I first made this fly back around the turn of the century (I like saying that) to replace the small Dahlberg divers that I had begun using to fish for bream. They were too fiddly and time consuming to tie and didn’t last long. Read More »
The gurgler has been refined little since the original version.
Hook Size
I have been occasionally using size 6 O’Shaughnessy hooks rather than size 8 to create a bigger commotion in the water when the wind is extreme and to create a larger silhouette at night. Read More »
Lefty Kreh, one the most recognised fly fishermen in the world, created the original Lefty’s Deceiver back in the late 50´s to fish saltwater. He was looking for a streamer that would be easy to cast and would not wrap around the bend of the hook. Read More »
Materials
- Mustad Aberdeen #2 hook
- Pink thread
- SF flash blend – White
- SF flash blend – Bleeding black
- Pink tubing
- Bead chain eyes or dumbbell eyes
Rodney Adams
Instructions
Step 1
Tie on bead chain eyes and run thread to bend of hook.
Upon deep and meaningful discussions the fly selected – envelope please – will be the BMS Saltwater Variant.
Materials
- Hook: Size 4 or 6 saltwater.
- Thread: Red wooly nylon
- Bead: Clear glass
- Weight:
- Size 4, 5 turns of .020 lead free wire
- Size 6, 7 turns or .020 lead free wire
- Rib: Gold tinsel
- Body: Chartreuse, Yellow or Green Soft EP Fibres
- Mixed tinsel – cut an inch and a half-length of EP Fibres and mix it in a coffee grinder.
Target Fish: Whiting, Bream, Flathead, Blackfish, Taylor and Mullet.
Bread Fly
Always have a few bread flies prepared and make sure you bring at least half a loaf of stale bread for burley – you can catch all sorts plus the burley will get things going.
Materials
- Hook – Size 6 or 8
- Thread – Invisible thread
- Tail and Body – 6 to 8 strands of Crystal flash
- Eyes – Small Spotlight bling eyes ($3)
- Body coating – UV resin
- Finisher – Sally Hansen’s Hard-as-Nails
Instructions
- Cover hook with thread, secure with half hitch and a little Sally Hansen’s Hard-as-Nails.
Bob Popovics’ Surf Candy is the epoxy streamer fly that started a revolution in modern fly patterns for saltwater gamefish. This tough epoxy streamer tied with synthetic materials is a perfect imitation of small, slender baitfish like silversides, sand eels, and small anchovies.
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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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 »