Fly Fishing for Bass Part 3 Techniques 

Let me know what else you want to know about fly fishing for bass. Thanks for watching these.

I'm so glad I found you're channel. Your content is just honest and we'll informed with actual experience. No gimmicky or salesy pitches. Thank you

Thumbs up on the 👍 tip!!!

I'm glad you mentioned not to lip the bass. I hate to see folks breaking jass for a picture. Even seasoned angler's do it? Then throw them back? Might as well clean, and eat it at that point.

Love your videos! 65yrs old and still learning about bass. Thanks bunches!

Glad I found this channel. Much more bass around where I live, 2 1/2 to 4 hours for trout

This is the best video series about fly fishing for bass since Dave Whitlocks stuff in the early 80’s. That’s a long time ago and a very high standard. It’s very engaging and fun to watch. Almost as much fun as actual fishing.

Thanks for the information on Bass fishing !!!!! We do a lot of bass fishing here in Idaho along with trout fishing! Keep bringing more information and techniques on bass fishing

I live in Ne Florida and me and my son just dove head first into fly fishing and we love it... it's like we just started fishing for the first time.

Thanks for the 3 videos. I have been concentrating on trout here in California. Now, it's time to do some bass fishing. Keep up the good work. Thanks again!

I’m ready to get some more practice on the strip set! Let’s go hit the Devils River Alvin! 👍

Notes taken Sir.

Love the laughing. Makes fishing about having fun.

holy cow! I stumbled onto your channel searching for help with Fly Fishing in general, and found; perhaps the best Fly Fishing RU-vid channel on the net. Ive watched all three beginner segments and appreciate all the info..very helpful. All Ive got to do now is get my casting skills up to and save a few $$ to book a guided trip with ya., My goal is to catch a fish any kind of fish but preferably a Redfish, on the fly. I live in Houston originally from New Jersey. I fish from a skiff mostly salt water but started out here in Texas fishing for Bass fish which is really my first love.

Nice little series, massively helpful. Thanks 😁👍

Man... I wish I found your channel earlier, I'm on my second video and I'm just glued my screen.

I haven’t even looked to see how many videos you have, or how long you’ve been doing this, but everyone interested in fly fishing should be subscribed to this channel. So good and informative!

We need a collaboration with WildFlyProductions!!

Hi Mr. Alvin, my name is Ryan. I absolutely love your videos. I would love it if you would make a video on casting.It would be great to see your message and tricks! Also I would really love to meet you someday. Thank you so much for your videos and inspiration!

Fantastic video, and I was super stoked to hear you speak about handling the fish with care.

Love your videos. I’m in Colorado and I haven’t really catch bass on the fly, I’m planning on traveling to the Carolina with my 8wt, gonna try warm water and coastal fishing.

Born and raised Texan here, moved to PA and having great fun fresh water streams, rivers, and lakes. I just got started fly fishing (this week). I'm mostly interested in bass, but certainly multi species, love ever fish. Thanks for this information. I have loads of success locally with smaller craw fish baits on bottom during spring and summer months. Can you recommend a craw fly if you even would recommend one. Perhaps I sound silly out of lack of experience.. I dunno

LOVE This! Please do a Fly fishing for Redfish series please. This was so informative for us new to fly fishing.

My brotha AD... ALWAYS "rockin life!!!" Love it!!! Rockstar!!!!!!!! DSE in Wbly

Good stuff! Been working on the strip strike. Need to work on my accuracy.

I heard about your Chanel from huge fly fisherman and I love the vids awesome personality I am getting a 8wt to hit hit up some bass ponds in montana and use it for a streamer rod for the Maddison

Great stuff,especially rod tip in water and strip set. 2 suggestions; on first strike, keep line tight to move fish in first second 5 to 10 feet from cover. Keep line under casting hand finger, strip with left. 2; heavy flies need open loop but good casting means keep rod tip in one plane. You allude to use of thumb; a very tiny, quick thumb push lowers rod tip out of fly path and opens loop. The other option is to come to sudden stop and then drop rod tip inches which opens loop. But stress the complete sudden stop required before dropping rod tip. Another item for future discussion; line count down vs how leader and weighted fly sink at different rates. And then how fly sink rate effects fishing depth and fly movement. Your presentation/speaking style is very real and easy to understand; thanks again.

