Conor turned 19 today and we got the day off to a good start with 90-minutes of large-mouth fishing on our local creek The fishing was slow in comparison with our most active days and again they were not interested in anything top water. Conor used an ultralight with a 1/8 oz white beetle-spin and I used a mid-flex 4wt. I tried various combinations and found the most success fishing slowly with a weighted, black crawfish pattern trailed 24 inches by a size 4 cone-head white streamer pattern (tail made from 2-inches of white leather). You can see the fly in the bass' jaw.
Conor had more success than I as the blade on the beetle-spin drew the fish's attention and then, just before we were set to leave, we saw a large bass patrolling the shallows in a large open pool. I cast down-stream/pool of him, he passed the crawfish pattern then side slammed the white streamer. He was very interesting as his head was far darker black than the rest of him. He fought like a champ on the 4wt then gave in and let us unhook and enjoy him.
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