Bass Fishing Fly: Catching Monster Bass The first step to successful fly fishing for monster bass, isn't fishing at all. It means carefully investigating the waters you intend to fish. Quietly approach and observe the area for just a little while. Take a few minutes to see if you can observe what the bass are doing. Bass eat bugs of all kinds and the bigger the bug, the better monster bass like them;little bugs or insects attract small bass so use large flys for monster bass. Crickets, big black June bugs, grasshoppers, beetles, butterflys, dragon flies, horse flies; all these kinds of insects and more are found around and in the waters where monster bass live and eat. Use large, "buggy" kinds of flies to catch monster bass. Look for the kind of bugs living around the waters you intend to fish. Bugs of all kinds fall into the waters, they tumble in from the banks, fall from tree branches and the wind blows all kinds of insects onto the surface of the water. Look for evidence of a recent insect hatchings that will provide a yummy treat for thebassthat are in the water. Where the bugs are is probably where the fish are. Are there a lot of black crickets around the waters? Grasshoppers jumping and the wind blowing them into the water?..are the dragon flys skimming the surface?

Take a look at grass stems and weeds near the shore line for clues of a recent hatch. Most insects go through a nymph stage and these nymphs crawl out of the water to hatch into adults, monster bass search for places where insects are hatching and crawling into the water to continue growing.. This nympth transformation occurs on weeds, grass, rocks and anything else handy near the shore line. Are old logs, rocks or weeds present anywhere? Many insects molt after they hatch. This also occurs on grass and weeds.

Can you find any clues of a recent insect hatches? Monster bass frequent these areas along the banks and beneath tree limbs. If you find evidence of insects around your fishing waters' use big flys that are similar to the colorand shape of the insects that seems to predominate your fishing waters. Tip: You can easily create your own bass flies to look like the insects that inhabit your fishing waters!

While you look for clues of recent insect hatches, see if any insects are crawling around on nearby bushes. Streamside brush is a great hangout for aquatic insects that have recently hatched and are waiting their turn in the egg lying cycle. If you see a lot of a certain kind of insect hanging around the brush, you can bet on patterns that imitate that insect will catch monster bass. Simply choose a fly that looks like the insect, flip it out next to the overhanging bush jerk your line a litte then stop and jerk again: watch the waters explode!

Spider webs are a great place to look for clues. Spiders make a habit of catching insects that fly around their web. If a web near your fishing water is loaded with unfortunate insects, the fish are probably loaded with them too. Here's a perfect opportunity to match the size, shape and color of the fly without trying to catch a live one on the water.That fly you tied yourself will work just fine, flip it out there and have some fun!

What are the fish doing? Are they rising to insects on the surface of the water?, Can you see the kinds of insects they're eating? If you don't see rising fish, it's not very likely that they'll eat a fly floating on the surface. If you don't see them rising, a wetfly that sinks below the surface will be in order. After all, wet flys imitate minnows, crayfish, frogs, small snakes; anything that lives under the water. You need a supply of flys that imitate these underwater creatures. Go make some for yourself!

Is there a cloud of insects hovering above streamside brush? Many kinds of insects that cloud around water are a common sight in the summer hovering above willows and brush. If you see something that looks like a cloud of tiny moths dancing around the water edges ,grab your box of fly imitations and flip a fly onto the water and get ready for some fun!

About the Author

Ron Peterson is an investigative journalist and an advid bass fisherman. For in-depth information about bass fishing and catching monster bass go to: http://www.Bassfishingfly.com