Fly Fishing for Smallmouth

[BoilerBowHunter]

I have been practicing with my fly rod for a bit now and almost feel ready to take it out onto the river. I’m a complete novice fly fisherman, but I have access to a nice smallmouth river within 5 minutes of my house and want to get more into it in order to have a summer outdoor activity. I have a nice kayak, all the gear etc. My fly rod is a 6wt.

Who else is fly fishing for river smallies? What are some tactics and flys you have had success with?

 

[Seeknelk]

River smallies are nice and aggressive and pretty easy most of the time! Heavy brown and black buggers with rubber legs that mostly look like crayfish are incredible.
Foxy clouser, chartreuse n white clousers, and some deer hair poppers and you should be good to go.
I actually hardly ever get to fish for river smallies but have done it. If you can read water and find trout, you'll find bass.