First Bass on the Fly

I first picked up a fly rod two weeks ago, and I have loved it every cast since. I started small by tying my own flies for bream, and I have had some pretty decent luck targeting bluegill from local canals and ponds. I expected that I may catch some bass while targeting bream, and I was very excited when I watched this fish flash from the depths and inhale my Panfish Charlie fly. I have caught easily 100 pounds worth of 5 pound bass on spinning tackle in my lifetime, but none left me as exhilerated as my first on a fly. For the record, he was 13 inches and probably weighed just under two pounds.