My first fly

Here it is: a woolly bugger on a #6 hook with a bead head. I just got set up for tying my own flies and look forward to a winter of tying.

Lately I've been fishing for smallmouth bass on the Salt Fork near Oakwood. It's very similar to trout fishing, and I can't believe I've lived here for 30+ years and didn't know this kind of fishing existed practically in my own backyard.

Bonus is if the water's too low to kayak, it's probably good for fishing, and if it's to high to fish, it's probably good for kayaking, so there's always something to do on the water.

P.S. Caught a 16-inch smallie on the fly above on September 16 on the Salt Fork, near the Polliwog Club in Oakwood.