Flies for Spring Fishing (What's in your Box)

[HarrisonD]

Every year I tie flies and wonder what new flies I will add to my tackle bag. It always ends up that I go with the same flies, mostly clousers. The colors that I usually go to are the crab colored clouser, chartreuse/white, yellow white, blue/white and some deceivers. I always have half/half with just about the same colors. How about you guys and gals.

[FlyFishntheRide]

Without a chartreuse/white and crab colored clouser. Also pretty much the same other flies;

half and half
BTD's
epoxy minnow/surf candy
deceivers

This year I want to play with some gurgler flies also.

[Cutter]

Tony's flies when I can steal them;)

[Capt. Matt]

Whatever is in my box on the boat from last season and what clients left behind :)
Honestly I'm a no frills angler/guide....if its got white or chartreuse and flash it catches fish.

[paxfish]

Dan - We've been fishing deep for the last month, so that means big ole Clousers. I've gotten a few on bucktail deceivers also.

In a few weeks, the siliclones come into play and then LOOKOUT!

[TimeFlies]

I'm still getting my feet wet with saltwater flyfishing, but other than some Gonzos and silicone baitfish patterns, my box looks about the same as everyone's above.

[bchipps]

What are you considering crab colored? Green-blue?

[Bill Couch]

Some of these.



In many colors.

[Joe Bruce]

I guess since I originally tied this variation of Clouser's Minnow I'll give the recipe... The eye on top of the hook shank and all the other materials are tied on the hook point side. Also this fly is tied very full compared to Bobs. 1. Tie a bundle of white bucktail about 2 1/2 times the hook shank length in front of the eye and than advance the tread behind the hook eye and wrap several spirals around the hoon shank and advance the thread in front is the eye. Since this is a heavy tie, I usually tie the butts of the white right behind the hook eye to start a base for all of the other materials. 2. Take about 15 to 20 piece of golf Krystal Flash and tie that over the tie in point of the white bucktail. 3. Tie in a bundle of tan buctail on top of this tie , with the butt a little to the lead eye to build the head of the fly. 4. Take 15 to 20 peices of copper Flashabou and tie this on top of the tan bucktail. 5. Tie a bundle of olive bucktail over the flashabou a little further back than the tan bucktail and procede to form the head and tie off. I always use fire-orange flat waxed nylon for all my flies. If any of you folks out there can post a shot of the fly, I'm sure this will help in the tying process. This has always been my "go to fly" in the salt.
Joe

[bunyan]

Joe, I've always wondered why there isn't any blue on your crab colored fly? Had you tried it or did the fly work fine without it?