Lovin the videos even as a lifetime fly fisherman they are always entertaining. May see you drift by sometime soon now that your on the water again.

Enjoyed your bass series. Thanks Alvin!

New subscriber here .Appreciate the video(s). Fly fishing is what keeps me sane during these crazy times. Thanks! Keep 'em coming.

Can you do a video on your favorite flies action? I've seen test tanks and "On-the-water" examples. I'm always curious as to what draws the strike from one fly over another.

Excellent

Aww yeah... It's gonna be a good day!

Great tips!

All Great info , thanks and keep them coming 👍

Great info. Thank you!

super informative and well made videos. I think I may have seen you band, maybe in atlanta?

I encourage all my fellow trout weenies to fish more stillwater, so you can learn to strip-set instead of doing the trout set you know and love. Bonus points for learning the hybrid haul-set while fishing for tiny trout in freestones with an 8-weight. Fly rodding for bass is a great game, fantastic coverage of the basics, Alvin. Thanks for your great videos. (Don't actually do that last part, please.)

Great stuff as usual Alvin! Can you please do a technique video to show bass popper / streamer fly rigs, casting methods, and how to make streamers move effectively for attracting bass? Thanks again.

Enjoying your videos. Bass and Bluegill are some of my favorite for fly fishing. A popper and Bass or chunky Bluegill is the stuff.

You rock.

Good stuff

Great video. very informative.

Just discovered your videos a few days ago... super informative and very helpful! Definitely worth watching!

Love it! Great series. Caught a nice one this AM with a Deer Hair popper and the strip strike.

Thank you, Alvin! These videos have been a great help to me, even after having bass fished with the fly rod for a few years now. All best to you and yours.

I'm gonna start fishing streamers for bass for the first time this year and can already tell I'll be the guy doing the high rod trout set 🤣 will work on that strip set for sure man 👍

Excellent, I just got done with my son fly fishing for trout in Colorado and we are hooked on fly fishing. We do bass fish here in Texas but now we want to fly fish for bass. Great videos good discussion for us new to this. In the end it’s about laughing and fun. Keep your videos coming bid.

My suggestion is to do some real life on the water videos of possible showing how and where exactly to find them. I usually use conventional tackle for bass because most of my lakes are pretty stained so that would be cool to get some info on that. Also fishing deep (15'-20'). Thanks for these videos. I've been looking for stuff about this topic for a while now.

Thanks Alvin, this series has helped me a bunch. I’m in Yuma Az. Where bass fishing is great on the lower Colorado. I just recently stepped up from a 5/6wt to an 8wt IN order to cast larger flies. My hook set became problematic right away. Your videos are getting me strait. (Bring on them big boys)

WOW Thank you I just connected to your Page and I am excited, I am avid Trout Fisher and newly Fly Rod user. Easy to learn and I have been catching Trout and Bass on my Fly Rod. I am KAYAK fisher for Trout and Bass. I have subscribed to your page and Gained Great Tips Thank you Alvin. Nmbjuan.

I wish you explain the presentations with those shrimpy, crawfish flies.

Thank you man. Just caught my first fly bass on lbj last week. I even used a proper strip set.lol

Just found your channel and thoroughly enjoyed your series on fly fishing for bass! If you find yourself up here in the north, hit me up and we will go chase some smallmouth!

Alvin, Another great vid my man. I posted on your FB. But a Line management across seams would be great. I've lost and seen so many fish lost to line bellies. It was the hardest thing for me to learn. Once I learned that we put fish in the net at a much better pace!

