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