Posts Tagged ‘Big fish flies’
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These are the flies that I recommend when fishing in Temperate and Tropical destinations and targeting “big fish” including but not limited to:
Barramundi (both freshwater & saltwater)
Kingfish (Yellowtail and Cobia)
Lutjanids (Mangrove Jack & Fingermark
Javelin fish (Barred Grunter and Silver Grunter)
Flathead (Dusky and Bartail)
Trevally (including Giant Trevally and Golden Trevally)
Queenfish
Reef fish
Mackerel
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{{+1}}Articulated slow roller{{-1}}
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Tied in either Qantas or brown bomber colours this is a great fly when targeting barra in Lake Awoonga and other barra impoundments on those quiet days when the barramundi are sulking and you need a fly that is going to be in their face for a relatively long time but still active.{{end}}
Last Updated: May 25, 2017
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{{+1}}Chatto’s marabou bugger{{-1}}
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My first fish on fly fell to the magic of a Woolly Bugger and many have gone the same way since then. Tied predominately as a prospecting fly for barra in Awoonga this fly also gets a swim in estuary and coastal waters when I am looking for grunter and fingermark.{{end}}
{{+1}}Gusto{{-1}}
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This is a Peter Morse fly and a great variation on a Wooly Bugger that is making its mark in fresh water fly fishing. It's dressed on a wide gape hook that creates an effective "keel" effect and sports a relatively long marabou tail and a dense collar which together create plenty of currents around the fly that really get the marabou moving. It is adaptable for a range of species and situations.{{end}}
{{+1}}Chatto’s Pusher – Brown bomber version{{-1}}
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I published this fly back in 2011. It casts easily and displaces or pushes a lot of water when retrieved. That water displacement at the head creates currents along the body which activate the body materials. The black over gold version (ie gold bomber colours) is particularly good over weed beds and in dirtier water.{{end}}
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