Bass and Panfish Flies and Fishing

Schoolie bass key in on a certain fly.

An earlier video of when I lived in the Space Coast. It features a caterpillar tie and fly fishing for sea trout in the Banana River in Florida

Can you catch schoolie bass after the topwater action is over? Song: Comical by Ahay Stelino from http:/mixkit/free-stock-music/ Sound Effects: Soundbible from http:/soundbible.com

A kayak fly fishing review of Spring Lake in Polk County, Florida. Spring Lake is in the Winter Haven Southern Chain of Lakes. It is a small lake and at a terminal end.

A video rundown of KAF's bass fishing tournament at Blue Cypress Lake located in Indian River County in 2022.

Onsite video of SpaceX's first twin booster rocket launch and landing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 6 Feb 2018. Video taken approximately 1.5 miles south of landing zone on the Cape.

A video shot on 30 May 2022 of the Cypress Gardens Ski Team on Lake Silver in Winter Haven, Florida.

Featured in the book "Flies for Bass and Panfish" by Dick Stewart and Farrrow Allen, here is handy bluegill fly.

A great day of catching bluegills - set to music.

A kayak fly fishing review of Lake May in Polk County, Florida. This lake has a review score of 74 out of 100 points. No fish were harmed in the making of this video.

A detailed video showing how to tie Empie's Shiner. I typically fish this fly midmorning after the topwater bite has slowed. It seems to be most effective in tannic or slightly cloudy water with full sun.

Return to Lake Daisy in Polk County, Florida. This lake scored a Ketch Board score of 62.50 and a new personal best for the number of bass caught in one outing.

Two bass for 22.5 inches. I think I am entering the European Phase of my retirement.

A short flyfishing video of my return to Lake Easy. I caught four bass totaling 54.25 inches. Sorry for no video of fishing being landed. My video files became corrupted.

This lake scored a Ketch Board Score of 35.5. This is a nice lake.

A fly fishing review of Kenansville Lake in Indian River County, Florida. This lake scored 78 points. I also had a Ketch board score of 41.25.

A kayak fly fishing review of Tenoroc Fish Management Area. This set of lakes scored 76 points.

Returned to Lake Eva in March 2022 to fish for bass. This lake scored a Ketch board score of 35.75 points. The surprise was the number of and size of bluegills caught. Bring you 3wt!

Two photographs showing the same fish caught withing two minutes.

On the water review after three hours of casting Bass Pro's White River HEAT Bring It fly rod. Apologies, audio faded in and out, edited as best as possible.

A kayak fly fishing review of Gator Lake. This lake has limited public access due to a shallow canal. This lake had a Ketch Board score of 26.75 points.

After scoring Lake Menzie at 90 points in Dec 2021, I went back in the Spring of 2022 when fishing is better. The Ketch Board Score was 13.5 points.

A casting review of Bass Pros White River HEAT fly rod. This fly rod is designed for bass. Note: My first bass kayaking fishing tournament was not for fly fishers only. In fact, out of 49 participants, I believe I was the only fly rodder.

Unboxing White River's HEAT fly rod. This fly rod is designed for bass.

Despite being in an urban area, Lake Deer has good perimeter structure. This lake scored a Ketch Board score of 23.75.