SALT
WATER - ESTUARY
There
are obviously a lot of flies that have been designed for estuary
species and in the right conditions and on the right days most work.
Whilst the standards like the crazy charlie, baited breath and clousers
are all good flies and might work for you I found that they don't work
consistently form me in the places I fish. This led me to modified and
tweak various styles of flies and come up with a couple of new fly
patterns to develop a range of flies that consistently take fish in
Lake Illawarra, Minamurra River and the Shoalhaven system. I now carry
just eleven fly patterns in my "Estuary" fly box and I have detailed
them
below.
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PREFERRED
SIZE
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PREFERRED
COLOURS
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BREAD FLY - FLOATING |
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#6
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BREAD FLY SINKING |
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#6
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COMBO
CRAB |
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#2 & #6
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Brown,
Red, Green
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SALTY
BMS
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#2
to #6
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White,
Orange, Olive
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ESTUARY FLY
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#2 & #6
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Pumpkin/chartreuse,
Pumpkin/green, Pumpkin/blood |
MUD
PRAWN
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#4
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| PREGNANT
PRAWN |
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#4 |
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WHITING FLY |
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#6
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Black Opal, Bottle
Green |
| CRAZY CHARLIE |
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#6 |
Root
beer over pink, Olive over pearl |
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PLASTIC |
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#2
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Pumpkin,
Gold
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#2
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Root
Beer, Chartreuse, Olive
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WEED FLY |
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#6
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WIGGLE
MINNOW |
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#4
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Chartreuse
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RIPPER |
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#4 & #6 |
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