Fly Patterns for Smallmouth Bass
43 fly tying patterns tied for smallmouth bass, with full materials lists and step-by-step instructions. Find a pattern that matches the water you are fishing, then check it against the materials you already own.
43 patterns

Amy's Ant
Dry Fly
Advanced11 materials

Barely Legal
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

Barr's Meat Whistle
Bass/Warmwater
Intermediate9 materials

Bead Head Woolly Bugger
Streamer
Beginner9 materials

Black Nose Dace
Streamer
Beginner9 materials

Blanton's Whistler
Streamer
Beginner10 materials

Cheech Leech
Streamer
Advanced11 materials

Chernobyl Ant
Terrestrial
Intermediate9 materials

Cicada Pattern
Terrestrial
Intermediate8 materials

Circus Peanut
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

Claw Dawg
Streamer
Intermediate7 materials

Clouser Crayfish
Bass/Warmwater
Intermediate9 materials

Clouser Swimming Nymph
Bass/Warmwater
Intermediate9 materials

Creamer's HD Craw
Bass/Warmwater
Advanced13 materials

Curtis Fry Minnow
Streamer
Intermediate9 materials

Dahlberg Diver
Bass/Warmwater
Advanced8 materials

Dave's Hopper
Terrestrial
Advanced10 materials

Fat Albert
Terrestrial
Beginner7 materials

Flying Whale
Streamer
Intermediate15 materials

Foam Cricket
Terrestrial
Intermediate7 materials

Foam Popper
Bass/Warmwater
Intermediate9 materials

Game Changer
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

Game Changer Micro
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

Japanese Beetle
Terrestrial
Beginner7 materials

Joe's Hopper
Terrestrial
Intermediate7 materials

JuJu Chironomid
Stillwater
Intermediate9 materials

Madam X
Dry Fly
Intermediate7 materials

Mata-Crappie
Bass/Warmwater
Intermediate11 materials

Micro Craw Slider
Streamer
Intermediate13 materials

Murdich Minnow
Bass/Warmwater
Beginner10 materials

NearNuff Crayfish
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

Olive Willy
Stillwater
Intermediate6 materials

Red Fox Squirrel Hair Nymph
Nymph
Beginner7 materials

Sculpzilla
Streamer
Intermediate9 materials

Seal Cray
Streamer
Intermediate7 materials

Sex Dungeon
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

ShapeShifter Sculpin
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

Sneaky Pete
Topwater
Beginner6 materials

Snot Goblin
Streamer
Advanced9 materials

Whitlock Hair Bug
Topwater
Advanced12 materials

Whitlock Matuka Sculpin
Streamer
Advanced8 materials

Woolly Worm
Bass/Warmwater
Beginner7 materials

Zoo Cougar
Streamer
Advanced7 materials