Posts Tagged ‘Mangrove Jack’
{{start}}
Mangrove Jack are tough cookies to crack on fly gear. There seem to be two scenarios. For those jacks living tight in structure if you do get your fly deep enough in to get their attention their modus operandi is to rush past the fly turn on it and take the fly on their way back to their nook or cranny all in about one second … wow. Easier to target they also live in the cracks and crannies of rock bars. There still fast and aggressive but at least the casting is a little easier. In all case, for the flies you use for jacks, I suggest that a structure guard is essential.
{{end}}
{{+1}}Articulated bugger{{-1}}
{{start}}
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
Author: 
{{+1}}Estuary grub{{-1}}
{{start}}
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 
No Comments »
{{+1}}Species – Mangrove Jack and Fingermark{{-1}}
{{start}}
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}}Baitfish fly- pink over pink and / or white{{-1}}
{{start}}
My clousers have progressively mutated to being tied out of synthetic Flash Blend. This is my best mutation to date and as well as being very durable it is slightly translucent and moves well in the water making the representation of a bait fish better than the original. It also sheds water well on the pick up and back cast making it easy to cast.{{end}}
{{+1}}Articulated slow roller – size #1 to #1/0{{-1}}
{{start}}
I tie these downsized version of my original articulated slow roller fly in sizes #1 and 1/0 sizes and fish them on my #8 weight fly rods with 20lb Maxima Ultra Green leaders. They are an absolute treat for native bass and all sorts of estuary and coastal species including bream, flathead, and mangrove jack and smaller pelagics including trevally and queenfish.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Other species, Saltwater - estuaryTags: Bass, Bream, Flathead, gladstone, Mangrove Jack, Tropical species flies No Comments »
{{+1}}Articulated booby{{-1}}
{{start}}
A great fly for barra and mangrove jack ... put a good cast into the target area and to allow the fly to settle for a few seconds before doing tiny twitches of the rod tip to cause some rings on the surface suggesting it's a natural struggling and then if that doesn't induce a strike to commence either a slow roly poly retrieve, or a series of stop start strips, back to the boat or bank. Whatever the retrieve the occasional pause followed by some twitches of the rod tip area good idea.{{end}}
{{+1}}Articulated swimmer – “brown bomber” with optional rattle{{-1}}
{{start}}
Hard bodied Brown bomber lures are very popular as a lures for targeting barra and jacks in Queensland waters and most lure fishers have at least on in the lure tray. Based on the colours of the 'brown bomber' lure, particularly if I am targeting barra in fresh water dams like Awonga that are often a bit tannin stained, it's a fly I don't hesitate to tie on.{{end}}
{{+1}}Articulated swimmer – Qantas colours with rattle{{-1}}
{{start}}
If your targeting Barramundi this is great prospecting fly for both fresh and salt tropical waters. It's dressed in popular Qantas colours of red head and white body that is popular with so many barra type hard body and soft plastic type lures. With an overall length of a size from 9 cm to 15cm these are big flies for big fish so I suggest that you fish them on a #10 weight outfit.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Saltwater - tropicalTags: Barramundi, Cod, GT's, Mangrove Jack, Queenfish, Trevally 1 Comment »
{{+1}}Chatto’s marabou bugger{{-1}}
{{start}}
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}}Chatto’s estuary fly{{-1}}
{{start}}
This fly has now accounted for bream, flathead, whiting, trevally, mullet, tailor, flounder, bass and trout. I expect it will be attractive to many other species also. Native fresh water Bass are a favourite of mine and if I could only carry one type of sinking fly to target then with the Black Estuary/Bass fly would be it.{{end}}