Saltwater Fly Patterns

[JoeD]

I retired in July. Was forced to fish in Colorado all of Aug & Sept. Now that Colorado froze me out I need to get to some real fishing. Am going to spent most of Nov. on the Texas gulf coast. I need a good book of suitable fly patterns for trout and redfish. Suggestions please I will fish East and West Matagorda Bays.

[Leo C]

Joe D,

Akalooker has a great one over on the things for sale board. Lefty's saltwater patterns. I have a copy and fish the same general areas and I find it a great book. Hundreds of patterns.

I will usually fish bendbacks and deceivers.

Leo C.

EP Flies, Clousers, and few items of your own design should get you by just fine.

[Animal Chris]

Joe D, Clousers, Rattle Rousers, Spoon Flies, Gurglers, etc all work well. Here are a couple of links that might help if you flip back to the winter month posts, or check out the fishing reports.
Tight lines, AC
[url=http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/:092e8]http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/[/url:092e8] [url=http://www.texasflyfishers.org/:092e8]http://www.texasflyfishers.org/[/url:092e8] [url=http://www.geocities.com/clinscott_pfl/backwaterhawgs.html:092e8]http://www.geocities.com/clinscott_pfl/backwaterhawgs.html[/url:092e8] [url=http://www.leftyray.com/:092e8]http://www.leftyray.com/[/url:092e8]

[Micropteris]

I have lefty's book and it is great for all the basic patterns. I steal different parts off different patterns for my own needs from that book to get ideas.

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Who has time for stress when there are fish to catch.
Nick

[Harold Hattaway]

JoeD

Every fly you will need (not want) is listed in the FAOL archives. They have an * beside them. This is a wonderful reference. Check it out.
[url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/archive.html:28865]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/archive.html[/url:28865]

Harold

I have Lefty's Video and it is wonderful but only has about 12 flies.