If there's a best month to learn how to fly fish ... and whippy the rod is. A 6-weight rod is good for white bass and most other game fish such as trout and black bass. I like a 4-weight rod ...

Kellerman used a 15-inch black-and-white fly he tied by hand to mimic ... Using a 10-weight fly rod with a 40-pound test monofilament leader, Kellerman said he could feel the big fish thrashing ...