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 This year I hope to catch my 1st flyrod smallie ,something I've never really pursued much .Author Joseph Bates suggests buck tail and feather streamers .Any one here have some smallie flyrod experience in lakes and rivers to share ?

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the olive Willy looks like a killer ,I will have to tie some up thanks for the post Kevin, also do you fish the Androscoggin river

John thanks for the posts that I had mentioned about, those are the go to flies for me, must have flies for shure

thank YOU Mark!

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