Basic fly tying patterns for bass and panfish.

[Hills of Texas]

I’ve fly fished pretty much since I was a kid. I’ve recently started trying my hand at fly tying. I’ve watched a ton of YouTube vids and even tied some of my own creations. Plenty of them end up looking like a feather got in a fight with a ball of thread. What’s a good beginners panfish pattern? I mainly fish the llano. Little perch and bass for the most part.

[Harvey]

Clouser Minnow

[CWP]

Always had good luck with a foam spider, which is an easy tie. Small hoppers. Have caught plenty on clousers while bass fishing.

[hog_down]

wooly booger?

[Phillip Fields]

I've had good success with a Muddler Minnow.

[eradicator]

Not flies, but we use jigs tied from blue quail, pheasant, buck tail, fox tail, etc for crappie. My brother ties them all. I don't fly fish, but he does and ties his own flies. I'll ask tomorrow, but I would second the clouser

[ACbob]

Woolly buggers and foam ants are my go to for small streams/rivers.

[Hills of Texas]

I bought a big assortment pack of craft foam and recently, everything to start tying clousers and hair based flys. I’ll have to look up the muddler.

[Hills of Texas]

Woolly buggers and foam ants are my go to for small streams/rivers.

My Woolie booger is a sad sight... lol. I need some practice tying them. I’m learning the simplest looking flies and be a lot tougher than they look to tie.

[Bryan2014]

A white, bead headed wooly bugger will catch anything that swims in freshwater. I’ve tied so many I could probably do it blindfolded.

Remember, it doesn’t have to be pretty to catch a fish

[Hills of Texas]

A white, bead headed wooly bugger will catch anything that swims in freshwater. I’ve tied so many I could probably do it blindfolded.

Remember, it doesn’t have to be pretty to catch a fish

Are you still using a lead wrap with the bead or just using the bead with no other weight added?

[nushagak]

Bead eye clousers tied with bucktail and craft fur. No lead wrap. Just hair, hook and bead chain eyes. This allows the fly to have a slower more even sink rate.

Get some bunny strips and learn to tie bunny leaches. The movement and neutral bouyancy qualities of rabbit make them irresistable to predator fish. Add heavier lead eyes or a cone to the front and a couple lead wraps under the bunny fur. Killer patterns.

[Hills of Texas]

Bead eye clousers tied with bucktail and craft fur. No lead wrap. Just hair, hook and bead chain eyes. This allows the fly to have a slower more even sink rate.

Get some bunny strips and learn to tie bunny leaches. The movement and neutral bouyancy qualities of rabbit make them irresistable to predator fish. Add heavier lead eyes or a cone to the front and a couple lead wraps under the bunny fur. Killer patterns.

I hadn’t thought about using the bead chain for eyes. That’s a great idea

[ACbob]

Lots of good information here, even though you may be just outside of the area covered:

https://flyfishingaustin.thelocalangler.com/

[hooligan]

clousers, poppers, divers, I'm a big fan of bunny minnows and leaches they're super fast and easy to tie, craws, bait fish patters are pretty quick and easy too especially with congo hair or ep

bead chain is good if you want a slow sink, if you want it down quick use lead or dumbbell eyes