Redfish Flies

[nathan rees]

Looking for everyones favorite flies for spring tailers ? I will be fishing Charleston, SC. Any patterns that have step-by-step to tie to have in my box ?

Thanks,

Nate

[Bob Riggins]

My three go to redfish flies are

1. Kwan
2. Toad
3. Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides is the easiest to tie, but my favorite is the Kwan.  You should be able to Google all of them to get instructions.

[keith b]

Call these guys and ask them what their hot flies are for reds.

[randy ratliff]

The best fly is from Cap’t Jack Brown of Bay Street Outfitters, it is the “Lowcountry Electric Chicken”

It was deadly on tailing reds for me this year, check it out:http://www.flytyer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=137&Itemid=86

[brian barnes]

I was guided by Seth Vernon (Double Haul Guide Service) out of Wilmington, NC. He created this variant of the Kwan which is a very successful fly for Redfish.

Vernons Killer Kwan (Rust)

In the above image I used brown marabou, but the recipe calls for a Schlappen feather.

Hook- Gamakatsu SL113H sz. 1
Thread- Uni. thread brown 3/0
Eye- Gold Bead Chain sz. 1/8
Tail- Craft Fur, rust banded with a brown Sharpie marker
Collar- Brown Schlappen feather, webby parts palmered forward
Body- Aunt Lydias Craft Yarn strands tan and brown variegated, figure eighted in place and trimmed round
Weedguard- 25# Mason bent in a V, whipped in at eye & banded with a blk. Sharpie

[stevegibson]

This one has been working very well for me. For tailers, substitute bead chain for lead eyes:

[nathan rees]

😀 what to choose

[steve yates]

Randy Hamilton’s Copperhead is another good one.

http://www.lyndenhuggins.com/flyfishing/howto/cooperheadfly/cooperheadfly.htm

[Neal Osborn]

Vernons Killer Kwan (Rust)

That is a great Kwan color scheme for Reds!

[Andrew Wright]

In Charleston, the fish seem to go nuts for anything copper/rootbeer colored. I didn’t have a chance to put together a tutorial, but this fly is about as simple to tie and effective as it gets. I almost don’t fish anything else. Tie it both wieghted and unweighted.

Hopefully this link works.
http://ftp.ij.net/danscustomflys/CopperheadPage.html

[keith b]

Last summer when I fished te Hilton Head area the people I fished with said the Copper Head was a killer fly, but it was loosing some punch because so many people had learned about its fish catching ability.

[brian barnes]

Neal, Here is a better photo of the fly (image from http://www.darksidedrifter.com) Different color scheme but shows what it looks like with a Schlappen feather. FWIW these rock for largemouth bass as well.

[Neal Osborn]

Yep, great pattern.

[Grant Wright]

Kwans, Kwans, and more Kwans.

[keith b]

I just looked at the Kwan and it is a pretty simple looking fly to tie, and pretty neat story behind the creation…”Show me the money!”

[Kyle Kulig]

I throw this little baby when the water is skinny skinny. The eyes are mono and it lands soft.

[keith b]

you must have read my book on red fishing 😀

[Tim Pommer]

Sometimes I think redfish would take a bare hook if you presented it right.

[Abe Mathews]

Thanks for posting all of these, guys.

[dan h]

Fish the LA Marsh quite a bit and almost always use a yarn crab often with a rattle underneath. If the water is dirty (as it often is here) the shots are short and you need the fly to get down in a hurry.
The rattle is really effective for big black drum when they are nosing around in the mud and they can’t find anything unless they feel it or hear it.
If the water is clear then I tie on something lighter but with good profile.  Usually something with alot of marabou that will kinda pulse when stripped.
I like tans, browns, rust colors but not sure that it matters a bunch.
Have had a rare day when they would not hit anything with flash on it but that is rare.
I know that the fish in the SC grass is a diff game altogether but would bet money the rattle crab would work well there.

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