Local Boca Grande Red fish Pattern is the Zig Ziegloff Shrimp Fly directions at: http://www.danica.com/flytier/gallen/gallen.htm
Patterns I have caught redfish on in SW Florida: Natural grizzly seaducer, White/Chartreuse Deceiver, Chico's river shrimp, EZ Dub White/Chartreuse streamer. Popular SW Florida Snook Patterns: DT: Simple white 4 hackle tail, palmered white hackle collar laid back keys style, white thread snout. Bunny tail streamers with spun deer or immitation wool heads in chartreuse or white. Snakes flies- deer hair/ostrich top water flies, chartreuse or white White Gurglers- great mangrove fly Flash tail whistlers- white or grey (mullet color) Seaducer- White with red hackle nose Jerry is correct about hook size I use 1 and 1/0 most frequently for Snook and redfish. 20 lb for small to 40 lb tippet for snook (>36" size). Local shop note: Guides have caught snook on crab flies and on the schoolie fly I did for the salt water swap................................. Dye note: Yes the good dyes (Venaird sp? and deep vat techniques (Wapsi) last longer than do it yourself rit dyes. Rinse your flies with fresh water after you use them. And hey tie more if they fade............ >Ginger Allen should pop in with a suggestion or two !! > > >> >> >> How about good Snook patterns. Let me rephrase, killer snook >> patterns. Anyone? >> >> Pat Eller >> >> >> > Ginger M. Allen Sr. Biological Scientist Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation University of Florida/SWFREC 2686 SR 29 N Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 PH (941)658-3409(suncom974-3409) Fax (941)658-3469(suncomfax974-3469)
