My EX-FnL used to fish the St. Croix for smallies and his go to was a fly he called a "Wilder Dill" a yellow and black round-nosed popper/diving popper.

link
https://finandflame.com/heddon-wilder-dilg-spook-fly-lure/

Last edited by erich; 04/10/21.

After the first shot the rest are just noise.

Make mine a Minaska

Heaven has walls and rules, H-ll has open borders