Redfish on Topwater
Thanks for the info Kirk - the marshes you guys were fishing are a dead ringer for the marshes near our house. Can't wait to do some exploring - what's out there is anybody's guess, since |
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Better Start tying bigger shrimp imitations
Those things are a freaking nightmare. Since the water's been warming in recent decades, the marine population on my home turf (RI) has shifted from being dominated by winter flounder to being dom |
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Polar Fiber Baitfish
I was down in Virginia this past week, and I saw some big bass brought in there. (the season isn't open as far as I know - I don't know what that was all about - maybe they were confiscated fi |
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Some More Bunker Patterns
Nada on fly for me today. Steady 25 mph winds, made it hard even with the 9wt. Got a couple on Gulp. My friend caught a flounder which is weird cause its way early for them here. I cant complain thoug |
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Striper Decline
Kudos to Nightheron for operating his business on a sustainable basis. Wish there were more out there like him.
I agree that a moratorium is a necessary, but the only way it will work this time arou |
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Speckled Trout Fly SWAP
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Got mine in today, great stuff |
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Flatfish fly
lol tide water f* u! lol, just kidding. I know its not my best. Anyhow I didnt even think about creating baby flounder or fluke for big bass. Thanks for the posting surf. That may be the next flou |
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Creepy Crawlers
PeterJ - amazing ties like usual - could you please post or pm me that flounder pattern! I def understand if that is your own secret pattern, no problems at all. I just would like to tie a few up |
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Post Card From Australia
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cottage?? holy crap that's nicer than most homes I've ever had anything to do with.
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kahle hooks
Mustad & Eagle Claw both make Kahle hooks in finishes other than bronze. Mustad 37160NP-DT, 37160NP-RD & E.C. Lazer Series with straight eye: L141BP (platinum black), L142 nickel, L143 gold. |
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Tarpon / NY Lobster, Shrimp Fly
Thanks everyone for the great comments!
Thanks PeterJay for info. I wish we could fish together lol we think alike! I totally agree bass will eat and do eat anything - even blue claws I have |
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Need some ideas for big bass flies
Dave Whitlock has developed any number of flies for big bass down through the years, all of which will work. His Deep Sheep Minnow is a good one to try. Also, Jimmy Nix developed several and has an ex |
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Caribbean flies?
Im going to tugs! Dont care what it is as long as i get some head shakes. But as i said, i have some great shots from my fatherinlaw of cuda, hallabit/flounder, and other misc reef fish.
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Fishing report, tarpon day & night, 13 September
This report will cover the last seven days with the best fishing during daytime trips out of Flamingo. Night trips this past week in Biscayne Bay were only fair at best...
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Low Tide Weekend Reds
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That flounder did yeild some nice filets, I don't throw many of them back, unless they are too small to bo |
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South Carolina inshore flies
I am looking at a vacation coming in early October in the Garden City, SC area. I had vacationed there in the past and never fished much in the marsh areas or fly fished at all, and I want to change |
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Are you seasonal on species?
I fish different species throughout the year. I would rather catch reds than anything else, but in the winter they are very inactive and hard to feed. I switch to fishing for seatrout in the colder mo |
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Navarre beach suggestions
The pompano are early morning feeders, however, the surf is always full of suprises...Big reds and flounder troll the same areas.
We live just east of Navare but have never fished there. I would rec |
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New Pattern of mine
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I have been working on a new pattern for some time and have came up with this.. i will need to use a bigger |
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Bras d'Or Lakes Shrimp
Been doing something similar to this but has some scudback on the top - for small salty fish like flounder. Very nice fly |
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Fun With Foam
sorry to hear about the accident, Dave, but I hope you are doing alright. Fried flounder is always outstanding but you will appreciate even more after a week of weating hospital food That is a kille |
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Grizzley Clouser Minnow
QUOTE (Green Hornet @ Jan 11 2011, 08:20 PM) There is not much they won't catch down here. Very nice!He ain't lying there! Those are great looking, the reds and specks and flo |
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Anyone?
Tidewater,I am on the East coast as well. CT to be exact. I too tie for striped bass as well as other inter-coastal fishes. I enjoy tying deceivers in many color variations and am currently filling |
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Wile E
You're on a roll Andy, great looking flys. We just started fishing the intercoastal as the water cools into the 60's, smaller trout are moving in, also catching jack cravalle, flounder. Have |
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Tubtastic Shrimp
nice flounder. I hope I can make it out soon. I'm so jealous.Fred |
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Steelhead & Salmon Hairwings
QUOTE (TroutBum @ Sep 2 2010, 11:23 AM) QUOTE (cruncher @ Aug 31 2010, 04:55 PM) They look real nice. Maybe a couple heads need to be smaller but all in all, great ties. Fish won&# |
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Naming a new fly
I've been tying for about 2 years now, just copying patterns I see, but never really creating a fly start to finish. I recently introduced my 5 year old son to tying, and he doesn't care what |
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Ever catch a...
