missin44 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2018 I'm looking for suggestions of a few Louisiana redfish flies. I'm fishing the Venice area in June. My guide provides all flies, however I want to try a few patters and give them a shot just for fun. He suggested size wise 2/0's or 3/0's, tied ~5 to 6" in length. His "go to" fly is a variation of Dan Blanton's Whistler or a fly called "Willie The Pimp". Not a lot of info online about "Willie", at least that I can find (Was Frank Zappa a fly fisherman?). He likes flies that push a lot of water. Though water conditions dictate fly selection (crab, shrimp, baitfish) and color, he also suggested big crab patters that move some water for large black drum. 95% of the flies I find online are for smaller reds, very little on the size flies he suggests for bullreds & black drum. With that said how about a 2 or 3 suggestions that might be in the ballpark of what I'm looking for? (Please no deer hair, I plan on posting a separate thread on Willie the Pimp) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 3, 2018 Oops. Sorry slip of the hand... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicente 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Why not just ask him to send you a picture of his Willy the pimp fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC Hoppaire 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Might try asking at Dan Blanton's Fly Fishing Forum. http://www.danblanton.com/bulletin.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=65536 http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/redfish-puff http://www.rockportflyfishers.com/flies/flies.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlatsRoamer 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Maybe tie something with a dragon tail (or similar), brush, lead eyes. It'll push water and move nicely. 3 materials as well... Don't overthink it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2018 These flys works for me in Venice..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missin44 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2018 These flys works for me in Venice..... These have names? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 These flys works for me in Venice..... These have names? No names that I'm familiar with. If you want a recipe shoot me an [email protected] Sorry for the late reply but stripers are in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peterjay 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 I don't know anything about Louisiana, but the reds hammer these here in Virginia. If I had only one fly to carry it would be one of the two stuck in the cork. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stippled Popper 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 You might look here: http://www.redchaser.com/ http://www.laflyfish.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC Hoppaire 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 Check out Louisiana tyer Nick Vlahos: https://www.instagram.com/sandbar_flies/ Also Nick Davis' Redfish fly: Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 Peterjay, what is the wing on the first fly? Is the hook bent? Also is it weighted? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peterjay 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2018 FB - the wing is bucktail with flash and peacock herl. (a few fish will tear up the herl pretty well, but I just like the looks of it; you can always substitute dark bucktail or dark flash) Hook is ever-so-slightly bent. Body & head are built up with sewing thread soaked with cement, followed by gold metallic thread (from Walmart) and a coat of gold glitter acrylic paint (also from Walmart) and a couple of coats of Liquid Fusion. Eyes are acrylic paint. Sometime I weight them, but usually not. The water on the flats here is rarely more than knee-deep, so weight isn't really necessary. It might sound a little complicated, but I always make up a bunch of bodies and eyes in advance and tie the flies in steps, assembly-line style. Gold is my favorite color, but copper with a reddish-brown wing is probably just as effective. BTW - the metallic thread Walmart sells also comes in copper and silver, and is great stuff. (and cheap) That's also where I get my mono thread. The glitter paint is colored in the bottle but it dries clear, comes in a zillion colors, and costs less than a dollar a bottle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites