acflyfisherse Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I have recently been fishing the louisiana marsh for redfish and have had lots of luck with the redfish toad. The only problem that I have with the fly is the eyes are too light. I want to tie my own that way I can vary the weight of the eyes more, but I cannot find the material that the body is made of and was wondering if anyone knew what it was and where i could get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyflicker Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I started out using EP Fiber but switched to McFlylon. It is much easier. You can google it and find sources if your fly shop doesn't carry it. This style is working well down here and is more weedless than bead chain eyes. Don't laugh at the color combination, it is a killer. [image]http://www.mbcforum.com/fbbuploads/1234730805-DSC_3085.JPG[/image] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acflyfisherse Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Thanks flyflicker I'm looking forward to tying some up and using them. However, the redfish toad that I was referring to is tied by Fly H2O and has a very flashy material for the crab body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Justin Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 i tie in yarn with figure 8 wraps for my toads, but our redfish around here prefer small shrimp flies moreso... i think down in flamingo they eat toads pretty regularly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzo Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 In Louisiana... the redfish there will headbutt anything that they can see!!! When we were down there, we were trying to find something they wouldn't eat. No need to get too complicated with redfish flies for those fish... the most important thing is presentation so have a variety of big flies in different weights from large bead chain to small lead eyes. We had great sucess with bright obnoxious colors. If you are intent on tying toads... the puglisi material is great for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acflyfisherse Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Thanks, I too have had lots of luck with most flies my personal favorite is a large purple crab with zonker out of the back, but the redfish toad is also a favorite. Thanks for the advice I will tie up some big colorful flies and give them a try. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzo Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 The 3 greatest obnoxious colors were white, pink, or chartruese... I tied the flies in solid colors so I could see them better in the water. You may also want to tie some black flies for the blackdrum there in case you run into an area with lots of big black drum. Best thing about that is a redfish will eat a black drum fly as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acflyfisherse Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Thanks, the black fy for the black drum should be very useful because we generally see lots of blacks and have had a hard time feeding them, but do you prefer to throw crab style patterns or baitfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzo Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 If your fishing black drum, tie a crab style pattern like a Merkin in black with lead eyes to get it down fast. It also helps to add rattles to your fly. The rattles are also quite effective for those cajun redfish. Those fish just really like loud and obnoxious... if I could tie a mini bull horn to a fly for those fish, I would. It is a real cool fishery that is getting real popular fast. I don't see this happening anytime soon but with increased pressure one can only wonder how long it will be before the redfish there start wising up...or if they ever will wise up. I sometimes wonder what makes those fish tick... it keeps me wanting to go back every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 they WILL get wiser.... whether they do so in our lifetime remains to be seen.... on a differnt note, i generally witness black drum in areas of less current than their red brethren, seeming to feed primarily with feelers, opposed to eyes,... making thick, dark, heavy, water pushing flies (extra palmered hackles with lots of sililegs) better, but far from certain alternative to regular red flies......... dark color combined with bright orange ecstaz metalique might help them visually hone in on fly at the clutch moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acflyfisherse Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks Benzo I'll tie some up and give them a try. But, I definantly agree with you that that place is incredible. I have fished it nearly every weekend since my first trip over (weather permitting) and its awesome everytime. Witnessing the stupidity of those monster reds in shallow water is almost as cool as witnessing a tarpon eat a hand tied fly in shallow water. My two favorite situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzo Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Witnessing the stupidity of those monster reds in shallow water is almost as cool as witnessing a tarpon eat a hand tied fly in shallow water. My two favorite situations. Yep...those are the moments some of us live for!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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