FTF Video: - Kirk Dietrich - Redfish on Top
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Redfish on Topwater
Hey Peter, glad you liked the video, thanks.
Sheepshead - well, we weren't really targeting them with poppers but there were so many on the flats (we saw probably twenty sheepshead for every redfi |
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How big is too big?
Now that you have identified the fish you plan to pursue, I can say that those who fly fish for redfish along the Texas Gulf Coast tie their flies in the #2-8 size range. Remember, redfish have a rath |
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Hatteras/Pamlico Sound
Those flies seem to be pretty good. I haven't fished that specific area, but I have fished the NC coast some. You'll see redfish, specks, and blues for the most part. |
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Saltwater FL rod off the bench
This one is for a customer that plans to use it down in FL for Snook & Redfish.
Blank- Batson Travel/spin 12-20# 7ft 3pc
Reel seat- Acrylic insert
Grips- All exotic corks
Guides- Pacbay inserted |
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Squimps
Pete, I'm no expert, but I have done enough surf fishing to know what a tin lure looks like. Diamond lures were originally tin. I've also played with tin, pouring it into molds I have that are |
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Back to Our Roots
I have been around fishing as long as I remember. My dad used to work nights so during the day he would fish. When I was a baby he would carry me on his back in one of those baby carrying things( no |
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1st Redfish on The Dog
Well, I finally got out and threw the Rabid Dog at some redfish and decided, I'm just calling it The Dog; Rabid Dog is just to wordy. Anyway, the fish weren't huge but the wire extension held |
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RBF: New guide concept
I am a newbie. I am still confused about guide placement to optimize your casting and it seems that there are different thoughts on it. I came across angler's resource's "New guide concept" Has any |
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How do you eat yours?
About the only fish I eat these days is flounder, though I hope to try sea trout & redfish when we finish our move to the south. A good way to cook any white fish is to salt & pepper the filet |
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Del Brown Merkin
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...Here's one I tied awhile back intended for SC Redfish, but I never got the opportunity to cast it...
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Balsa Bug, no cut hook slot
Whatfly, thanks. Good question.
Here is a link to the product I use. It is .030" SS wire for spinnerbaits. It takes a good solid pair of wire cutters to snip the wire. Not sure what the tensil s |
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Redfish Video
Nice video iFly. What wt rod and tippet are you using on your redfish? Also, what size redfish is the one that took you in to your backing? It is hard to tell from the camera angle if it is 8 - 12lbs |
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Some Shrimp Heads and Poppers
Mike, NY & Dream, thanks. I really like the way the minnow came out and works on the water.
The shrimp, whether the fish think its a shrimp or not, really works well and Mike put a link to the fir |
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Eyes on baitfish flies - necessary?
I'd have to say that I'm in the camp that thinks eyes on flies that imitate baitfish are important. We caught and released a few small redfish today and every time I handle them I marvel at t |
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Kayaks & Flyfishing
I also have the Wilderness RIde 135 but its not the new model like JS's. I live on the coast of SC and I stand in mine comfortably to sight fish for redfish. The thing i like about kayaks is the e |
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reds on top
That's a great video, I saw it a few months ago and the only thing better than that is doing it in person. Catching redfish on top is my favorite way but they don't always look up like that an |
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Nutria Flies
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Hey Kirk, the least you could have done was to offer some advice as to what kind of gear is most suitable for nutri |
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Carp on the fly
Since you are a saltwater fly tyer already, try some scaled down versions of redfish flies. This is mostly what I use. |
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Everglades report, 9-19 March 2012
With only three days of anglers fishing fly, you'll just have to sort through this a bit...
Most guides are very busy now everywhere in south Florida and the Keys and I'm no exception. Even |
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Texas re fish
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Diver, Tarpon Mouse, Z-force
Those look great! They'll take anything from bass and redfish to pike and brown trout.
You know with the zonker, you can cut the fur off at the hide and put that fur in your Congo loop neares |
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7 or 8 wt
I use a 7wt and a 9wt for redfish and dont have a problem with the 7. I mainly use it on the flats when looking for tailers because i normally use small crab flies. But if its windy i bring out the 9w |
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Some More Bunker Patterns
Always appreciate the worlds IFLY, always do buddy! The salt season begins here (Long Island NY) around first or 2nd week of april since we had such a warm winter. The largemouth bass and pickeral |
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Is it really worth it?
I really appreciate all the advice, thanks to all that posted. Maybe the rod builders can. Home in. I'm looking to build a 7-9wt with a medium to fast action for throwing 50-70' of wf floating |
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How to fish crab flies?
