Reduced Entry Noise Ammunition

I tied up some flies this week that I'll use over the next couple of days. These were tied with three principles: to make as little splash as possible when entering super skinny water, to prevent the hangups in the rocks/gravel when stripping, and to mimic the mantis shrimp on the flat. We'll see how the fish like them - I'd eat these...

More Flies and the Continuous Study of Albula

These are some more ammo for bonefish stalking. The brown fly is a Salt Creature that I bought at the Bass Pro Shop in Tacoma. This thing was one of flies that I've used that consistently avoided hang ups in the gravel chunks and limestone base. The Fish Skull weight/head and the weed guard did their jobs well. The only issue with this fly is the water entry - it's too heavy to make a gentle, splash-free penetration so the bones in a 10' radius get spooked. The orange fly is the Beaker with a separate wing. I tied off the body at the eyes and just added another length of yarn for the wing - I think this makes a cleaner fly. I spent a majority of Saturday morning casting these flies to plenty of bones, and mainly studied how they reacted. If I cast well in advance of their approach, they weren't spooked, but guessing their path correctly was 1 in 30. Cast too close to improve the chances of them crossing paths with the fly, and the 'plunk' of the fly entering the water put the fish on guard. I think I am going to use wire to weight the next flies I tie, and bulk up the bodies with zonker strips or chenille/estaz with the goal of drastically reducing the entry splash. Fishing a pressured flat is work... and frustrating.... and addictive ;)

New Flies for this Weekend

New flies I tied and some lingering lures. Teetering on the weekend - stay tuned for the results (on whether the fish like these or not). We're past the waxing gibbous phase so the fish should be hungry...

Ammo

Bonefish BEWARE!!!

I'm coming for you!!!

Fish Hunting Devices

Flies and Plugs.

Time to go fishing!