Moss Bluff Special - Bass Fly Tying Pattern

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The Moss Bluff Special was a fly that was either created by Tom Nixon or a possible variant of another pattern. I received this fly (not the one pictured) in a Tom Nixon fly swap. The tyer had used black and white bucktail. Whereas, I used mallard flank. The tail was wood duck side bar flank but I used some Green Wing Teal duck on some of them . . . this one has a tail of mallard flank. I have had success with this pattern landing white bass and crappie.

Tail - Barred black and white wood duck side feathers.

Body - Orange ruff with the rest of body as silver tinsel chenille.

Wing - Calf or buck tail. White then black then white - making definition of black stripe.

Throat - Small bit of orange calf tail.

Hook - #1/0, #1, #2

I purchased a copy of "Fly Fishing and Fly Tying for Bass and Panfish" by Tom Nixon many years ago. It is awesome. I am going to look through it and tie up some patterns. I forgot about the Phideaux and Yallered flies.

I will try to post those patterns. Another goal is to list some of my angling books too.

Lake bass fly patterns.

I just tied this streamer up to target lake bass. I'll probably go to the store and stock up on a few more streamers. I am wondering, other than bass bugs, what patterns are you using for lake bass?? Leave a comment, I am interested.

I am hoping to diversify my fly box a little more

White Bass / Sand Bass Fly Pattern

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Every Spring, I like to hit the White Bass/Sand Bass Run. I like the term Sandies but I guess we call them White Bass in Arkansas for some reason. One reason the white bass run is such a craze for anglers is the obvious, they are great fighters and willing to smash a bait or crawdad pattern.

I do think that Beaver Lake is an awesome place for catching white bass. There are several great locations around the lake or on local streams. No limit on white bass at Beaver Lake!! The obvious "go-to" pattern is a chartreuse Clouser. The Crazydad is another good pattern. I use the Clouser with sinking line. A 5 wgt. rod will provide for an excellent fight. Although, I did use my 8 wgt. last year and still had a good fight - partially due to the current.

The fly pattern shown above is obviously a Woolly Bugger. I generally tie this with a silver bead head but did not have the proper size. For white bass, I generally stick with a size 8 hook. This is a larger size for black bass but will probably suffice for Sandies.

The body is of silver chenille, chartruese hackle and marabou with a red head - tied with red thread instead of black. I usually build up the red thread behind the bead head for a nice blood or gill effect. I have also caught bream and crappie on this pattern. This is a quick, easy and inexpensive pattern to tie.

Bored today.

Bored today. Can't leave the house. Nothing but ice and snow outside. Tied up 27 flies.

Flip-Flop Fly

This is a lousy photo - took it with my phone. I posted an image a few days ago of wedges I was cutting from a flip-flop. I'm not giving instructions . . . want ya'll to figure this one out on your own.