Posts Tagged ‘Fingermark’
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When fingermark (AKA golden snapper) were named as on of the fly species for the 2020 Boyne Tannum Hook Up I started researching the species seeking any information I could find about targeting them on fly … can’t find any . From what I can find they are in our local river and estuary waters and frequent deeper holes and structure making them a difficult fly option. I think the key to success will be getting your choice of fly into their holding zone and then of course getting their interest.
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{{+1}}Articulated bugger{{-1}}
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It doesn't matter which of the larger CQ species your fishing for ... at 13cm long and with a great swimming action more often than not my articulated bugger in Qantas colours is my goto fly.{{end}}
Last Updated: February 11, 2020
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{{+1}}Estuary grub{{-1}}
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in the process of Tiewell being sold and reinvented the large rubber tails for #2/0 versions of my estuary fly never came back on the market. What I have come up with as an alternative is using the rear half of the 2.5? Z Man Grub Z. That has created an even better fly.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Saltwater - tropical
Tags: #fishonfly, barred grunter, Blue water, Fingermark, Flathead, Grunter, jacks, Javelin fish, Mangrove Jack, silver grunter 
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{{+1}}Species – Mangrove Jack and Fingermark{{-1}}
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They chase the same sort of food items as bream, grunter and flathead including prawns and shrimp, small fish, crabs, molluscs such as rock oysters and worms so it is not surprising that representations of prawns and small bait fish preferably tied on solid #2/0 or #3/0 hooks are great flies for mangrove jack and fingermark.{{end}}
{{+1}}Jig fly{{-1}}
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This fly is designed as a bait to jig along the muddy and sandy bottom of local rivers and estuary bays when targeting fingermark, grunter and and flathead in particular.{{end}}
{{+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}}