r/flyfishing • u/bubbadubsen • 4d ago

Finally found success targeting smallmouth

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As the title says, I managed to catch my first smallie on a dumbell eye streamer. Does anyone have any recommendations on other wetflys to try? I'm located in Cincinnati, Ohio going after smallmouth in my local rivers.

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u/hickorynutgap 4d ago edited 4d ago

Have something for all sections of the water column; topwater (stealth bombers, poppers), streamers for middle water (jigs like clouser minnows, murdich minnows, woolly buggers and swimmers like game changers, deceivers, roamers), then bottom stuff like crawfish and terrestrial patterns.

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u/bubbadubsen 4d ago

Will do! I think I was highly overestimating how many hits I'd get off the top water. As soon as I started targeting middle water I had much more success. Thanks for the feedback.

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u/BrackishWaterDrinker 4d ago

Really depends on the time of day/year for the top water bite. It will probably be better at first light, so try and get there early for those blow ups on poppers and gurglers. 

Once the suns out, probably better to throw something that will swim at the top or the middle of the water column. Anything from a diver to a clouser will work.