It’s time to be on the
water getting after the largemouth bass.
The
last couple of weeks Maggie and I have found bass hanging along the edges of
shallow water weedbeds and along banks where trees and tree limbs have fallen
into the water, especially in coves which are protected from winds. Bass feed
heavily during the approach of a cold front , then shut down when the front
actually arrives. The rule of thumb at
our house is, “when the barometer is falling, head for the lake and start
casting surface and diving lures towards shallow-water cover.” Oh yeah, one
more thing …. Hang on to your
rod….tight!
One
of the flies that has produced well for us is the Orange and Yellow Spook
Diver. It is easy to tie, casts well and produces strikes. We cast “the Spook” parallel
to and as close as we can to the shallow-water cover and retrieve it with
quick, short jerks of the line to make the fly dive a short distance and then
pop back to the surface. It sits there for several seconds (the old standard is
to let it sit motionless until the disturbance it made in the water is gone)
and then jerk the line again to repeat the performance. Continue that retrieve
along the edge of the cover.
The
Orange and Yellow Spook Diver
Hook:
Mustad 9674 size 4-2Thread: Black 3/0 monocord, waxed
Tail: Yellow and orange marabou fibers, gold Krystal Flash:
Collar: Yellow, orange and red deer hair
Eyes: 7 mm doll eyes
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