Published Sep 1. 2015 - 8 years ago

Susquehanna Shiner

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Susquehanna Smallmouth patterns

If you mention smallmouth bass fishing in Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna River immediately comes to mind. This article features 14 efficient flies for Susquehanna smallmouth from the hands first time contributor Robb Nicewonger.


An imitation of the small baitfish river shiner

This is my most recent imitation of the river shiner, probably the most prevalent baitfish in the area. I took the pattern from a saltwater fly tied by Mike Martinek at a United Fly Tyers´ meeting and adjusted the color scheme. The best color so far has been olive over white, but I'm tying plenty of gray/white and violet/white.

Pattern type: 
Wet fly
Skill level/difficulty: 
Easy
Instruction: 
Species: 
brown trout, smallmouth bass
Materials: 
Hook
Any long shank streamer hook
Thread
Monofilament
Tail
Pearl krystal flash
Body
Holographic tinsel
Underwing
Pearl krystal flash
Wing
Bucktail (olive, grey, pink, or violet)
Eyes
Prismatic stick-on
Throat
Red fabric paint, the whole head is then coated with softex

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