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The Joy of Fly Fishing in New Brunswick

Fly Fishing Smallmouth Bass Using A Popper. Get Ready For Action

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 06:44 AM PST

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Smallmouth bass have been one of my favourite species of fish to go after here in New Brunswick. They are a most aggressive fish and can fight as strong as any fish their size. When they hit quite often one thinks they have a much bigger fish on, they hit that hard, especially if you happen to be using your fly rod and that favourite popper.

I’ve had heart healthy issues for the past 10 years and have a few limitations. Fly fishing was one for what seemed like a life time, even though it was only about 5 years but now I have some of my upper body strength back and of course permission from my doctor, which makes my wife happier when I go fishing. Now it’s time to get that old fly rod out for next year, even though it’s still months away.

In the meanwhile I have been watching videos. One of those videos brought back some awesome memories of fly fishing for smallmouth bass using my fly rod and a few choice poppers.

Just casting a popper into some spots doesn’t give you any chance to try making it pop before a smallie pops it. I am always so tense when I cast a popper into lily pads or around weeds. I have been fishing long enough to know they are just waiting for something like that. But when it doesn’t get smacked as it hits the water I get to stripping in fly line and making it pop, which can take a bit of practice so I decided to add the following video so that you can learn how to pop that fly like a pro.

It’s not really very hard to pop the popper but of course one you know how it’s easy, right. Have some fun with it.

Learn to tie your own bass poppers for fly fishing and save yourself a lot of money, learn a new skill and enjoy using the flies even more. I know I always enjoy catching fish on the flies I tie myself. Just jump over to my fly tying section and check out the tying a bass popper fly video.