Crab flies

Flies that imitate a quarry that's a favorite with many saltwater predators from cod to permit

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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	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
My float tube is a sputnik Dec 14. 2014 Memories I enter the water... I enter another universe. My tube is a sputnik suspended in the space above a lunar surface of sand and stone. I'm the astronaut. The clear water is my vaccum. I turn on my mental time lock and make the first cast. Read the story here	Micro Tarantula Crab Oct 23. 2013 Bones A small and mobile crab fly designed with big, wary bonefish in mind. The fly is developed by the professional fly tyer known as Peter Xtremefly See how to tie it here

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Video Crack Crab Sep 15. 2022 The redfish crack is one of the go to patterns I fish with down in the gulf of Texas for fishing redfish.	Article 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	Article 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
Video Rabbit Clawed Crab Feb 24. 2022 Crabs and shrimp are a staple food source for fish like the Redfish, black drum, pompano, and other popular saltwater sport fish.	Video 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.	Video Crabbie Chan Nov 7. 2021 One of the most popular classics saltwater-patterns is Del Brown's Merkin Crab - an easy-to-tie and super- allround crab-pattern for saltwater species.
Video Crabby Patty San Flea Sep 3. 2021 I created this fly a while back inspired by a few flies I saw on instagram.	Video Baby Blue Crab with Claws Aug 20. 2021 This fly pattern is one a customer of mine asked me to tie for them. They sent a picture and I went from there.	Video 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.
Video Bauer Crab Jul 18. 2021 Will Bauers crab pattern is a great permit fly that works all over the Caribbean.	Video Cone Crab May 13. 2020 Fishing the tropics for bonefish is strictly addictive, and it is hard to find a more perfect species to target with a flyrod than the bonefish… strong, shallow water and spooky is some of the word	Video Sand crab fly Mar 22. 2019 So I recently went out and fished the surf for surf perch.
Video Flexo Crab Feb 5. 2018 The Flexo Crab is a life like crab fly tied with expandable tubing. This is not a easy fly to tie! The tubing material is difficult to work with and often resists you every step of the way.	Video EP Blue Crab Jan 1. 2018 This crab fly pattern mimics a small blue crab and is very effective for permit and redfish.	Video Merkin Crab with legs Oct 6. 2017 Crab flies are staples for many saltwater fish. Redfish, permit, black drum, and more will go after a crab before anything else. The tasty little invertebrates are treats for these fish.

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