Friday 30 September 2016

Saltwater Fly Recipes!

Agent Orange



Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 2 - 8
Thread - fl. fire-orange
Body - small orange chenille
Wing - hot orange calftail with two grizzly saddle hackle tips on each side

Apte Tarpon Fly


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 5/0 - 2/0
Thread - fl. fire orange single strand floss
Tail - two yellow saddle hackles enclosed by two orange saddle hackle
Hackle - orange and yellow mixed
fl. fire orange floss is then wrapped to eye

Apte II


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4/0 - 2/0
Thread - white
Tail - four (dark) furnace hackles and copper krystal flash
Body - grey squirrel tail covering the whole hook shank

Black and Orange


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4/0 - 2/0
Thread - black single strand nylon floss
Tail - four orange saddle hackles enclosed by four black saddle hackles, flared
Hackle - black and orange mixed
Eyes - large silver bead chain (optional)
black nylon floss is wrapped to the hook eye

Blue Death


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4/0 - 2/0
Thread - fl. blue
Tail - four blue saddle hackles enclosed by four grizzly saddle hackle
Hackle - blue and grizzly mixed
fl. blue thread or nylon floss is wrapped from the tail to the eye

Bonefish Special


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4
Thread - black
Tail - short orange marabou
Underbody - flat gold tinsel
Overbody - clear v-rib
Wings - white bucktail mixed with a few strands of pearl krystal flash enclosed by 2 strands of grizzly hackle tips

Candy Eel


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 1/0
Thread - white
Tail - badger saddle hackle super glued into the end of the body
Body - pearl mylar tubing extended
Wing - green over white ocean hair or super hair
Eyes - green and black paste ons

Crazy Charlie - white


Hook - standard saltwater sizes 2 - 8
Thread - white
Underbody - flat pearl tinsel
Body - v-rib clear
Wings -white calftail or synthetic yak hair with a few strands of pearl flashabou (or crystal flash) over the top
Eyes - silver bead chain

Crazy Yellow


Hook - standard saltwater sizes 2 - 6
Thread - white
Wings -Two white hackle tips with pearl flashabou tied inverted
Eyes - silver bead chain

George Bush


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel sizes 2 - 8
Thread - fl. orange
Tail - dyed yellow pearl krystal flash
Underbody - fl. orange thread
Body - dyed yellow pearl krystal flash wrapped
Wings - dyed yellow pearl krystal flash
Eyes - gold or silver bead chain or lead eyes nickel plated depending on fishing depth

Horror


Hook - standard saltwater sizes 2 - 8
Thread - black
Wings -natural brown bucktail covered by two cree hackle tips
Head - yellow chenille

Krystal Flash


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 2/0 - 2
Thread - white
Tail - white ocean hair pearl, yellow, olive krystal flash tied forward then pulled back
Eyes - painted - yellow with black pupil

Krystal Flash Charlie


Hook - standard saltwater sizes 4 - 8
Thread - yellow
tail - dyed yellow pearl krystal flash
Underbody - dyed yellow pearl krystal flash
Overbody - clear v-rib
Thorax - hot yellow rabbit dubbing
Wings - dyed yellow pearl krystal flash
Eyes - gold bead chain

Lefty's Deceiver - Blue/white


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4/0 - 1
Thread - black
Tail - eight white saddle hackles with a few strands of blue krystal flash and pearl flashabou
Body - flat silver tinsel
Throat - white bucktail
Underwing - white bucktail on sides as well
Wing - blue bucktail
Topping - 6 to 8 strands of peacock herl
Collar - red thread
Eyes - painted - white with black pupil

Mini Shrimp-Orange


Hook - standard saltwater size 8
Thread - fl. orange
Body - hot orange antron dubbing
Wings - pearl krystal flash and four dyed orange grizzly hackle tips
Eyes - silver bead chain

Orange and Grizzly


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4/0 - 2/0
Thread - fl. orange single strand nylon floss
Tail - four orange saddle hackles enclosed by four grizzly saddle hackles, splayed
Hackle - orange and grizzly mixed
Eyes - large silber bead chain (optional)
fl. orange nylon floss is wrapped from the tail to the eye

Redfish


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 2/0 - 2
Thread - fl. red floss
Tail - four white hackles splayed with a few strands of silver flashabou on each side
Collar - red marabou
Finish - fl. red floss tapered to eye

Surf Candy


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 1/0
Thread - white
Wing - olive over white ocean hair or super hair
Sides - wide pearl mular tinsel
Eyes - green and black paste ons
Head - clear epoxy ove

Tarpon Glo - Orange


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 5/0 - 3/0
Thread - fl. fire orange single strand floss
Tail - natural brown bucktail
Wings - four grizzly hackle enveloped by four dyed orange hackle splayed
Hackle - grizzly and dyed orange
Collar - fl. green single strand floss
Eyes - painted - white with black pupil

Tarpon Taker - White


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 4/0 - 1/0
Thread - red single strand floss
Tail - white rabbit fur strip
Sides - grizzly hackle tips short
Collar - white rabbit fur strip one wrap
Throat - pearl and red krystal flash
Hackle - red hackle
Body - red single strand floss
Shellback/wing - pearl and red krystal flash
Underwing - white bucktail on sides as well
Eyes - painted - yellow with black pupil
Comment - Yellow tarpon taker is the same except substitute yellow rabbit fur for white and yellow krystal flash for red.

Whitlock's Bait Fish


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 1/0
Thread - white
Weed Guard - heavy clear monofilament
Tail - white and light blue marabou, 2 dyed light blue grizzly saddles with silver and light blue flashabou
Hackle - light blue grizzly hackle
Wing - silver and light blue flashabou short
Throat - red flashabou short
Eyes - white audible eyes

Yucatan Special


Hook - standard saltwater stainless steel size 2 - 8
Thread - fl. green floss
Butt - fl.orange fuzzy wool
Body - fl. green chenille
Wing - lime green bucktail and lime green krystal flash
Sides - grizzly hackle tips short