Capt. Mel’s Flatwing Tarpon Fly
With the Whiting hen neck capes, marabou, the Mustad C68SZ stainless hook and a minimum of flash, I had a fly that the very first tarpon jumped on, and has proved to extremely effective ever since…
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Coupon Crab
The Coupon Crab is a great tarpon fly that suspends well in the water column. The materials the fly is tied with are very light and fluffy giving the fly a lot of action in the water…
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Northwest Florida Fishing Report 11/2/11
With the limited short fishing window we have this year, we’re loosing many days to the windy conditions, but when I’ve been able to make it out the grouper fishing has been outstanding. I’ve had great success trolling Rapala CD 14’s and x-rap 20’s in various colors in the 12ft to 25ft depth range…
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Schminnow
The Schminnow is certainly one of the easiest patterns to tie. It’s a great minnow pattern that can be adapted for any situation. Color patterns and sizes can be varied depending on the type of fish…
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Glacier Outdoors Sun Hood
I’d be willing to bet my dog that anyone who’s even vaguely familiar with fishing Florida’s back country has had their fair share of annoying encounters with a devious little critter called the no –seeum. Don’t be fooled by their size, as they can, and will, will wreak havoc on the best of fishing trips…
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On a couple days when the tide allowed, I had some great success sight fishing redfish deep in the backcountry of Ozello. I actually outfished live shrimp and the numbers of fish were quite impressive…
After years of seeing knots that either were so bulky they had a hard time going through the guides or worse they failed causing the loss of a good fish, I found a way to jam the fly line core up against an ordinary nail knot…
Over the past month, I have spent a good amount of time fishing around the Flamingo area. There is a general consensus among the guides that the redfish fishing is off the charts!
With the Whiting hen neck capes, marabou, the Mustad C68SZ stainless hook and a minimum of flash, I had a fly that the very first tarpon jumped on, and has proved to extremely effective ever since…
The fishing has been very good in the northern Mosquito Lagoon. The key has been clean water. We’ve been catching some quality trout and reds on artificial baits…
Just a little ways offshore brought the absolute best black sea bass fishing I’ve experienced in crystal clear water. On every piece of structure we fished including ledges, rock piles, wrecks and live bottom areas, the sea bass were there…
What’s Up Doc? Tied by: Daren Selznick of Ole Florida Fly Shop This Micro fly replicates tiny baitfish or shrimp. The What’s Up Doc is a simple but proven pattern for any species on dock lights and can also be used for beach fishing. The use of dubbing makes this …
It proved to be quite a busy day out there as the crew reeled in numerous types of fish including trout, redfish, snapper, snook, sheephead, puffer fish, jacks, and a bunch of ladyfish…
Spot C turned out to be a good choice, because the reds were there and it was game on for a good hour and a half…
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