Hit the Flats today

Saltwater Fly-Fishing
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Fished the high tide this evening looking for some tails. I saw a Red or two but they weren’t tailing much but I could tell they were cruising and kinda bellying/rolling over. Since they weren’t tailing much, I tried a different presentation and tied on a shrimp gurgler, and casted it where I saw the last movement. Sure enough, a Red started chasing my fly as I’m popping it on the surface but either it turned at the last second or I didn’t set the hook right.

Anybody have any luck catching reds on the flats top-water style?

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Never have but I sure want to, I tied a nice looking gurgler shrimp last year

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but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous

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What did the gurglar pattern look like that you were throwing ?

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but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous

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Shrimp gurgler

-CW

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Originally posted by FLYHOUND

…I saw a Red or two but they weren’t tailing much but, I could tell they were cruising and kinda bellying/rolling over. Since they weren’t tailing much, I tried a different presentation and tied on a shrimp gurgler…

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Not trying to make wee-wee on your corn flakes but, I would have done the opposite. First, I hate any fly made out of the same material that LazyBoy uses to support the overstuffed azzes of couch fishermen but, MAINLY because you seem to be describing fish feeding on the bottom. Redfish and dolphin and any fish (or mammal) that feeds in very shallow water will turn on it’s side to be able to feed on creatures that are crawling along the bottom.

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I fish a lot of topwater in the grass, provided its sparse enough. Gurglers and deer hair sliders w kraftfur tails(undulates with very little movement). This approach seems to work best if they are sliding instead of rooting hard. Its all about the angle at which they encounter the topwater fly. If its a straight on shot with the fish coming at you, they have a lot of time to inspect and will turn off more often. A crossing shot seems best where it slides into their field of view just right and gives them no choice. Besides topwater when they’re shrimping in the fall, its my favorite way to redfish.

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“couch made” gurglers are the sh*t, one of my favorite flies to throw

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Originally posted by abbapoolafisher

“couch made” gurglers are the sh*t, one of my favorite flies to throw.

If you really want to have some topwater fun on the fly rod, tie on a Jitterbug. :wink:

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is that epoxy?

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Originally posted by scotty d

is that epoxy?

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Painted balsa wood. It’s a little lighter than ‘couch cushion’ but… lots more aerodynamic than ‘couch foam’. :wink:

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Originally posted by FLYHOUND

Shrimp gurgler

-CW

Just exactly how it looked I knew you were using a shrimp gurglar but I have seen it tied many ways

Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous

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This thing rides hook down right?

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