Shhhhh don't tell anyone here how good eating a catfish is...around here catfish are considered trash (snobs only want trout or salmon) and on the salt side they curse "flatfish", what w |
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Redfish and Speckled Trout Swap
I little Bit about a few of the tiers in this swap maybe it will peak your interest and get you to join up Me:I am a 49 year old from Central TexasI have been fly tying since I was 16 but I have ha |
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Gotta love eBay
It's a Kahle style hook, primarily used as a bait hook. Catfish anglers use them a lot. This hook looks like it's tinned, which is for saltwater use. Kahle hooks are also known as English Bait |
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Why did you start fly fishing
I took up fly fishing because I missed the registration deadline for the ballet school that I'd always dreamed of attending. Awright, I made that up. When I was in grade school 50 years ago, a |
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FishHair Clouser
good color combo- a few years back I was in a fly shop in California and bought a bucktail that was a godawful bright turquoise color not seen before or since. The hair was long, straight, and soft |
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Realistic Mole Crab
That would be awesome, thanks. I am actually living in Abu Dhabi in the UAE right now, but my contract is up in 4 months and I am getting married on Topsail Island NC right after that and moving back |
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A day on the bay
A very nice day...First day out with the wife in months, and I got my latest bag O stuff from J Stockard Five trout to the boat and a couple that must have been state records...too bad they broke of |
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Fishing Buddies
When are you moving? We have our annual Virginia fly fishing festival there in april which is a great place to learn about fishing the surrounding area and buy some new gear!If you like smallmouth |
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Baby Name Help
JACK (as in amberjack) for a girl could be AMBERBEAU (means good looking in French -- as in rainbow)Have known plenty of men with color names you could associate with fishing: BLUE, GREY and RED and |
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Shrimp fly
Epoxy shrimp and a just for fun flounder. I really need to order some of this new clear cure goo! |
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sinking line
QUOTE (smalliestalker @ Dec 27 2009, 08:20 PM) so I bought a spare spool for my 8 weight....now it's time to fill it with a fast sinking line.....need to get down to suspended smallies in |
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Jointed Mud minnow
Awesome fly. It looks like it would be great on flounder, among other species. |
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Albies in Avon by the Sea
Hit the salt yesterday predawn to try to get the last of the NJ Albies as their heading north. Caught two and lost another. It really is amazing how these guys fight. You should feel what a fish fi |
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silversides
[attachment=21500:P9130001.JPG]We often find these silversides in the bellys of reds , specks and flounder so it seemed like a good forage species to try and immitate.Fred |
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Need immediate help,
QUOTE (Horseshoes @ Aug 20 2009, 12:16 AM) OK OK!!! Bad choice of words. I get home from vacation to read the snag chatter and now I'm not sure what I am being accused of. Ge |
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To catch a Mullet or two...
There are a number of saltwater lagoons in the area I live. Amongst the fish in them are Redfish, Trout, Flounder and the very rare Tarpon. But one species they do not lack is Mullet. Has anyone come |
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Thinking again about building a Rod
So one of my fishing buddies is a machinist and decided to build him his own fly reel. This got the "do-it-yourself" juices flowing again. I need another fly rod like I need a hole in my head. My curr |
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RBF: Just ordered my first kit!
Just ordered my first rod building kit from Hook and Hackle (www.hookhack.com).picked up their 9' 5wt tradition kit in 4pchttp://shop4.mailordercentral.com/hookhack...?number=HHF9054haven't gotten kit |
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Need supplier
I use mostly circle & Kahle{Mustad}hooks for my tying.Sqeeze down most of my barbs.Rigged some bottom fluke{summer flounder}rigs last 2 days & hope to get em wet tomorrow.Flies still aint pret |
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Wardens Worry
QUOTE (redietz @ Mar 23 2009, 02:06 PM) QUOTE (Trumpy @ Mar 22 2009, 11:04 AM) Thanks Fellas, you know the pattern calls for light brown bucktail, used red squirrel tail, flash seems |
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tie for fishability or perfection
I tie for both. just not in the same fly. My two favorite fish are redfish and bluegills. Neither species is very finicy when it comes to fly offerings. But now I'm trying to tie flies for highly |
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warm waters in winter pa
QUOTE (Mr. Steelhead @ Feb 5 2009, 10:13 PM) Are you talking the tailrace at Bruners Island,I've never fished fresh discharge water. I was trying to figure out where there is 70 degree w |
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Daytona
well be going to daytona beach this summer and fishing on port orange pier all ive done is fish with spinning rods and caught pinfish mangrove snappers little redfish and a few flounder and catfish at |
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Furl-a-gig
I have to add that to my fly box! That looks killer! I see a BUNCH of Reds and Flounder pouncing on that thing! |
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Tropical/Redfish fly lines in cool water?
I'm going to be getting a new fly line for my 8wt. I'll be using it to catch Redfish, Trout, and Flounder (and whatever else happens to come my way) on the Georgia and South Carolina coasts. I |
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NEW YEARS RESOLUTION SWAP
HMMMMMMMMMMMM maybe flounder stuffed with trout may be in order bringing the south and north together |
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Your best fish recipe, and I mean fried.
Now that's what I'm talking about !! Great topic Futzer. Fred, Captain Crunch sounds wonderful. Is there a reason why you use that only on the flounder as you stated? You may use it fo |
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Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle
Thanks bigdewy,Ray.I tie and fish my realistic blue crab for tripletail in the gulf. And a realistic shrimp pattern for flounder.Most other spieces I fish for aren't that picky.ie specs ,reds,bass |
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How do you fly fish the surf?
I fish the surf locally on a stretch of beach near Cameron .Between Cameron and the Texas border there are miles of coastline with wave breakers.(large granit jetties that run paralel to the coast). T |
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Unusual Redfish
QUOTE(day5 @ Mar 3 2008, 06:51 PM) [snapback]297488[/snapback]To bad you were not in a tournament. The extra spots would make a nice score!. Ive caught one like that oddly enough it only |
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