Sam's One Bug

Sam's One Bug recipe

About this fly

Fly of the month - Sam’s One Bug Fly Pattern Here in the Southeast we will start experiencing hot days and warm water temperatures. This time period could be very critical for our native brook trout and for introduced rainbows and browns. As a reminder if the water temperatures reach 67 – 68 degrees (F) fishing for coldwater species is considered the danger zone where trout will become highly stress when you are fighting them to the net. The contribution factor is that warm water has less dissolved oxygen that could lead to death. Water temperatures that are above 75 degrees (F) the trout are at high risk of mortally, so do we need to stop fly fishing? The answer is that you don’t need to put for fly fishing gear away for cooler days but instead transaction to other species in the warmwater fishes in your area. Consider carp, cypress trout (bowfin), gar, brim, or bass. What I’m thinking about are those bass species that were known as redeye bass. Other bass species that are fun on the fly are shoal bass, Alabama bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and the largemouth bass. Before we move on to that Fly of the Month, are you aware of the Fly Fishers International > Conservation > Projects & Programs > Basscatch? Nineteen of the more specialized species of black bass and their native warmwaters have been selected for focus. Any fly fisher may participate by catching and releasing four of the selected species to qualify as an awarded Basscatch Member. Each applicant that meets a

What the Sam's One Bug imitates

• Foam popper / slider

Tied for: Bass (general)

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