The Art of Tying
the Bass Fly DVD
The Art of Tying the Bass Fly DVD is based on the book of the same title (which is temporarily out of print while the new edition is under production), with lots of instruction on:
You'll learn to tie a hair bass bug, the long-proven Eelworm Streamer, a surefire pan-fish killer called the SMP, and two other excellent flies for bass (see the full list in the box below).
Skip not only shows you how to tie these fascinating flies, he discusses how you can fish them effectively as well.
If you haven't watched a largemouth bass explode on a hair bug, a bluegill chase down a little sunken fly, or a smallmouth bass inspect and then scoop up an imitation of a crayfish from a sandstone riverbed, then you're in for a new adventure when you fish for these aggressive predators.
Skip choose these particular bass and panfish flies for two important reasons:
This fly tying dvd has:
Two of the biggest and most trusted fly-fishing mail-order houses in the business are carrying all of Skip's DVDs: Feather-Craft Fly Fishing (in the East: St. Louis, MO), and The Fly Shop (in the West: Redding, CA).
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Click here to hear Skip's interviews on popular podcasts...
Skip has an essay in Big Sky Journal's annual Fly Fishing issue, called "Montana Hoppers: the Princess and the Brute" released February 1, 2023. Skip rewrote it a bit; I painted and illustrated it here, on our website. Here's the link on our web page to check it out:
Click here to read Skip's essay Montana Hoppers: The Princess and the Brute...
Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them, is now available on Amazon as an ebook...check it out! Click on the links below to go to the information page on Top 12 Dry Flies (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page...)
Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them
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Top 12 Dry Flies for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page)...
Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them, 2nd Edition, originally published as an e-book only, is now available on Amazon as a paperback...check it out! Click on the links below to go to the information page on Top 12 Nymphs (the link to Amazon is at the bottom of the page...)
Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (2nd Edition)
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Top 12 Nymphs for Trout Streams: How, When, and Where to Fish Them (2nd Edition). . .
Click here to get more information about Skip's e-book,
500 Trout Streams...
365 Fly Fishing Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish
Click here to get more information about Skip's latest book,
365 Tips for Trout, Bass, and Panfish...
Go to Skip Morris's Trout Fly Proportion Chart
Skip's ultra-popular Predator—a hit fly for bluegills and other panfishes and largemouth bass (also catches smallmouth bass and trout)—is being tied commercially by the Solitude Fly Company.
The Predator
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Tying the Predator
CLICK HERE to see Skip's detailed video on how to tie the Predator...