The Fall White Bass fishing extravaganza is going on here, so I've been focusing on them lately. It had been 3 full weeks since I'd tried flyfishing for bass on the local ponds. Last night I had a short timeframe for fishing...not enough time to chase the White Bass, so I hit a local pond with a fly rod and a Blockhead Popper.
I was happy to discover the fish are still very willing to strike topwaters. I flyfished for just over an hour, and caught 7 Largemouth Bass, 3 Bluegills, 1 Crappie, and 1 Hybrid Sunfish. The biggest bass measured 18", and was the biggest one I've landed from this pond so far:
