"f.blair" wrote in message news:d2mjc.46283$aQ6.3467127@attbi_s51...

I am fishing on ClearLake in northern CA. The water is fairly clear, but
not crystal clear. You can see LM Bass under the docks and along the rocks,
but they will not take any type of fly I use.

A lot of bass are caught in the lake with plastic worms of all varieties.

Any advice on a fly to try.

First of all, what kinds of flies are you currently using? And
what is the forage base in that lake?

If you just want something that resembles what the baitcasters are
throwing, there are any number of worm imitations like the "Gulley"
worm (estaz or similar braided to make an extended "worm"), "bunny
leeches" or "bunny worms" (rabbit strips make the extended "worm"
body, but a word of caution, to quote BD, when these get wet, they are
like casting a dead cat), and oldtime feather worm imitations like the
Whitlock "eelworm streamer". Woolly buggers or woolly leeches in
various colors might also be worth a try. A Google search on any of
the above should pull up all kinds of options, and the colors vary
depending on many factors. (Purples, blacks and browns are all
common.)


Chuck Vance (who's partial to the eelworm streamer and woolly
buggers for fishing deep, and the Dahlberg diver or a spun deer-hair
frog for surface fishing)