White Miller
The young angler might conclude from the above that the White Miller is a " killing " bass fly for general fishing. Those who included it in their lists did so because it is a special fly — for night fishing and for very roily water.
Floating Bug and Its History
The idea of a cork-bodied fly is very old. Gervaise Markham in " The Art of Angling," 1614, gives directions for tying a trout fly " fixed upon a fine piece of cork."
The first floating fly made commercially for bass fishing probably was the " Coaxer " fly, a loaf-shaped piece of cork with wings of red felt and a single hook concealed by a feather.