Equipment List …

What you need if you decide to bring your own equipment.
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For Bonefishing with a fly

• • 6 to 8wt rod and reel
  • Tapered flourocarbon leader 10 to 12#
  • floating line (I recommend Rio line with the clouser taper)
  • Foxy clouser size 4 with a mix of bead chain, extra small eyes and small lead eyes.
  • Other good flies: green/white clouser, tan/white clouser, small merkin pattern with silly legs, Gotchas.

Fly Fishing for Permit

• • 9 to 10wt rod and reel
  • Tapered flourocarbon leader to 16# does well
  • floating line
  • If you are bringing your own equipment, rig up with a brown merkin size 1/0 hook. I have many custom permit flies that I have designed that are proven.
  • EP crab flies work great (http://www.epflies.com) in tan or dark brown with orange tip silly legs, classic Merkin pattern works well too.
  • I often tie new patterns based on what I’ve been seeing out on the water, so email me if you need more info.

Tarpon Fly Fishing Gear

• • 10 – 1 2wt rod and reel
  • 5 ft of 60 pound flouroflex butt section
  • 3 ft of 40 pound flouroflex
  • 3 ft of 16-20# class tippet Rio Hard Mono
  • 12-24″ Rio Floro Flex 40-60#
  • Improved blood knots to tie on leaders work good
  • floating line
  • shock leader (flourocarbon or mono)
  • cockroach pattern flies in black/red, chartreuse/white, orange/yellow, natural tan.
  • Of course there are so many tarpon flies you could possibly use, it depends on what time of year you are here in Key West fishing.
  • Please ask me if you need help, I tie tarpon flies all season long. They don’t take long to tie and with a little added creativity, there is always something new for those darn tarpon to charge at and eat.