Here’s an SBS of a nice easy to tie crab fly that’s great for bonefish, permit, reds etc…anything that eats a crab is going to eat this.
Materials:
- Hook: Gamakatsu S10S-4H six 6-2/0
- Thread: Tan 6/0 Uni thread
- Weight: Lead or brass dumbbells to suit situation
- Mouthparts: marabou
- Claws: 4 hackle feathers
- Eyes: burnt 30lb mono dipped in epoxy (ready made are fine too)
- Body: EP fibres
- Legs: round rubber or silli legs
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Del Brown’s Merkin Crab is an old standby fly that’s been around for years. You can’t beat this pattern for sight casting to permit, but don’t limit this all purpose crab fly to just this species.
Try it out any time you find fish crabbing.