{{+1}}Topwater sand stripper{{-1}}
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This fly is modelled on the most successful estuary and inshore fly that I have ever fished with my sand skipper fly. For me in those shallow water salt water environments where you need a fly that you can fish deep in and around snags and other structure, can be fished at a range of depths depending on fly line and retrieve and swims hook point up to reduce hooking up on that very structure that holds fish my sand stripper fly out-fishes every other fly I have tried.
Given that wrap it's not surprising that when I wanted to develop a fly that I could fish in the top water, say just below the surface down to perhaps a meter deep, that I turned to my sand stripper fly for inspiration.
This top water fly has many of the elements of my original sand stripper fly except the lead shot has been replaced with a clear plastic bead, an upward facing bib has been added to give movement to the fly and to help it to swim high in the water column and importantly the tie of the fly has been adjusted so that the fly swims hook point down.
The bib is only available in one size and is best suited to a fly 8cm long tied on a 1/0 size hook.
Materials
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Mustard 34007 stainless | Clear monofilament | Clear plastic bead | Multi-strand overlocking thread or substitute | Flylipps fly bib | Plastic bead chain eyes or monofiliment eyes | Super hair | Krystal flash or substitute | Grizzly / barred red or orange rubber legs |
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