Fly Fishing spots in Bergen County area?

[Bergen Angler]

Originally Posted by slider

With all the new bass tackle out there these days, I would sort of guess fly rodding for bass is a lost art. Practiced by some old timers...Bass bugging was great past time in summer evenings for me at least, but that was years ago..Bass fishing has become so diversified that fly rodding doesn't leave as many options..Just watch ur TV shows and televised bass tournament..Fly rods not to be seen..Bet it would work thou..Tite lines to ya...Slider

There's something about setting the hook on a lunker bass with a fly line and striping the line than than a rod to set the hook.

I was just getting a bit tired of catching bass with blades, senko, crank, etc.

I am just a glutton for punishment.

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by Bergen Angler

There's something about setting the hook on a lunker bass with a fly line and striping the line than than a rod to set the hook.

I was just getting a bit tired of catching bass with blades, senko, crank, etc.

I am just a glutton for punishment.

Back when I did a lot of fly fishing for bass I probably broke the bass bug off half the time because I'd try to set the hook as if it were a plastic worm and bing!, snapped leader. One of the reasons I stopped was because I was running out of bass bugs frequently and it was getting too expensive to replace them. I needed to learn a little finesse in setting the hook.

[Bergen Angler]

Originally Posted by briansnat

Back when I did a lot of fly fishing for bass I probably broke the bass bug off half the time because I'd try to set the hook as if it were a plastic worm and bing!, snapped leader. One of the reasons I stopped was because I was running out of bass bugs frequently and it was getting too expensive to replace them. I needed to learn a little finesse in setting the hook.

Or you can learn to tie flies.. pretty relaxing and fun..
takes 2-3 minutes to tie a fly..

I collect all the feathers I see on the ground whenever I walk in the woods..

I also have been tying flies on weedless hooks as well as weedless treble hooks.. for bass. i usually use 1X or 0X tippet for bass

[slider]

Talk about fly fishing for bass, made me think back to a tactic I used when fishing heavy brush cover trout streams, many of u have heard of spin fishing with clear bubbles and flies, I did better with coventional baits for early season trout so the fly fishing tactic took a back seat..Until one season up on Schroon Lake up in NY state we noticed small LL Salmon feeding in small schools rite on the surface..Next evening we went out I took my old outfit out with me just to see if it would work on salmon..Didn't work, guess i didn't match the hatch..Went back to plugging the rocky shore line for bass..I decided to give the fly a shot..I had a Gold rib hares ear nymph on and a 17 inch smallie came flying out bout 3 feet in the air..Point is if u can't fly cast try this method..I lost count of the fish I caught over the years flipping to the shore, Lots of pan fish and rock bass I have to admit..But LMB &SMB all took the offering..Just simple tactic that could turn a slow day in good day...Use lite action rod, 4 lb test line and choice of flies is endless...BTW best to use the clear plasctic bubbles..

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by Bergen Angler

Or you can learn to tie flies.. pretty relaxing and fun..
takes 2-3 minutes to tie a fly..

I collect all the feathers I see on the ground whenever I walk in the woods..

I also have been tying flies on weedless hooks as well as weedless treble hooks.. for bass. i usually use 1X or 0X tippet for bass

I actually did tie flies, but bass bugs were a bit out of my league.

[Bergen Angler]

Originally Posted by briansnat

I actually did tie flies, but bass bugs were a bit out of my league.

I just use heavy brass eyes (to make Clouser minnow) and add a lot of hair - marabu and peacock feather to make it big and fluffy for bass bugs. I try to make it 4"-5" long to make it "meaty" for bass.