more flies. Sometimes it is a good plan to start with two or three flies to see what they are taking.
Best Patterns for Bass
A variety of flies is the spice of fly fishing and few of us care to limit ourselves to four patterns (Lake George, Grizzly King, Seth Green and Coachman) as did Seth Green.
About three years ago I sent a questionnaire to some of the most expert bass fly fishers in the Middle West asking for the names of their twelve favorite patterns (exclusive of floating flies) for bass fishing. These were published in my column, Woods and Waters, in the Chicago Tribune, but I believe they are worth reprinting, representing as they do, the opinions of some of our most successful anglers.