Chuck I really like the looks of the tarpon flies. I was going to see if they would work on large mouth bass? What do you think? Your right about the tapes. I have a few I like. Most of mine are East Coast tiers. I think the flies would probably still work. It does look like we chase some different fish and we do a lot of surf fishing and rocks. Unless you have access to a boat. We do have salt marshes but they aren't the same from what I can tell. Haven't noticed any Oscars... Or big green lizards. I take that back... They found a Cayman a couple months ago. Sneaking suspicion it came from that pet shop. Deb
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Dowling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] New Swap Idea (saltwater tangent) > Ken > That tarpon fly will work for snook ,bass, an other species. Gives you an > option fish a little slower further up in the water column. > Chuck Dowling > > "Great Spirits Have Always Encountered Violent Opposition From Mediocre > Minds" A.E. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Staples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 1:46 AM > Subject: RE: [VFB] New Swap Idea (saltwater tangent) > > > > Hi Deb, > > > > See, at least you have the option for the "other trout"! ;-> Actually we > > have pretty good freshwater fishing down here; especially (from what I > > hear) bass (we even have our own hybrid, the Sunshine bass), panfish and > > the numerous exotics that people don't want as pets anymore. Oscars are > > rampant down here (yup, the same ones they sell in pet stores). We have > > one intentionally introduced exotic, the Butterfly Peacock or Peacock > > Bass. I hope to go fishing for these soon. They're a South American fish > > which the state introduced to eat some of the other fish and provide a > > new species of gamefish. Beautiful fish. > > > > On the saltwater side I'd guess that we'll probably end up using a lot > > of the same flies, maybe in different colors though? Since I'm pretty > > new to this I've only used a clouser so far. I've been unsuccessful but > > I'm sure it's primarily due to my casting ability! I've tied a bunch of > > others I'm looking forward to using. I also picked up a bunch from > > Outdoor World/Bass Pro Shops that I don't know how to tie yet. They ran > > a coupon in Fl. Sportsman: 6 flies for $.99. How can you pass that up? > > > > By tarpon you mean the pattern? I saw a pattern in the last issue of Fly > > Fish America called "J's baby tarpon" or something like that. I have one > > but I haven't used it yet. I did see a tarpon a couple of weeks ago when > > I was fishing (my first time on a flat with my fly rod; oh heck my first > > time fishing on a flat) and I did cast to it but no luck. Probably > > wouldn't have known what to do if I did hook it! > > > > Wow, this ended up being longer than I thought, signing off now. > > > > Ken > > www.snorkelsite.com > > > > > > > > >
