The Poppin’ Flats Shrimp is a great saltwater pattern for baby tarpon, snook, bonefish, and anything else lurking near the mangroves or on the flats. It is easy to cast with great movement in the water. In shallow water fishing it on a floating like will work, but a full sinking line can give it some different action. Read More »

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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Brett of BWCflies demonstrating a few saltwater flies

Disco Shrimp - BWC Flies
Disco Shrimp

These flies were demonstrated by Brett from BWC Flies at our January outing at North Haven.

Developed first by Drew Chicone, of Central Coast Fly Rodders, the Disco Shrimp is so named because of the sequin at the hook eye. Read More »

squimp fly

The Squimp Fly is very simple to tie, but lethal for countless flats species.

The Squimp fly very closely imitates a small shrimp, which is the main forage for any bonefish. It also works for other saltwater flats fishes.

The Squimp fly can be tied in many colour variations.

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Del Brown's Merkin Crab

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.

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