Vintage Billy Pate Hooks

An old stash from the basement, bought 25 years ago. They worked nicely on bonito this season.

Fishing with Friends

 

Bonito Fever

Great shore bonito fishing yesterday, multiple hook ups! 

Coq de Leon Albie Whore

Pelagic Red Tuna Crab

Albie Whore - Tinker Mackerel

Albie Whore

 Salmon-pink colored albie whore tied on circle hook.

Bucktail Candy

 Filling up boxes for the next hardtail season...

Peanut Bunker Crease Slider

Arctic Fox Deceiver

Sardinella Deceiver

Sardinella aurita...Deceiver style imitation for Mediterranean bonito. This would also be a nice fly for saltwater species in New England. Varivas stainless hook, size 2/0.

End of the Season

This 2020 season was a strange one, just like this year. No bonito in sight yesterday, but the weather was summer-like. Keeping fingers crossed for the 2021!

Soft Tubing Squid

Magnum Silversides Variant

Crease Slider 2

Crease Slider

Silversides Crease Slider

Bait Balls and Baitfish Flies

Bait balls by the jetty... Getting ready with Crease Flies and EZ Candy baitfish imitations.

Flies for Tunoids

Jiggy Flies

A double purpose fly...nice baitfish pattern for flats fishing, but also a good small tunoid fly. Tied with tungsten beads, size 4 hooks.

Fly Patterns for Trout and Saltwater

Tied few flies this morning... Caperer CDC Pupae (Halesus sp.) and Crease Slider for striped bass and bonito.