Favorite Flies for Smallmouth Bass

50 Flies from Local Experts

Jake Villwock (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

156 Seiten

2026
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-7704-9 (ISBN)

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Smallmouth bass swim in lakes and river across the United States and Canada and are a premier fly-rod game fish in almost every way—they take flies readily, feed on diverse foods, tolerate warmer water temperatures than trout, and fight harder than any other North American freshwater fish their size.

As smallmouth bass fishing has grown in popularity, so too has the innovation behind fly design. From new materials—both synthetic and natural—to advanced tools and tying techniques, the evolution has been nonstop. Flies are now more lifelike and more durable than ever.

In this book, smallmouth guide and fly designer Jake Villwock breaks down smallmouth flies into three categories—topwater, mid-column, and bottom—and features 50 essential patterns from tiers such as Russ Maddin, Blane Chocklett, Chuck Kraft, Mike Schultz, and many more smallmouth experts.

In addition to detailed recipes and photos, Villwock covers insights into when and how to fish each fly. Many of the contributing tiers have included their own words explaining the design and tactics behind their patterns, so you’re getting knowledge straight from the experts.

Jake Villwock is owner and head guide of Relentless Fly Fishing. In addition to guiding, Jake is Fulling Mills Signature tier, blog-writer, author, contributor to Eastern Fly Fishing magazine, and serves on various pro-staffs of leading industry companies such as Hatch Reels, Scientific Anglers, Simms Fishing, Clacka Craft Drift Boats, Scott Fly Rods, and Regal Vise. He is also the author of Smallmouth Bass Flies, Top to Bottom. He lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

Founding fathers

Favorite Flies for Smallmouth – Topwater

Ol’ Mr. Wiggly (OMW)

Foam Scorpion

Oogie Boogie - Hex

Pins N Needles Damsel

Damsel Boga Bug

Campbell Damsel Slider

J & M Cork Poppers

BroodX Cicada

Chuck Kraft Excalibur

Blane’s Cicada

Cohen’s Frog-Leg Slider

Deer Hair Diver Frogs

Zudbubbler

Villwock’s Frog Popper

Whitlock’s MouseRat

Top Water Kreelex

PopRock Baitfish

Favorite Flies for Smallmouth – Swim Flies

Roamer

Game Changer

Lafkas Brush Head Deceiver

Bucktail WantaBe

Shumaker’s Shimmering Minnow

Thrasher

Agent Scully

Leggy Boi

Foxy Popsicle

Swinging D

Double Deceiver

Big Bird

Drunk and Disorderly

Woodsman

Flash Monkey

Circus Peanut

Murdich Minnow

Sluggo

Favorite Flies for Smallmouth – Bottom Bouncing

Crawl Daddy

Clawdad

Jiggy Craw

Feeling Cray

Changer Craw / Hellgrammite

Single Fly Cray

S3 Sculpin

Freeze Dried Sculpin

Womp Rat

Smoke N Mirrors Sculpin

Stoned Cat

Crittermite

Devil’s Doorstop

Red Eye Leech

River Crawler

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.4.2026
Zusatzinfo	112 Color Photos
Verlagsort	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 229 mm
Gewicht	712 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
ISBN-10	0-8117-7704-9 / 0811777049
ISBN-13	978-0-8117-7704-9 / 9780811777049
Zustand	Neuware