Bonefish flies

Flies for the elusive fish of the tropical saltwater flats

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Fuzzy Shrimp

Nov 11. 2023
This simple shrimp pattern can be tied in any size or weight to suit any flats species in any part of the world, there really isn't much more to say. Tie some!
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Joint Pop Up Prawn

Jun 14. 2023
A rather untraditional shrimp pattern with an articulated body.
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The Prefab Shrimp

May 17. 2023
Ready-made My shrimp patterns have always been pretty impressionistic. That was until I saw a video using some pre-made legs… then I dug into my stash, and a fairly realistic shrimp emerged
Tie along here
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Christmas Island Special

Oct 13. 2022
The Christmas Island Special is basically a crazy Charlie tied with craft fur and a flash tail and underwing. In fact in ways its easier and more simple to tie.
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Canvas Crab

Jul 17. 2022
Saltwater As everyone knows crab-like means moving sideways, not forwards or backwards. The Canvas Crab fly moves sideways as crab flies should.
See how to tie it here
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Flip Flop

Jul 15. 2022
Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from Charlie) Hook: #04 Tiemco 811S
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Primordial Bonefish Stew

May 12. 2022
Salt This saltwater variation of Trevor Tanner’s Primordial Carp Stew works very well at fooling large spooky bonefish in shallow water
See how to tie it here
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Crazy Charlie

Apr 19. 2022
The Crazy Charlie is originally a fly for targeting bonefish - developed on Andros Island in 1977 in the Bahamas by local bonefish guide Charlie Smith and popularized by San Francisco angler Bob Na
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Kwan Fly

Dec 30. 2021
Kwan flys are a loose representation of a cross between a shrimp and a crab. They work great for saltwater fish that target Crustaceans.
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Raghead Crab

Aug 2. 2021
This is a Crab that is on most Yucatan and Belizean lodges fly lists, and for good reason it has accounted for hundreds of permit and bonefish.
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Bunny Bone

Jul 18. 2021
Designed by Florida Keys guide Jeffrey Cardenas, this shrimpy little number is a great addidtion to the bonefish box.
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Chili Pepper

Jul 2. 2021
The Chili Pepper is obviously a variant of the crazy Charlie. Its almost identical with a few small differences. One, the color is always either orange or red, usually brightly orange.
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Joe-to-go

Jun 28. 2021
The Joe-to-go works best as a skinny water fly for tailing fish, but can be weighted for deeper work. It land soft and does a good job of imitating mantis shrimp or other crustaceans.
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Bonefish Bitters

Jun 24. 2021
Pop's Bonefish Bitters is an absolute classic bonefish fly imitating small crabs developed b.
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Big Ugly

Jun 24. 2021
Aaron Adams's Big Ugly is an effective ghost shrimp mantis shrimp imitation. It's on the big side for a bonefish fly, but it's simple, durable and deadly in the right situations.

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