Sam's One Bug; A Southeast Council, FFI Fly

Sam’s One Bug Fly Pattern Here in the Southeast, we will start experiencing hot days and warm water temperatures. This time period could be very critical for our native brook trout and for introduced rainbows and browns. As a reminder if the water temperatures reach 67 – 68 degrees (F) fishing for coldwater species is considered the danger zone where trout will become highly stress when you are fighting them to the net. The contribution factor is that warm water has less dissolved oxygen that could lead to death. Water temperatures that are above 75 degrees (F) the trout are at high risk of mortally, so do we need to stop fly fishing? The answer is that you don’t need to put for fly fishing gear away for cooler days but instead transaction to other species in the warmwater fishes in your area. Consider carp, cypress trout (bowfin), gar, brim, or bass. What I’m thinking about are those bass species that were known as redeye bass. Other bass species that are fun on the fly are shoal bass, Alabama bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and the largemouth bass. The answer is that you don’t need to put for fly fishing gear away for cooler days but instead transaction to other species in the warmwater fishes in your area. Consider carp, cypress trout (bowfin), gar, brim, or bass. What I’m thinking about are those bass species that were known as redeye bass. Other bass species that are fun on the fly are shoal bass, Alabama bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and the largemouth bass. Before we move on to that Fly of the Month, are you aware of the Fly Fishers International Basscatch Project? Nineteen of the more specialized species of black bass and their native warmwaters have been selected for focus. Any fly fisher may participate by catching and releasing four of the selected species to qualify as an awarded Basscatch Member. Each applicant that meets all qualifications for recognition shall receive a certificate that is suitable for framing and an FFI hat. So, our second fly of the month is the Sam’s One Bug that is a classic foam popper pattern created by Craig E. “Sam” Blevins of Alabama in the mid 1980s as a more durable alternative to expensive balsa or cork poppers that often cracked when bouncing off rocks. It’s designed for topwater fishing on bass, panfish, and other warm-water species, and is known for its durability, color options, and high catch rates. Rumor has it that a single Sam’s One Bug has caught over 100 fish before Sam Blevins retired that fly. Definitely sounds very durable to me. Sam’s One Bug for the Bartram’s Bass and other Redeye Bass of the Southeast Council of the FFI. Material List: Hook: Mustad Sproat Hook, #3366-BR, Size 6 Thread: Red or Fl. Orange UTC 210 Tail 1: Marabou, Yellow Tail 2: Marabou, Orange Tail Flash: Krystal Flash, Orange Tail 3: Marabou, Black Body: 1/4" Foam Cylinder, Yellow Sight Indicator: 2mm Foam, Orange & Yellow Eyes: Marker (Orange/Black) Legs: Rubber Legs (Crossed) (Orange)