To quote the great Mungo Jerry, "In the Summertime, when the weather is high," it's smallmouth fishing time! Ok, maybe that's not exactly how it goes, but that is how I like to think of it. This afternoon, I snuck out for a few hours to a local put-and-take stocked creek that I was told is loaded with smallmouth. The rumors were true, and I had an absolute blast catching smallmouth after smallmouth all evening long. While most of the fish weren't giants, I saw a few really good fish and had a big momma follow my popper for a good 10 feet before she saw me and was outta there. I caught fish on foam poppers, a Dahlberg Diver, and on pink, black and olive Zuddlers, all down sized for this little creek. If you've never tried Smallmouth fishing with a fly rod, DO IT! It is an absolute blast and while I love trout fishing, it's hard to beat the fight of an angry smallmouth. So, grab a few small poppers, some little streamers, a fast action 4 or 5 wt. and get after it!
This guy was super pissed and very strong for his size
He couldn't resist that little pink Zuddler bouncing around in front of him
I wonder why they call them Smallmouths?
Last but not least, a grainy picture of a deer from like a hundred yards away
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