That's right! The fly that I have been posting about lately (and hoped to catch a smallmouth bass with) accomplished another mission. To be clear, I didn't catch the smallmouth, but the angler that can be see in the picture at the top of this post, did! I sent a few of my unnamed streamers to my good friend Ryan Walker who is a smallmouth fishing guide in Southwest Missouri. I asked him to give me some feedback on the pattern and if he had some confidence in the fly to maybe fish it a little bit.
Ryan not only gave me some great feedback on the fly but also had a client of his fish the fly on a recent trip. The excitement that I got when I received a text message from Ryan a few days ago was palpable. To know that this fly can catch both largemouth in impoundments and smallmouth in rivers is a big deal. It is one thing to have a fly that is effective for one species and/or in one situation is one thing. For a fly to catch multiple species in different settings is monumental to me!
With the feedback I have received from field testing, I think I am about ready to start offering this fly in my online store. I will post about it when it is available which might be a couple of weeks because I have a lot to tie before putting it in the store. Until then, feel free to visit the store to see if there are any streamers that you would like to hit the water with. Have a great day and good luck on the water!
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