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I suggest starting out by keeping it simple; like shallow panfishing with poppers. FF does not appeal to everyone. My favorite memory of FF for Largemouth bass was fishing an old adandon canal with deer hair bugs I tied myself. I’ve caught larger bass since, using a variety of methods but none were more satisfying.

Wild Atlantic salmon are definitely on the bucket list of many fly-fisherman. Another interesting possibility for those in the NE USA is the Poor Man’s Salmon: “The American Shad”. Fly fishing for these has much of the fun associated with Steelhead/ Salmon without the high cost.

I like Sega Bass Fishing too. It’s lot of fun in a group. The animations are very good especially the lure-actions and the way bass inhale lures. The developers must have studied a lot of underwater film. I never tried the Sega “Fish controller” but heard it adds a lot to the gameplay. But in terms of simulation, “Trophy Bass 4” while far from perfect, seems to check-off most of the boxes for me. I like the realistic AI behaviors tied to environmental factors (weather, season, water clarity/temperature, time of day, wind, depth). It has more of the hunt in bass that I enjoy. I recently looked at “ Russian Fishing 4” which is touted as the most realistic fishing game currently available, but in terms of bass it is definitely not. RF4 is more of role-playing fishing game with simulation elements and excellent graphics. Not surprisingly it’s geared more toward Euro style match fishing. I thought Carp was especially well done. One Flathead catfish I caught fought very realistically .

All types of fishing. Multi-species , Multi-Techniques: Boat, stream, cast, spin, fly & tying etc. Fresh & Salt, travelled. > 65 yrs.

Hopkins style spoon over 15’ vertical jig. I’m particularly fond of the “Shorty”Style maintains good contact with bottom. Rod, line and swivel type make a big difference.

I’m not much for winter fishing, so every year about this time, I look for a new Bass fishing focused game to play off-season. I tried Bassmaster 2022 its ok, graphics are nice, the actual fishing gameplay is IMHO not great. Despite being over two decades old and VERY dated graphics, I still regard “Field & Stream: Trophy Bass 4 “ (TB4, PC game 2000, Sierra/ Dynamix )as a high point in bass fishing simulations due to its fishing gameplay quality. TB4 was the last game in the “ Trophy Bass” Series of games. Highlights for me are the fish AI behavior, the physics of casting, lure behavior, translucent water, fish fight realistically, and the adjusting environmental conditions that actually influence fish locations and behavior and more. Get TB4 on eBay, playable for me on Win 7 and 10 64 bit.