LEFTY'S DECEIVER

The Deceiver is the most widely used and imitated saltwater fly.
It is a versatile fly that can imitate many baitfish. The side to side parallel wing feathers present a narrow profile that casts well, and minimizes the chance of fouling.
It is easy to tie with a minimal amount of materials. The Deceiver is named after Lefty Kreh who developed this fly. More than 100 species of fish have been caught on Deceiver flies.

Lefty suggests a, 2 or 3 strip and pause, 2 or 3 strip and pause, stripping sequence. Fast for bluefish, slower for stripers. Try varying the pace. Link to more about Deceivers

CLOUSER DEEP MINNOW

The Clouser is a weighted fly; the weighting being achieved by using metal dumbell eyes. Bob Clouser developed this fly that goes by his name. He designed it in 1995 to catch smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna river. Over 83 fresh and saltwater species have been caught on the Clouser.

Bob Clouser suggests a strip, accelerate and pause stripping sequence. At the end of the strip the acceleration frees the fly from the leader and at the pause the fly drops. Then strip again. The strikes come on the drop. He calls this the Susquehanna Strip. Link to more about Clousers

HALF and HALF

Bob Clouser designed a larger weighted fly by combining the hackle type wing from the Deceiver with the metal dumbell eyes of the Clouser Deep Minnow. L.L. Bean refers to this fly as the Kreh/Clouser Half and Half.

JIGGY

The Jiggy is also a weighted fly; this being achieved using a metal bullet shaped weight, which becomes part of the head.
It is similar to the Clouser, but is considered more durable for dragging along an ocean bottom.
The jiggy was developed by Bob Popovics.

The Jiggy yields a streamlined silouette and enticingly drops between strips. Link to more about Jiggys

SURF CANDY

The Surf Candy is an epoxy fly. It has a shaped, translucent baitfish-like epoxy body that is very rugged. It is a good choice to use when those toothy bluefish are present. The Surf Candy is another Bob Popovics' design.
Link to more about Surf Candys

Link to tying shaped flies using Tuffleye Acrylis Resin. Tuffleye

BOB's BANGER

Bob's Banger is named after Bob Popovics, it's creator. It's popping action is designed to make a noisy commotion to attract fish. The key to fishing the Banger is to pop it along the surface with no pauses. This fly is also deadly on bluefish, and can withstand their brutal assaults.

Bob Popovic recommends working this lure with your line hand, not the rod. Sometimes subtle pops work better than loud noisy ones. Link to more about Bob's Banger

CAPTAIN RAY's FLIES

Captain Ray Stachelek has achieved much success tying saltwater flies with synthetic materials such as Ultra Hair and Angel Hair. Two examples are shown on the right.
The top pattern is a Silverside.
The pattern on the bottom ia a Bay Anchovy.
Link to more about Capt. Ray's Flies.

MUSHMOUTH FLIES

These Mushmoth Flies designed by Dave Skok are non-fouling, quick-to-tie baitfish imitations.
They are tied with synthetic materials such as Super Hair and Angel Hair.

Link to more about Mushmouth Flies.

PEANUT BUTTER FLY

Enrico Puglisi's "Baitfish Imitation" series of flies feature a full bodied, wide profile shape, which has proven effective in catching bonefish, tarpon, and yes, striped bass.

The pattern shown is the Peanut Butter.
Enrico says the best way to fish these flies is with slow strips and short twitches. Link to more about Peanut Butter Flies.

PEANUT BUNKER FLY

Steve Farrar ties some large flies using a material that is a blend of Angel Hair and Kinky Fibre. This blend has a semi-coarse texture and a fine "Angel Hair" flash. It holds it's shape and silhouette in the water, making it a good choice for making full bodied flies like those that represent peanut bunker. Link to more about this Peanut Bunker Fly.

HOLLOW FLY

This Hollow Fly, tied by Bob Popovic is another nifty bunker pattern. It was tied using bucktail.

Bob prefers bucktail because it has a natural taper that helps with the shaping of the fly and gives the fly movement in the water.
Link to more about Hollow Flies.

Fly Tying

Use this link to find out about tying saltwater fishing flies.
Fly Tying