Comments on: Spring Largemouth Bass http://willfishforwork.com/2009/05/16/spring-largemouth-bass/ Montana Fly Fishing blog with river flows, guide information, reports, weather, fly shops, fly tying, photography and news from the outdoors. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:42:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Wayne Mumford http://willfishforwork.com/2009/05/16/spring-largemouth-bass/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 Wayne Mumford Wed, 20 May 2009 02:05:20 +0000 http://willfishforwork.com/?p=739#comment-1835 The only thing I have heard recently out of Noxon is that a new state record Largemouth came out of there two or three weeks past. As you probably know its usually warmer there than the rest of western Montana so water temperatures should be moving up some. I've just started fishing Bass so I don't know what would be a hit but generally, shallow water and structure (logs, brush, stumps, ledges, riprap, docks etc) right now. We found them the last couple weeks locally using crank baits and plastic (worms, brushhogs etc.) mostly around structure and fairly shallow. I am still struggling with getting big ones on my fly rod. I would really like to hook into a large Noxon Smallmouth on my fly rod. I've caught them upriver near Perma on Woolybuggers up to 13-14 inches. They are scrappers. As much as I like trout I have a feeling that an 18-20 inch Smallie would leave you in tatters. That's something I'm looking forward to! The only thing I have heard recently out of Noxon is that a new state record Largemouth came out of there two or three weeks past. As you probably know its usually warmer there than the rest of western Montana so water temperatures should be moving up some.

I’ve just started fishing Bass so I don’t know what would be a hit but generally, shallow water and structure (logs, brush, stumps, ledges, riprap, docks etc) right now. We found them the last couple weeks locally using crank baits and plastic (worms, brushhogs etc.) mostly around structure and fairly shallow. I am still struggling with getting big ones on my fly rod. I would really like to hook into a large Noxon Smallmouth on my fly rod. I’ve caught them upriver near Perma on Woolybuggers up to 13-14 inches. They are scrappers. As much as I like trout I have a feeling that an 18-20 inch Smallie would leave you in tatters. That’s something I’m looking forward to!

]]> By: Lamnidae http://willfishforwork.com/2009/05/16/spring-largemouth-bass/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 Lamnidae Wed, 20 May 2009 01:34:21 +0000 http://willfishforwork.com/?p=739#comment-1833 I'm hitting Noxon all this weekend. Any reports or tips? Went there for Memorial Day two years ago and had a blast. Usually tend to fly fish for trout and pike in Missoula, but you can't be Noxon when the rivers are this high. I’m hitting Noxon all this weekend. Any reports or tips? Went there for Memorial Day two years ago and had a blast. Usually tend to fly fish for trout and pike in Missoula, but you can’t be Noxon when the rivers are this high.

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