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Sam Davis holding a lunker 10lb bass caught from a pond near Lake Moultrie, South Carolina

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Dr Sam Davis fly fishing for black bass in an abandoned quarry in Brittany, France.
This picturesque abandoned quarry with good water quality
and vegetation creates and ideal home for the black bass

Fishing for ole 'bucket mouth' (black or largemouth bass as they are known in the USA, even though they are classified, not as a true bass, but as a sunfish by fish taxonomists) in Sam's home waters of his native South Carolina was a piece of cake to say the least as this indigenous species could be found in waters ranging from small creeks and drainage ditches to mega-acre reservoirs. All you needed was a licence, some simple tackle and bait, and the bass fishing world was your oyster.

After a hot day hiking and wading, Dr Sam Davis holds a handsome black bass caught on the fly in Brittany, France.
This handsome black bass succumbed to a black dog nobbler
variant. After to the protective vegetation jutting from the
stone walls, the takes started to come fast and sharp.

However, fishing for black bass in Brittany can be a frustrating affair with information about where to catch these fish being thin on the ground, shrouded in secrecy or myth or just plain wrong. This, of course, can be compounded by not understanding French. As of late last year, I was informed by a good friend that the bass were still in this pond thriving!

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