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more flies. Sometimes it is a good plan to start with 

 two or three flies to see what they are taking. 



BEST PATTERNS FOR BASS 



A variety of flies is the spice of fly fishing and few 

 of us care to limit ourselves to four patterns (Lake 

 George, Grizzly King, Seth Green and Coachman) as 

 did Seth Green. 



About three years ago I sent a questionaire to some 

 of the most expert bass fly fishers in the Middle West 

 asking for the names of their twelve favorite patterns 

 (exclusive of floating flies) for bass fishing. These 

 were published in my column, Woods and Waters, in 

 the Chicago Tribune, but I believe they are worth re- 

 printing, representing as they do, the opinions of some 

 of our most successful anglers. 



Willard A. Schaeffer, of Rock Island, 111., limits 

 his favorites to six patterns as follows : Phil Mitchell, 

 Onondaga, Reade, Lake George, Lord Baltimore, 

 Royal Coachman. 



Fred O'Reilly of Wabasha, Minn., is an "old 

 timer " on the upper Mississippi River and being the 

 local tackle man, he has opportunity to study the re- 

 sults produced by the different patterns. His favorites 

 are: lake George, Royal Coachman, Grizzly King, 

 Professor, Lord Baltimore, White Miller, Yellow 

 Coachman, March Brown, Silver Doctor, Parma- 

 chenee Belle, Onondaga. 



H. A. Newkirk, Chicago, does not believe that 12 

 patterns are necessary. He offers the following as 