Hi Alvin. Thanks for everything you do. Your content is great. I am fairly new at fly fishing. I fish mostly bass and pike on streamers up her in Canada. I fish from the front deck of my Jon boat. I have a quick question about managing your fly line on the deck. I seem to get it caught on everything ..even when I try to be careful. Any tips on how to keep things neat and not get caught on the cast? Should I be looking at getting one of those baskets or something? Thanks Andy

Hey there Alvin, I know it's been quite a while since you posted this video. But if you happen to come back and see this comment. I'd like to know what's your take on spey or skgit fishing for Bass. Have you tried it and if so do you like it?

Your editing grows more sophisticated with each vid...what do you think about tucking the rod in your armpit and using two hands to retrieve to encourage strip strikes? Mangum mentioned that retrieval for tarpon in a vid

Hey Alvin! Good stuff.. Hey can you go over a few leader formulas for top water and swim flies? Including how you match butt diameter to line weight (if you do so)? Thanks man and come fish smallies with me in VA! E

I've really enjoyed watching this video, great tips. Also I appreciate the 4k quality. Sub from me!

Can you please do a video on gear to bring for using a float tube for bass fishing with a fly rod or please give me some suggestions on the subject I don't have a boat but I have my float tube and I'm limited on what I can bring on the water so I have a couple of rods that I'm looking at trying but I'm new to bass fishing with a fly rod so I have two 9' 8.wt and a 11' 7.wt switch rod all with reels and with a full sink tip and a weight forward floating line on a type 5.ips sink tip and I'm just not sure what two rods to use for my trip ?

Alvin - Midwest Chicago. Any Suggestions in scouting out Lakes, Rivers. Possible Kayak Fishing? Or is that foolish?

You can start to get technical with leader length how to cast further etc.

for floating the river did you prefer to use sink tip lines or floating line when fishing streamers if you only had to pick one type of fly line?

When are you coming to Costa Rica to flyfish rainbow bass and machaca?

Thanks! awesome video. quick question when I am site fishing and the bass is just holding do you recommend letting the fly sit there or throw it pass him and strip away?

Love all the videos, Alvin. Thanks for everything you do. I've been fishing Shoal Creek in North Central Austin recently and the water is pretty clear so it's a lot of sight casting. I've thrown poppers and streamers such as olive wooly buggers with minimal success. They'll sometimes express interest but rarely commit. When targeting bass in clear water where do I try to place my fly? Thanks!

I do great with top water but really struggle with anything beyond a few inches subsurface. Other than buy expensive sink tip line what else could I do? I fish mostly lakes from a boat. Thanks

Recent sub Great stuff! Thanks for sharing

Thank you! I have been fishing for bass for thirty plus years with my trusty spinning rods. This year I’m teaching myself to fly fish for bass. It is just instinct for me to jerk the rod when I feel that strike. Any good training tricks for breaking this habit? I would enjoy watching you catch some bass on fly too, hint,hint! Great videos!

I've always struggled on the deeper fishing when flyfishing for bass some tips on that would be good i don't see alot of info related to the subject

Hey Alvin, great videos. I'm looking to get into fly fishing for Bass and your information was very helpful and insightful. What rod weight would you recommend for someone who wants to start Bass fishing, and also fishing for Bonefish and other saltwater species? If possible, I would like to only buy one rod to use between the two different types. I currently only Trout fish and use a 3 to 4 weight rod. Thanks for your help.

When it gets hot, is it better to go deep,wait til sundown and stay on top, or just stop so as not to stress them?

Love the video! Do you have a favorite "sinking fly" thats your go to?

Hey Alvin! How do you control a breaching/leaping bass? I lost a pretty big aggressive fish yesterday on his third jump. I wasn’t able to control my slack I think.

When do you favor streamer vs popper? Time of day? Or just depends on how they are feeding?

Damn I need a pegboard.

So you strip set while fishing a popper or other topwater fly?

Would a strip strike and a low rod set work for bass and salt water?

How long is the average cast when fishing for bass

How long of a leader are you using. You mentioned weight, but not any lengths.

Yo alvin,your wife seems to be a great fly fisher and boat operator too.does she take folks out as well?

So we should strip set bass in rivers?

What about knots? Leader knots and fly knots

Not only can you jack their jaw but on the big girls it’s horrible for their guts. Handle them right.