Published Aug 25. 2015 - 8 years ago
Updated or edited Feb 27. 2019

Garfish

Garfish can be pursuated to take larger flies like this Copper Shrimp, but really small, bright flies size 10-14 are the right choice for these large eyed hunters. The problem is one of hooking. The fish will see and strike the larger fly, but the hook will rarely penetrate the hard mouth. Smaller flies have a greater chance of sticking once they have a grip.
Garfish
Martin Joergensen
Used in "Spring 2003 pictures"

Comments

Submitted by David Mills on Tue, 2007-02-27 17:58
This photo explains ...

This photo explains why I've never landed a garfish! I used to hook the larger ones in the sea of Cortez, in Baja (30+ inches)... had a great fight until they all bit off, but never landed one, since they would never hit even the lightest wire leader. The acrobatics of the fish made it all seem worthwhile ,though, with most of it out of the water!