SW Florida Fly Patterns.

Fishing Saltwater Fly Fishing
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I am heading to the Naples area this March. What would the local pirates suggest for fly patterns for this area?
Are there areas to wade fish around there as well or would beach fishing be an option?
Thanks for any help you would offer
TaG

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The best all round flies are bendbacks, clousers, deceivers, seaducers & then add a few crab patterns, topwater gurglers or rose-lipped poppers. http://www.flyfishingnaples.com/ http://www.evergladesangler.com/portal/ & http://www.mangrovecoastflyfishers.com/

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Thanks for the info and the links!! Much appreciated.
I have a guide for one day but will have a couple of afternoons to fill before that.
TaG

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www.tightloopsflyfishing.com

Then go to the New Patterns dropdown, and the Photo Gallery dropdown. Coypy those and you’ll have the right flies.

Tight Loops,
Capt. Tony

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www.flyfishingusa.ning.com

Go to photo’s and you will see some great flys

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Great looking fly tony, do you feel like posting a detailed recipe with pics? I think that pattern could answer some smallie catching/releasing probs I’m having at times.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

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Capt Tony and TonyS
Thanks for the great patterns!!!
I will have plenty to do before my trip.

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Hook: Mustad 34007 or hook of choice.
Thread: White monocord.
Tail: Four white neck hackles ( not splayed ).
Flash: Pearl flashabout.
Collar: One palmered white neck hackle.
Eyes: With or without eyes your choice.

Steps:

  1. Tie four neck hackles at the rear of hook and add flash.
  2. Palmer one hackle and lay back.
  3. attach eyes.
  4. coat with cement.

This fly was a creation of Steve Gibson from Sarasota, Fl.
Great for snook, redfish and just about anything that swims.

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DT Special:

http://flyfishingusa.ning.com/photo/dtspecial2-1?context=latest

Well that’s easy enough Tony S., thanks very much for the DT Special recipe !

I tye a similar bug for smallies but I’m definitely going to be tying the DT next sitdown.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

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Also good tied with chartreuse thread in front!

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Thanks Ron, can see chart makin smallies curious or mad…was thinking I’d do some redheads too.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

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Thansk for the patterns I’ll be down that way soon and can use a few to tie

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I’ve just been tying up some of Steve Gibson’s pattern and I’m wondering just how this differs from a Seaducer other than setting the hackle further back on the hook?

Why set the hackle further back when we’re fishing for snook and reds? It’s not like we’re fishing for blues that tear into the fly and destroy it so that the exposed hook actually acts like a wire guard.

I’ve found white Seaducers very successful when fishing from shore for snook and if Steve is monitoring this forum, it would be informative if he could enlighten us as to why he prefers to set the hackle further back. My previously tied DT Specials did not have the hackle set back but were successful, tied either with white or chartreuse thread.

Ron

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Two cents worth : while seaducers basically have hackle wrapped all the way up the hook shank to the eye, the DT is a small Keys style tarpon fly tie with the hackle slightly swept back with a few thread wraps which leaves the hook shank bare, or thread wrapped to put eyes on. Got the recipe for this fly about 12 years ago from a fly shop ( since closed ) to fish winter snook in the backcountry; which feed on little minnows that are washed over the weirs seperating fresh from saltwater. The swept back hackle provides a fishy looking profile when wet, which is about all that’s needed for beach snookin’ too. The seaducer might be more of a shrimp profile than a fish, but that depends on how long the hackles are8-)

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Gotcha…thx for explaining the differences, s.d.dave. The swept back hackle on this version of the DTSpecial is definitely longer than the pattern I followed a couple of years ago as well as being tied further back on the hook shank. Look forward to trying it out mid March in the gulf.

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This might be the best book(s) on southwest Florida fly pattern recipes: http://www.fishermanscoast.com/books/books2a.html

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The fly pattern section of this book is definitely a must-read. I’m going to tie up several of these. Thanks.

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I’ll have to check out these books, thanks

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If you have the book you may have noticed that Capt. Tony has a number of fly pattern recipes included !:cool: