sure the slack is out of the line when you strip.

[skcuf2]

I want to fish. Fuck ice

[fishify16]

try to set the hook by pulling the line

[bfishball23]

That looks fun! Its easier to land fish with wooly buggers though.

[TKSWAG98]

nice catch!!! i love fly fishing even when i just catch some small fish, a few weeks ago i caught my first good size bass on a fly, it was a 16 inch, 3 pound large mouth

[bassfishermn95]

hey! i love your videos and i'm jealous you're catching smallies all i have down here in Florida are Large mouths and Snakeheads :( i had a big bass on my fly rod it slammed my fly i don't know what type of fly it was it was green and looked like a big fluffy catapillar but wasnt a wooly bugger fly... need some help finding out what it was! it was a gift... by the way the bass snappen my line :(

[buddybleau]

The reason some people prefer fly fishing to conventional methods is the challenge. Just like some people prefer sailing to motor boating, the challenge. A stinkpot motor boat is easy to just point and go but sailing means using your brains. Same with fly fishing. You have to know how to spot the right place's to fish, also you make it look real, unlike baiting a hook and sitting there waiting for something to come along and eat it. Depends how much challenge you want. Like checkers or chess.

[FEPSO]

hehehehehe....yes! sir!



[huntinandfishin321]

What bait are you using?

[thenewworld264]

Gotta love that one moment whrn your lure dissapears and you feel that line go tight

[jtt10315]

@AImosTskater44 i was thinking the same thing then i baught a cheap one at walmart and im gonna start saving for a more expensive one its alot of fun catchin largemouth bass and 6 oz bluegill is amazing you should invest

[MrJWishart]

Great action there! keep em comin