I was able to hit a local pond for a couple hours one day last week. I like this particular pond for fly fishing because it's open all around it. I don't have to worry about the backcast too much.
I tied on a popper and was able to fool a few bluegill.



I got lucky a few times and hooked into a couple bass.




I found an old Dahlburg Diver in the box that was my father's from years ago. I tied it on and gave it a try, hoping for some of the bigger bass that I know are in there.
I cast the fly like it was meant to go. I have to say, probably my nicest cast of the day. You know the one, where everything goes right. Perfect tight loops. The line lands gracefully and the fly unrolls in a sweet smooth motion. One two inch strip...another...SPLOOSH! The fly is gone...one...two...SET! Fish on!
I was using a 4wt that has proven itself on smaller fish many times, and I had no worries if it could handle this fish as well. Although it hadn't been bent this much until now. We fought back and forth for a few minutes until he tired out and I landed him.


When I went to unhook it I noticed that I was lucky I even landed him. The fly's hook broke as I twisted it out. At this point, the only thing holding the hook's eye to the bend was the thread used to tie it.


It wasn't the biggest bass I pulled from that pond, but it was the biggest on a fly.


Chris

glad you had fun . If i could only chose one method to fish it would be fly fishing. I love my spinning rod and i love my bait caster, but nothing is as much fun as catching them on a fly rod .

Nice Fish man! great job have fun and stay out there

I went back to that same pond today
I started out by using a large yellow and green popper. I managed to land a few nice little one pounders. I cast it out again, the second it hit the water there was a splash. I raised the rod to set the hook and brought back nothing but line. I never even felt any weight. I'm thinking I lost my popper to one of the pickerel that he said were in there.  I tied on another popper and started hooking into the bass again.


(NOTE: Although there was some blood, the bass in the second pic was fine )

I went to grab my camera from my pocket and I saw I made a new friend.



The bass weren't very big, but they were cooperative.


Chris

How cool! I just put together a fly casting rig for exactly this kind of action. Can't wait to get out and try it out. It's 6 weight.