il_smallie_man

Hey, thanks a lot guys! It sounds like the lower part is definitely where we want to be. It seems like the same patterns I use up here are working there too. I've found a crawfish pattern this year that is awesome! the Holschlag hackle fly,(SmallmouthAngler.com) is where to find it. Hopefully works great there also. As this is my first trip to the Buffalo, any sage advice from the veterans? Now is the hardest part of planning the trip......waiting until it's time! Thanks for the advice. d

Hello everyone, I'm asking for some assistance. Some friends and I are looking into a trip on the Buffalo the 1st week of October. We are looking at the lower wilderness area. I would like to fly fish through most of the trip. that being said, what type of water are we looking at? Deep pools? small pools? shallow pools? Are there a lot of downed trees?Is this a good area for fall fishing? Also curious if there are any local flies I should be aware of. I'm assuming as smallmouth are similar everywhere, the standards should work well. Any advice would be much appreciated. thanks in advance.

wow! I think even I can tie that. thanks for the input. I will be trying it this weekend.

Hey everybody,new here! Curious as to getting some advice for the smally fishing in the next week or two. I'm planning on fishing from cane bluff on down for a couple days. I know it's shallow up there, but guessing that there are some nice fish to be had. Will be fly fishing mostly. I understand that crawfish patterns are it. Buggers? Clousers? Poppers? any dry flies, or just crawfish? Can't wait to get on the river-it's been a few years since I've been around there. Thanks in advance.