fish hawk
Bass Master
Going to St. George Island in a couple of weeks.Can yall recommend me some saltwater patterns.Trout and redfish but also wouldn't mind doing some early morning casting in the surf for ladyfish,bluefish and such.
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dtala
Senior Member
clousers, several sizes and colors. Will catch all of the above.
Sargent
Senior Member
In my limited saltwater experience, I have only used clousers.
I was fairly successful.
I was fairly successful.
fishndoc
Senior Member
I've had some luck with both red fish and trout using a red & black clouser. Fished with a guide at Sannibel, and it was his "go to" fly.
copperheadmike
Senior Member
Clousers are always a safe bet. I have done pretty good with saltshakers as well, especially on ladyfish and blues. The feathercraft foam poppers are great when you get into a good bait bash. I have also done well on trout with spoon flies at night around bridges and lights.
Clousers are good.
coloradowalt
Member
Clousers, seaducers, gurglers, poppers, deceivers and spoon fly.
fish hawk
Bass Master
Thanks for the advice guys.....Thanks paymaster.I'll be down for a week and can hardly wait,hopefully I'll be able to post up some pics.
WinMag.300
Senior Member
are you fishing from the surf or doing some inshore flats fishing? You can get rid of a lot of fly selection if you are going to be limited to surf/jetty fishing.
fish hawk
Bass Master
I'll probably do both but I've always wanted to land a fish from the surf on a fly rod.Hopefully the baitfish will be in the surf early in the mornings that way maybe I can have a chance at some ladies or blues busting on the bait.Paymaster is hookin me up with some clousers that look like some great baitfish imitations
Thanks again Paymaster.What lb leader would you guys use?
EJTibbetts
Member
I'll be down at st George in mid June. I'll be surf fishing daily, off shore one day, in shore one day and I'll probably have a kayak with me too. I've tied some kwan flies, crabs and clousers in white, white and chartreuse so far. I don't think I have any black or red bucktail. Been too busy to tie In the past few weeks.
kirby999
Senior Member
A fly that has worked for me inshore is one tied similiar to a wooly booger but without the palmered hackle . Most productive has a white marabou tail with white cactus chennile body . Usually tied as a cone head or lead eyes . Second best was same but in chartreuse .
Caught two seatrout and three flounder on the out going tide casting to any place water was draining from the grass and shell beds . Kirby
Caught two seatrout and three flounder on the out going tide casting to any place water was draining from the grass and shell beds . Kirby
fish hawk
Bass Master
Hope they bring you luck! 
Hope they bring you luck!
I used them again last week in PCB and slayed the spanish with them!!!
fish hawk
Bass Master
Thanks paymaster I managed my first fish off the beach with my flyrod with the help of your flies.Conditions were bad all week for using a flyrod with the wind and rough surf.
EJTibbetts
Member
I tied a sand flea last night. Not sure if it will work, but i think it will do alright.
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Now That is a Sweet Tie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EJTibbetts
Member
That's the only I tied with the dumb bells, the others just have wire wrapped on the hook shank
