Is it still worth the time and effort to bring a fly rod for the second week of July? Is it too late for smallmouth fishing on top water? I have panfished with the flyrod for about 30 years, but would like to start gamefishing. Any tips or tackle suggestions?
By all means, bring a flyrod. Concentrate on low light conditions. An 8wt. and a big popper around weedbeds at sunrise will draw strikes from pike and SMB, and a 4in. Clouser minnow at near dark will catch pike, SMB, and the occassional walleye.
"Blessed are the cracked because they let in light."
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