Fly Tying Bench
Capt. Kyle Giampaoli is an expert fly tyer. He spends his entire year studying what fish eat and it is reflected in some of the most creative flies that are made. Please check out Kyle’s selection of flies for some creative patterns for tarpon, snook and redfish.
The Snook Snack is a great blind casting fly. It has great movement through the water and and combines two very good Snook colors, white and chartreuse. The same fly tied in Tan is very good and Black and Purple works as well for dirty water. I would recommend tying this pattern for your next Snook adventure.
The Snook Snack
Hook:
Mustad Model S 74S SS
2x heavy 4x long
Size 2-6
Thread:
Tail:
Chartreuse Ostrich
White Ostrich
Hedron Mirage Flash- opal
Body:
Pearl Estaz
Chartreuse Dyed Grizzly Hackle
Eyes:
Bead chain, Plastic Eyes, or Puglisi eyes
Step 1: Tie in approx. 8-10 strands of white Ostrich 3 inches in length.
Step 2: Tie in approx. 8-10 strands of Chartreuse Ostrich 3 inches in length.
Step 3: Tie in 3 strands Hedron Mirage- Opal flash.
Step 4: Tie in pearl estaz and hackle feather
Step 5: Wrap thread forward and prepare for tying in eyes
Step 6: Tie in eyes so that hook rides upside down or weed less.
Step 7: Palmer the cactus chenille forward and tie off just before eyes
Step 8: Palmer hackle up the body making 2-3 turns in the same place that you tied the cactus chenille off.
Step 9: Figure eight excess chenille around the lead eyes.
Step 10: Whip Finish
Laid Up Tarpon Fly
As most of you know the Back-country waters of the everglades consists of fishing for laid up Tarpon. These high floating fish are often spotted with their fins out of the water resting on or near the surface. These fish will smash a suspended or floating fly. To create a fly that either sinks when stripped or floats one must use foam or hair to make the fly more buoyant. This fly also works very well in Black and Black/Purple.
Recipe list:
Hook:
Owner Model ssw5311
1/0 – 4/0 Thread:
Tail:
Chartreuse Barred Rabbit
Chartreuse dyed Hackle
Chartreuse angel hair
Head:
Chartreuse deer hair
Step 1: Base layer
*Base layer of thread then add 2-3 inches of chartreuse angel hair tail.
*Add a 2-3 inch rabbit strip tail with a ½ inch excess hanging over eye.
*Tie in two hackle one on each side of rabbit tail.
Step 3 and 4: Head
*Palmer excess rabbit forward three turns.
*Spin one clump chartreuse deer hair.
*Spin second clump of chartreuse deer hair in front of the first.
*At this point I like to add my own personal touches, such as adding multiple colors of hair to the fly to ensure its visibility. Eyes, gills, etc.
Step 4: Trimming
