Bob Clouser shares the knowledge developed over 25 years of guiding for smallmouth bass, anticipating the questions and challenges faced by anglers when they first encounter a smallmouth stream. Bob designs flies especially for smallmouth, and he reveals recipes and fishing tips for them and the other bass patterns he uses and keeps in his fly box.

Bob Clouser is also the author of Clouser's Flies, which contains complete instructions for tying his renowned patterns. He and his wife, Joan, own and operate Clouser's Fly Shop near their home in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Contributing photographer Jay Nichols fishes for smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River and its many tributaries. He is the former managing editor of Fly Fisherman magazine and lives in Pennsylvania.