Bass and Panfish Flies and Fishing

A video satire of fly tying materials

Close-ups of baitfish swimming in a lake with possible explanation of how bass interact with them.

I never considered a fish landing net until I started fishing in kayak bass fishing tournaments. Here's why.

A friend of mine had to attend mandatory sensitivity training. As she described the terms she learned, this video was rolling around in my head.

A Zeke original, this fly pushes a lot of water. It is fished high in the water column.

Caught my personal best bass at 23.5 inches.

Kayak Anglers of Florida in dissolution, no more tournaments. Where to from here?

A video introducing the 2023 Kayak Bass Fishing Tournament in Florida

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.