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Montana Largemouth Bass

Killer Topwater Bass bugs for Flyfishing

by Wayne Mumford February 4, 2010
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There is definitely a shortage of is good websites and blogs about fly fishing for bass and unfortunately here in Montana, as rare as good bass fishing itself. You really have to hunt and have the timing down around here. If Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks weren’t such trout snobs, we could have a good [...]

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Fall Largemouth

by Wayne Mumford September 28, 2009

First the confession, no flies were involved here. The toads were down deep in the lily pad stems. The weatherman says today is the end of our long run of unseasonably warm fall weather and the water temps reflect that; they are still pretty warm. Once the coming frost nicks the weeds then I will [...]

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Whuppin’ stick

by Wayne Mumford July 5, 2009

After new technology overload, trying to start the motor on our new fishing platform which happens to already be over ten years old, we got down to some fishing.
This time I did not even unsheath the fly rod. To many times in the last few weeks I have come out blazing with the “fairy wand”, [...]

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Another Bass Smackdown

by Wayne Mumford June 15, 2009

I think I’ve had about enough of dredging for Largemouth with a bottom setup on the fly rod. I sometimes have a hard time feeling the bite on spinning outfit with a Texas rig much less a sinking line with what sometimes seems like a cannon ball tied to the end of it. I’m thinking [...]

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The beatings will continue…

by Wayne Mumford June 1, 2009

until the Bass morale improves or,  Sunday morning at the Largemouth whipping post. Meanwhile my kid wallops the hell out of them with plastics. However, my resolve did not falter and I stuck with my fly rod; damn them all, each and every one of their plastic worm sucking souls! I actually had the hook [...]

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Nesting Time

by Wayne Mumford May 26, 2009

Birds are not the only nesting creatures at the moment, Largemouth Bass are also cleaning house in preparation for the annual spring spawn. I am slowly but surly learning the life cycle of the Bass. One thing I am finding out is that Bass are every bit as complex as Trout.
In the local lakes and [...]

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Spring Largemouth Bass

by Wayne Mumford May 16, 2009

It’s really to bad Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks got sucker punched on the Walleye gig when they already have a good Large and Smallmouth Bass population going. If you want to bring in tournament fishing dollars I think you’d have a tough time topping Bassmasters.
At any rate, with rivers getting ready to start plowing [...]

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Into the slough

by Wayne Mumford May 9, 2009

What does this ugly old dead tree laying in the river have to do with anything related to fishing?
It provides a nice little home for Largemouth Bass. Just about any dock, old trees or brush on the edge of the river is a haven for fish communities. They also provide protection from the birds above. [...]

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