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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	Article 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
Article 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	Article Perminator May 12. 2013 This rabbit zonker fly imitates a mantis shrimp, a very important food resource for big permit and bonefish, and utilizes the mobile zonker strips to induce life in the fly. See how it's tied here	Article Sexy Crab May 12. 2013 Clawed monster A crab pattern tied with a solid structure using extremely resistant materials but at the same time keeping it naturally looking and full of movement See how it's tied here
Article Goldmine Crab Jan 30. 2013 Crab A weedless crab pattern with lots of flash and color, yet with a discrete landing suitable for finicky fish. Tied for redfish and other warm saltwater species See how to tie it here	Article Bastard Crab Aug 31. 2011 Bonefish fly Yet another impressionistic crab pattern that includes materials providing a lot of movement. This an Aaron Adams pattern that is often eaten as it drops to the bottom. Read the extract from Dick Brown's Bonefish Fly Patterns here	Article Ninja Toe Biter Jun 20. 2010 Mutant Ninja Crustacean Since we all know that "Stripahs" never eat crabs... ['get stuck on the way down!?]... Well, maybe sometimes... Follow Pete Grays easy crab tie using mesh, rubber legs, glue and sand. Here's how
Article Chris Edghills salt water patterns Oct 20. 2000 Salt A selection of saltwater patterns from Chris Edghill See the patterns here	Article The Femmer Crab Aug 9. 1999 Glue This fly is the latest development in my experiments with the melt glue I have used with some success for cod. This version is much smaller than the original and uses a simpler and better method for building the body. This not only makes the fly faster to make, but also much easier to cast.	Article The Crab Oct 20. 1997 Benthic This is a fly made for a very specific purpose: cod fishing. It's used on a sink tip or sinking line over fairly deep water (3-4 meter or 10-13') from a float tube, and will turn upside down and 'walk' on the bottom.