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| I recently picked up a new orvis streamline 5 weight rod with the intent of doing a little more freshwater fishing.Largemouth bass are in the ponds around here along with other smaller fish. Im trying to find some good flies for freshwater that are small and light enough to toss on a 5 wt.
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| i like lil popers just cause they are fun and everything likes them but more specifecally for brem i like a lil rubber spider and for bass i like a wolly booger....
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| Somone just pm'd me with this question Oh, for bass, I love a daulberg <spelling) diver. It looks like a fuzzy bee. Remember that if you use floating flies. get the floatant which is pretty much silicone gel. Rub it on the fly and in the fibers of it and it will keep it from getting water logged and sinking.
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| Like DOA said, try a dahlberg diver. Just remember you are throwing a 5wt instead of an 8 wt. I have been tying some foam flies and catching bass in the ponds in my neighborhood. Yesterday my neighbor and I went out and caught at least 40 bass. I'm not kidding. Did I say they were only about 10" on average. Still fun tying flies and praticing your fly casting. I have also had success on little #8 streamers. Simple and effective. Email me your address Vlap and I will take care of you. I'm am now stalking the ponds for carp...giant, mogan carp. Now that is fun on a 5 wt.
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| | I like white or black Sliders(jims flies on ebay makes the pattern I use lately) and large Black poppers (#4 hook).They work on yankee bass anyway.I use an 8 wt. to cast them but I'm sure a 5 wt. can move them too. Good Luck |
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| Vlap, check your PM.
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| nothing there from you... did you send it today?
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| I do well with deer hair poppers, especially late evening or even at night. I tie 'em big then trim to different sizes for variety. Once you learn to 'spin' the hollow hair on, this is an easy pattern and very effective on a lot of species. My first carp on a fly rod took one of these poppers... WOW! 
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