| I have been fly fishing for over forty years now and | | | | fish. In cloudy water on a sunny day try a kryatal |
| have over the years discovered that some of my | | | | Flash Charlie for pan fish and a Kryatal flash for bass |
| saltwater fly fishing flies work well in fresh water and | | | | and crappie. |
| that some of my freshwater flies work well in | | | | You can also catch saltwater species of fish with |
| saltwater. The more fly fishing I do the more I come | | | | what are traditionally considered bass flies. In a |
| to realize that both saltwater fish and freshwater | | | | previous article I chronicle a trip to the N.C. coast |
| have a lot in common. | | | | when the fishing was unbelievable and I exhausted all |
| I have caught trout, bass and pan fish on what are | | | | of my saltwater flies. I resorted to bass flies and |
| traditionally considered saltwater fishing flies. There | | | | continued to catch fish. I have caught saltwater |
| are several different saltwater fly patterns that I use | | | | trout, bluefish, tarpon, redfish and more with flies |
| to catch freshwater fish. The Clouser's minnow and | | | | that are supposed to be for bass fishing. For tarpon, |
| Lefty's deceiver minnows are a great choice when | | | | stripers, snook and bluefish try Rabbit Strip Divers, |
| bass fishing and in the smaller sizes large pan fish. I | | | | Mega Divers, Zonker and Bass Buggers. If you are |
| have come to believe that both of these flies | | | | after sea trout or redfish you might want to try |
| simulate small minnows that are prevalent in all | | | | Woolly Buggers in either a chartreuse or olive color. |
| environments where we fish. It is the color choice | | | | Again, I think color is most important and I |
| that is most important, and that choice will be | | | | recommend you stick to chartreuse, yellow or olive |
| dictated by the clarity of the water and the color of | | | | for redfish and trout. For stripers, and bluefish and |
| the natural minnows that exist where you are fishing. | | | | tarpon just about any color with some flash will work. |
| One of my favorite saltwater flies for large pan fish | | | | If you fish saltwater and freshwater I would suggest |
| is the bonefish special tied in a little smaller size. I | | | | that you take a large variety of you flies with you |
| have also caught large crappie bass using Crazy | | | | and do not be afraid to experiment. You will be |
| Charlie flies in yellow and chartreuse colors, and try | | | | surprised at what you catch and learn. |
| red, yellow or pink Crazy Charlie flies for large pan | | | | |