Bonefish fly patterns
| Bonefish fly patterns | |
|---|---|
| Artificial fly | |
 Orange stimulator | |
| Type | Dry fly |
| Imitates | Adult stoneflies, caddis, grasshoppers |
| History | |
| Creator | Randall Kaufmann |
| Materials | |
| Typical sizes | 6-12 3X long |
| Typical hooks | TMC 200R |
| Uses | |
| Primary use | Trout |
Bonefish fly patterns are a collection of artificial flies routinely used by fly anglers targeting various species of Bonefish. Bonefish frequent tidal sand and mudflats in tropical and sub-tropical latitudes to feed on benthic worms, fry, crustaceans, and mollusks.[1] Bonefish have small mouths and most Bonefish flies are tied on size 4 to 8 saltwater fly hooks.
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Early Bonefish patterns
Early records show bonefish being targeted with flies as early as 1926 and by the 1940s fly fishing for bonefish with crude shrimp and baitfish patterns was not uncommon.[2]
As described in Salt Water Flies (1972), Kenneth E. Bay[3]
- Horror
- Sands Bonefish fly
- Solomon Bonefish
- Pink Shrimp
As described in Fly Fishing in Saltwater (1974), Lefty Kreh[4]
- The Horror
- Blue Tail Fly
- Frankie Belle Bonefish Fly
Crab patterns
As described in 101 Favorite Saltwater Flies-History, Tying Tips and Fishing Strategies (2015), David Klausmeyer [5]
- McFly Crab
- Hochner’s Defiant Crab
- Detonator Crab
- Cathy’s Fleeing Crab
- Palometa Crab
- Bastard Permit Crab
- Merkin Crab
- Bonefish Bitters
- Turneffe Crab
- The Other Crab
- The Critter Crab
- Crab-Let
- Quivering Fringe
Shrimp patterns
As described in 101 Favorite Saltwater Flies-History, Tying Tips and Fishing Strategies (2015), David Klausmeyer [5]
- Miheve’s Flats Fly
- Mosquito Lagoon Special
- EZ Slider
- Bone Appetite
- Bonefish Slider
- Bob’s Mantis Shrimp
- Rocket Man Mantis
- Gotcha
- UV2 Shrimp
- Salt Creature
- Reverend Laing
- Imitator Shrimp
- Ghost Belly Shrimp
- Bunny Shrimp
- Bird Fur Shrimp
- Spawning Ghost
- Foxy Shrimp
Baitfish patterns
Hybrid patterns
Notes
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Albula vulpes". FishBase. June 2007 version.
- ^ Brooks, Joe (1968). Saltwater Game Fishing. New York: Harper & Row Publishers. p. 288.
- ^ Bay, Kenneth E.; Kessler, Herman (1972). Salt Water Flies-Popular Patterns and How to Tie Them. New York: J.B. Lippincott Company. ISBN 0397009399.
- ^ Kreh, Lefty (1974). Fly Fishing in Saltwater. New York: Crown Publishers Inc. p. 72.
- ^ a b Klausmeyer, David (2015). 101 Favorite Saltwater Flies-History, Tying Tips and Fishing Strategies. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 125–207. ISBN 9781632205384.
- ^ Kreh, Lefty (1994). Professionals' Favorite Flies-Volume 2-Streamers, Poppers, Crustaceans and Saltwater Patterns. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
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