Fly Fishing for Bass- smallmouth bass on poppers and streamers during the fall herring run

Join me on a bass fly fishing trip to the Mohawk River, for smallmouth bass as they chase the outward migration of baby herring to the ocean. During the fall, fly fishing bass by boat on big rivers becomes easier because the smallmouths key in on baitfish like the herring, opening up fly fishing possibilities that didn’t exist when they were deep during the summer.

This video documents this special bass fly fishing opportunity. The baitfish run brings the biggest smallmouths out of the depths and into the shallows, like creek mouths and shallow flats adjacent to the navigation channel where they can be caught on poppers, shallow on streamers, and later in the day— with sinking shooting heads. The video shows the gear and the flies needed to catch these fish as well as the area. The beauty of it is, while there are a lot of bass anglers out there, I have never ran into another fly angler doing this type of fishing. Flies are very effective because the fish have seen just about all of the conventional tackle.

I am an an outdoor writer and my fly fishing articles articles have appeared in national publications including American Angler Fly Tyer, and Outdoor Life. I also was the outdoor columnist for two Upstate, New York newspapers (Albany Times Union and Amsterdam Recorder) for many years. My photos illustrated many of these these articles.

I am a lifelong fly fisherman, starting with my first fly rod at age 7. I have fished for saltwater species in Georgia and Florida, and have fished as far north as Alaska. Most of my fishing has take place throughout the Northeast. I have tied flies for the same amount of time and created patterns for trout and warmwater species.

I am the author of three fly fishing books including, “The New York Fly-Fishing Guide (Amato Publications), “Warmwater Fly Fishing- Finding and Catching Warmwater Species), and his new book, “The Greats of Adirondack Fly Fishing.” My new book explores the lives of six anglers who shaped fly fishing in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, including the fly patterns that they developed. The book brings forth tales that need to be told about the way that fly fishing was in the Adirondacks as we strive to return angling to its former glory there.

I filmed and produced two fly fishing DVDs including “Tying. And Fishing for Smallmouth Bass,” and “Tying and Fishing for Panfish.”

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