Jay.......Best of luck moving back to Oregon. Great opportunities await!

Johno.......My pleasure. If you want the pattern to sink fast (through heavy current or deep holes), it might be wise to use weighted eyes.

As Dan pointed out Andy Burk's Aggravator is an outstanding smallie pattern. I remember when he was working on the design. We'd make late afternoon forays on Lake Shasta and the surrounding region. It became one of my favorite bass flies and still is (even for largemouth bass).

Cheers, Ken