saltwater flies

Clouser Minnow

Clouser minnows

The Clouser Minnow, or Clouser Deep Minnow, is an extremely effective baitfish imitation that catches a whole range of game fish in fresh- and saltwater. It’s allure comes from a combination of heavy lead eyes and long, mobile tail and wing that give it a wonderful ducking-diving action on every twitch and retrieve. It is also tied to take the knocks that come when catch large, powerful fish, and the use of tough materials such as bucktail, ultra-strong thread and Super Glue ensures that the Clouser is very robust.

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Squimp Fly

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. Pink works but the traditional tan is the most popular and the most effective. The Squimp fly can be tied with heavy or light eyes, depending on the depth of the flat and the spookiness of the fish.

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Shrimp Fly

Materials Hook: Size 4 2x shank. Thread: Tan/fawn, orange, pink. Your choice to suit Craft fur colour. Body: Craft fur body. Colour tan/fawn, orange, pink ( I also used some bucktail). Dumbell weight and maybe some lead wire as well. Eyes:…

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Merkin Crab

  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.[...]

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Tarpon Toad

Tarpon Toad (left). Download tying instructions. Below: Barrett’s Tarpon Toad Originally developed by Gary Merriman , the Tarpon Toad (left) has rapidly become one of THE flies for Tarpon. This version, as tied by Chris Beech, is the Australian Flyfishing Outfitters‘ go-to…

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