Wolfgang wrote:

[Pass Lake]

I tie them exclusively in 14s these days.

Ah, so the one you gave me *was* a #14.

Surprisingly, I've taken a few
largemouths up to twelve or fourteen inches.....while fishing for bluegills.
Bigger might be better, but I've never really thought of it as a bass bug
either.

My favorite target species around here (Guadalupe bass) seems to act
more like a trout than a largemouth, even up to the size and type of
flies it chases. The fish aren't big (state record is maybe 4lbs.?),
but they live and feed in riffles, and can be caught on some very
unlikely "bass" flies such as slightly oversized mayflies and such.

I figure if your Pass Lake works for trout feeding on little yellow
mayflies, it's worth a shot for Guads feeding on larger darker-colored
mayflies. :-)


Chuck Vance (who doesn't pretend to understand this stuff, but
never looks a gift fly in the mouth)