Roosterfish Flies

[matt_jones 0]

Hey guys...new to the forum. This is the greatest fly tying site I've been to. Anyways, I'm going after Roosterfish in May and was wondering if any of you could share some of the flies that you have had success with OR that you know do well for Roosterfish.

Thanks,

Matt

[Adams 0]

Matt - I just got back from a week of chasing roosters on the east cape. Best luck was on ALFs (anchovy looking flies) that mimic the local sardinas (even though there were no sardina around). Olive over white, green over white, and blue over white were all good producers in 1/0 and 2/0 sizes. I also had some luck on sea habit bucktails in the same colors and sizes, and good old deceivers in white, chartreuse, and chartreuse over white.

 

Another local pattern that is supposed to be good for larger roosterfish is a Rasta. Its essentially a longer body of a couple colors of superhair and yak hair, a head of arctic fox, finished with white and then finally orange thread. Tan and olive heads were supposed to be good colors. You should be able to find a recipe on the web. I had plenty of follows but no takes while throwing Rastas. I did catch some ladyfish and jacks on them.

 

Have a good trip. I'd turn around and head back in a heartbeat. Shoot me an email or PM if you have any other questions. Adams

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simpleclones and surf candies with a lateral line of mirage. My father just came home from mex and got a few little Roosters. he said that the bigger fish were in the surf but were eating bigger baits. he had a few folows on simpleclones but ran out of line before they would take

[Gran8Rocks68 0]

bring some of these for the rosters....

 

 

 

 

THE RASTA

 

 

 

Purpose: Ten tenths Menhaden, Mullet and Sardina imitation for Saltwater and large Freshwater fish. Tied not only to be highly imitative, but also to be non-fouling and to swim perfectly, even at very high speeds or in very swift currents.

 

Area and species focus: Baja California, The Atlantic Northeast, Eastern Seaboard and Florida. Originally designed and extremely successful for Roosterfish, this fly has taken Snook, Tarpon, Snapper, Jacks, Stripers, Bass, Pike and in smaller sizes, big trout.

 

Tail: Cream Yak and white Bucktail tied radially around the hook with 1/16-1/8’ pearl flashabou. Blacken last ½ inch of tail with permanent marker to imitate baitfish tail borders.

 

Inner Wing: Pink and Light Blue bucktail with Chartreuse Fishair accents.

 

Outer Wing: Olive and Brown Yak with Peacock Jack’s secret stuff flash on top. Peacock Angel Hair will also suffice. Tie in the wing with great consideration of the taper of the overall teardrop shape. Let the yak taper very smoothly into the front collar of fox. Attention to this symmetry will make or break this fly when it comes to Roosters.

 

Collar: Brown and White Arctic Fox tied fully around the hook in a very symmetrical fashion which allows the fly to swim perfectly at even very high speeds. This collar of fox is tied into the fly in conventional deceiver fashion until the final application. The final collar of fox is tied with the butts facing backwards and the tips forward in the final application. Once affixed, just barely tying the fibers back a bit with the tying thread will give the fly its proper silhouette. Marking the fly with Gray, Brown or Olive bars will add contrast and detail as well.

 

[matt_jones 0]

I have tied these patterns in bulk for baja. I leave in 3 weeks.

 

this is my largest sardina pattern

 

Rasta

 

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