This Great Bonefish Fly works like a charm in every bonefish situation I have been in. I have tied this fly big and small, with more or less weight, and I have experimented with a few colors. This Bonefish Pattern is very easy to tie, uses less materials than many other bonefish flies and the fish will bite it. Click here to learn a little more about Bonefish. Hand Printed Long Sleeve Fishing Shirts For Sale, $25 Watch how to tie this fly: RipLips.com ~Click on any image to enlarge~ Materials List: Bonefish are strong fish. Bonefish flies should have strong hooks. I used a Gamakatsu SL12S size 2 for this fly. Click here to buy Bonefish Hooks For this pattern I used a small set of weighted eyes. I have also found that bead chain eyes work quite well for shallow or spooky fish. Click here to buy Weighted Eyes The body of this Great Bonefish Fly is tied with Marabou. I like to use lighter colors more often than not. Click here to buy Marabou I use permanent markers to make this fly look like a little shrimp. A little contrast goes a long way in the world of a bonefish. Click here to buy Permanent Markers ~ Click on any image to enlarge ~ Step By Step: How to tie a Great Bonefish Fly Start by slightly bending the eye of a hook Tie on eyes Add a clump of marabou Whip finish Use a marker to color the fly Primp and complete Great Bonefish Fly RipLips.com Capt Matt guides for Giant Tarpon in the Lower Keys, near Key West, FL. If you would like to fly fish for tarpon during the spring tarpon migration, go to http://riplips.com/floridaguidepage.html "How to tie a Great Bonefish Fly" by Capt. Matt Thomas
The best bonefish fly I've ever fished, period. It has caught fish in Cayman, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, Mexico, Hawaii, Honduras and the South Pacific. Conceived as a spooky tailing bonefish fly, this little shrimp imitation has also caught tarpon, cuda, jacks, Indo-Pacific permit, Golden Trevally and more.
There are many tips and techniques that will help any angler increase their chances of catching a bone. Here are 3 very important steps we suggest you take when planning...
After considerable time on the line catching snook on various tackle, fly fishing for me became an addiction like no other at that time. Enticing a fish to bite fur and feathers merged with your soul's natural vibration and bodies movement is life in motion. This piece is inspired by a night out with my cousin, Fishing Guide Captain Jeff Zasadny in Ft. Myers, Florida. We pitched these shrimp pattern bonefish flies making our line bend ninety degree into action zones from our position, allowing the current to do the rest and bring the unwary that it has been hooked snook into the open area allowing us to finish the job successfully. Every piece in this series is first hand drawn on elegant and sustainable parchment using graphite pencils of various hardness. It is then digitally entered into a computer where the final elements are added. Originals are available.
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It’s been a while since we’ve ran a comprehensive list of our favorite bonefish flies for South Andros. While we still use many of the same patterns, we’ve developed a few more fa…
Written by: Joe Buntom, Deep Water Cay Angler Rory MacKay shows off a 15.44-pound bonefish, a Deep Water Cay Lodge record caught in June 2015. Photo courtesy Deep Water Cay Deep Water Cay, located on the east end of Grand Bahama Island, is surrounding by nearly 250 square miles of pristine flats, creeks, and channels that hold some of the biggest bonefish, . . .
Pattern Description:The Gotcha is a hugely popular bonefish fly that was originated in the Bahamas. Jim McVay allegedly tied the first Gotcha with some carpet trimmings from a Nassau taxi cab, and caught a bunch of bonefish on the fly in the following days. As many of you know, I just got back from Andros South Lodge o
Written by: Joe Buntom, Deep Water Cay Angler Rory MacKay shows off a 15.44-pound bonefish, a Deep Water Cay Lodge record caught in June 2015. Photo courtesy Deep Water Cay Deep Water Cay, located on the east end of Grand Bahama Island, is surrounding by nearly 250 square miles of pristine flats, creeks, and channels that hold some of the biggest bonefish, . . .
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It’s no secret that the Gotcha is one of the greatest bonefish flies of all time. We’d go out on a whim and say it has probably caught more bonefish than any other fly pattern in the wo…
They say it’s better in the Bahamas. We tend to agree.
On this island of rum swizzles and posh golf resorts, an angler goes in search of the elusive bonefish
How do you choose which bonefish fly to fish on any given flat? Keep these three basic variables in mind – color, size/weight and sizzle! Color Most of the time, you want the color of your fl…
Récit de pêche à la mouche en Guadeloupe. Au programme : barracuda, bonefish, pagre, tarpon... Le tout dans des paysages somptueux !!
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Furry Crab Fly Material: Hook - Gamakatsu Shell - Furry foam Eye - Bead eye Pincers - Knob hackle left / right Leg - Knob biot leg Base - Roll lead plate Fin - CDC Step by step tying instruction Cut the Furry foam to the shape and tie down to the hook Tie in 8 nos of knob biot legs Tie in the bead eye Tie in the CDC as the fin Tie in the pincer Fold over the furry foam and tie down to the hook Glue in the lead base and colour it with marker Furry Crab fly is ready fish