Hey everybody. Ordered some congo hair last week and plan on tying some crab flies for redfish. I don't have any experience with fishing crab flies and was wondering how to work them. Also, wha |
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Killer Craft Fur Minnow
Killer for sure! Brown/Tan and Black/Purple with bead chain and maybe a little longer tail would be just what the redfish doctor ordered. That's the kind of fly I was referring to in your othe |
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Back Country Flies
WOW! Thanks Kirk. Sounds awesome, I admire the looks of a beautiful Redfish! |
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Congo Crab
great fly. I ordered some congo hair last week. I ordered tan and rust just so I could make crab flies for redfish. Looks like it works great. |
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Congo hair
Hey ditz2. Never been up that way to fish much. I do some shrimping up that way but not quite to new smyrna. Next time I go shrimping im bringin my flyrod though. the fish feed like crazy on the f |
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Rabid Dog
I called this fly that because of its erratic action when stripped, it darts around as it dips under the surface and can be kept below by repetitive short strips depending on the cadence you use. Only |
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Everglades backcountry, 28 February 2012
I was on the road almost continuously this past week, logging four days at Flamingo and two at Everglades City (and in the process clocking 1500 miles on my trailer). Fishing is good now and at times |
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Tons of Tarpon Flies
[quote]I love this one![/quote]
Jax, me too! Classic Apte! Funny, but that pattern was one of the first Tarpon flies I ever tied, way back when I was a kid. I tied them on regular hooks & |
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Dubbing Brush Baitfish
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...If anybody knows of a good pattern using dubbing brushes like this let me know.
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I've been m |
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rubber legs for rubber lips
Trust in the rubber legs. Carp vision is very poor. When you find them tailing like a redfish they usually have a cloud of muddy water around their face, reducing vision even further. The rubber legs |
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Wild and Woolly
Peter, Seatrout & Redfish will probably eat those as well! What size hooks did you use? |
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Think outside the box
We have plenty of robin fish around our oyster bars, funny looking fish... When I first got here we were diving around a bridge in the the bay and I made the mistake of putting my finger near ones mou |
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Striper Decline
Man that sucks. Im from Texas and have heard nothing about this. I did listen to the ask about fly fishing podcast when they talked about your bunker. My dad goes up to Hingham every fall with his wif |
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Speckled Trout Fly SWAP
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Got mine in today, great stuff |
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Suggestion on Fly lines?
I have the Orvis Wonderline and i like it. I use the striper taper. I like it a little better compared to the redfish taper. It is VERY slick, it shoots through the guides like they arent there. Id re |
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Everglades days - Biscayne nights, 7 Feb
Local angler Brad Golub teamed up with visiting angler Vince Williams from Maryland to fish with me this past week with a day in the 'Glades and last night in Biscayne Bay. We had pretty good act |
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shop flies, Tarpon Snake
Good looking fly! That would be great for redfish too. In fact, someone recently ordered some flies for bullreds, I think I'm gonna tie him up a few of these; thanks for the inspiration.
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Chocktawatchee Bay Destin Fl
I haven't fished that far west on the panhandle but I know it has the usual North Florida species - trout, redfish, mackerel, bluefish, pompano, etc. There is a really good cobia run around there |
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skimmers and other diversions
Redfish down here would eat those up! Do you pour them yourself? I'm surprised they aren't used over in in Louisiana, never seen one of those heads in a local sporting goods store. Do you |
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spoon flies for reds
Tied up my first spoon fly the other day. Tested it out and it seemed to work well. What colors do yall find to work best on redfish? This is my first one I tied and just did gold.
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RBF: Steelhead 8/9 singlehand?
So Id like to build an 8/9 weight for steelhead, bonefish, redfish, ect. I have this taper book marked The taper is by member OSD. Tip.075.088.108.133.153.166.175.190.206.221.23954 inches ferrule (16/ |
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Bucket List Trips or Species
[quote]To me, it seems the older I get the MORE I have to work, the faster the time goes by, and the less I get out to fish or hunt[/quote]
Joel, I can't agree more! This getting older sucks& |
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Everglades report, 10 January
With several cancellations this past week I was only on the water one day - and that was just after the coldest night of this winter season. Even a day later, water temps were nearing 51 degrees as w |
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South Louisiana
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welcome Tee . There are alot of good bass ,bream and redfish patterns in the database here. And ask questions on the |
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FTF Fly Challenge: Foam
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Kirk what part of the Frankenstein fish are the reds tearing up, are they tearing the fish apart or what is |
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How to get started
I wanted to start a thread that we could use to answer the regularly asked question of "How do I get started?" because I see this question asked a lot.
I will throw out my 2 cents for wha |
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Flamingo Christmas, 29 December
While everyone else is out shopping, lots of guides are on the water almost daily with anglers. All of my trips in the past week or so have been out of Flamingo so this report will just cover the hig |
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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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Some recent Ties
Here are some recent flys I am trying out for my next trip (or two, three). Cant remember all of the names but I will try to list them. New"ish" tyer so any tips, greatly appreciated.
Zsa Z |
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Snook & Redfish Fly Suggestions
Fellow Fly Fisherman,
I'm heading to Sanibel Island Fla and would appreciate any fly patterns that would be effective for Snook, Redfish and Specks,,,, I realize that one fly pattern will not cove |
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Faux Fox Furled Crab
NJ, its been time for a while now, I just haven't had a chance to get out. They're calling for 30% chance of light showers, hope that is wrong and the sun breaks through. Today, of course is g |
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Mibi EP Minnow
I was needing to sit down at the vise this evening, but with nothing specific in mind to tie I decided to try out some new #6 hooks I got the other day. I am a pretty big fan of the black and purple e |
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FTF Fly Challenge: Clouser Minnow
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Money Maker, a clouser varient...
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Easy redfish fly video
This is my go to fly for winter redfish and drum in central Florida.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn-ZLmfwIBo"]Redfish Fly Video[/url] |
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