Fly Fishing Anegada

[Walker]

We had planned to do some shark fishing last night. We use ladyship for shark bait, and I catch them with a fly rod at a place here that we call "the creek". It is the only place where the interior salt ponds connect to the sea, and it is normally loaded with ladyfish.

Yesterday afternoon - not a single one. Nada. But I did spot some barracuda in the creek. Cuda is the only thing that I have never caught on fly here. Shark, bones, permit, grouper, snapper, jack, you name it - but never a cuda. I tied up some flies for cuda a couple of years ago, but have never really had a chance to use them because spotting a barracuda is normally a chance thing.

So, I put my 6wt away and put one of my cuda flies on my 8wt. I can check barracuda off my list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHe8cMnLhIE

Then, I decided to check out the West End. Bingo - bait right at the edge of the water and tarpon busting it. I finished the day with a sunset tarpon on fly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqDMX3kupJE

[Dawg]

Cool videos, What fly do you use for Tarpon?

[travis12]

That is awesome as all your post are Walker.
Thanks

[Robalo]

Really cool Walker! Thanks.

[Walker]

Cool videos, What fly do you use for Tarpon?

When the tarpon are feeding on a bait ball like this, I use an olive over white clouser with a little bit of pearl flash. In the water, it fairly closely matches these fry. I don't fish inside the bait ball - a waste of time. Instead, I fish from 10 feet from the outside edge to the outside edge so that a poon has a chance to see my fly. I have hooked up inside a bait ball before, but it is pure luck. I have much more success fishing the edges.

When the tarpon are not in a bait ball - cruising in the open - I will go to a chartreuse tarpon toad.

All of my tarpon flies are on 6/0 Tiemco 600SP hooks.

[imhammer]

WOW....Very cool Walker!

[Walker]

Here is a quick video of a blacktip shark breakoff. He hit my cuda fly and cut the wire tippet. The shark is briefly visible after the breakoff scurrying in the shallow water on the left side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iDlHloVVMI

[Ibtsoom]

Cool stuff Walker!

[SUPER SPOOK]

awesome!!!

[Gulfcoast13]

Love your post!!

[coachlaw]

Dat's awesome!

[S-troop]

Thanks for sharing! Very nice.


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[Curmudgeon]

That looks like fun! I gotta learn to flyfish!