Blog - Tie a Fly — Surface Fly

This Quick pattern uses few very common materials and moves very energetically when quickly stripped then allowed to float back to the surface.  It is very good for many ambush predators near cover.  It will take Baby Tarpon and Snook in the Mangroves as well as Redfish and Sea Trout in similar inshore situations.  Bass, Pike, Crappie and Bowfin love it when they are near shore or in shallow water near cover.   Hook:       Short shank hook #2 to 2/0 straighten any offset  Thread:     Fire Orange 210 Denier like FlyMaster+ Tail:          Generous Marabou, 4 times hook...