A fly fisherman holds up a smallmouth bass. Bass fishing is about as iconic a summer activity as eating hotdogs at baseball games and launching fireworks on the Fourth of July.

If fly fishing isn’t your thing, you can still use a traditional spinning rod to present a fly. The float-and-fly method of taking smallmouth bass has become a popular tactic.

3 Fly Fishing Tricks to Catch More Smallmouth Bass Catching big river smallies on the fly is about as fun as fishing gets. Here’s how hook and land more bronzebacks this summer ...

Eight Fly Fishing Rules for Late-Summer Smallmouths Summer can be cruel to a devout trout fisherman. I found that out during the relentless drought of 2016.

Holschlag is the author of the books “River Smallmouth Fishing” and “Smallmouth Fly Fishing.” He’s published hundreds of magazines articles on the subject, has produced a DVD titled ...

Bob has made his mark on the sport of fly fishing by staying true to what he loves, Pennsylvania and smallmouth bass. When Bob was 14, his father bought him a gift.

Carson, a Duluth fly-fishing guide, is looking for smallmouth bass. He wants to see them dimpling the surface, rolling, somehow breaking the tension of the tannin-stained water.

Summertime smallmouth fishing can be tough for fly anglers on the lakes because the fish are seeking cooler water temperatures, which are often deeper than most fly anglers prefer to fish.

“Fly-rodding for bass is just another way of throwing a lure out there,” says Orvis' Tom Rosenbauer. "It’s not some black art. It’s another kind of fishing rod." ...

483 Fly fishing Indiana’s Lake Michigan coast for smallmouth bass is an adventure every serious bronzeback angler should experience.

If fly fishing isn’t your thing, you can still use a traditional spinning rod to present a fly. The float-and-fly method of taking smallmouth bass has become a popular tactic.

Bob has made his mark on the sport of fly fishing by staying true to what he loves, Pennsylvania and smallmouth bass.