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Fly PatternTarget Use
DT SpecialSaltwater, Snook
Snake FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Ken Doty's Snook FlySaltwater, Snook
Gartside's Gurgler Saltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Clouser’s Floating MinnowSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Clacker ClouserSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Half and HalfSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Carl Hanson’s Glass MinnowSaltwater, Speckled SeaTrout, Redfish
JiggySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Pat’s Simple FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Prince Of TidesSaltwater, Snook, Redfish
Eyes On FliesGeneral instruction
Salt Water PopperSaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Soft Hackle DeceiverSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Poly Whitebait FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Lefty’s DeceiverSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Bucktail DeceiverSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Spiders and BeetlesFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Clouser Deep MinnowAll Freshwater Fish, All Saltwater Fish
Paul’s Bay AnchovySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Pat’s Bead Butt BaitfishSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Inshore Key’s Tarpon FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
McVay’s Gotcha Saltwater, Bonefish, Redfish
Woolly BuggerAll Fresh Water Fish
Ada Potato FlySaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout, Snook
Ken Doty’s Snook SpecialSaltwater, Snook
Alan Sewell’s Snook SpecialSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Mighty Myakka MinnowFreshwater, Bass, Bluegill, Bream
Little Brown River ClouserFreshwater, Bass, Bluegill, Bream
Estaz MarabouAll Freshwater Fish, All Saltwater Fish
Grass ShrimpSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Striped AnchovySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Most's Generic Blue Gill FlyFreshwater, Blue Gill
The Good Looking ShrimpSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
FLA Spoon FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Bob's BangersSaltwater, Snook, Spanish Mackerel
Popovics JiggySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Poly Hi-TieAll Freshwater Fish, All Saltwater Fish
Springer's Crystal ShrimpSaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout
Borski's ButterflySaltwater, Bonefish, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Pickett PinFreshwater, Panfish, Blue Gill, Bream,
Lefty's BugFreshwater, Smallmouth Bass
Bend backSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Clouser MinnowSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Polarfibre Greenback MinnowSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Hare’s Ear ParachuteFreshwater Trout
Sid Neff CaddisFreshwater Trout
The SchminnowSaltwater, Snook
White SpiderFreshwater, Bass, Bluegill, Bream, Panfish
Whatever Bendback Saltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
PredatorFreshwater, Bass, Bluegill, Bream, Panfish
Foam GrasshopperFreshwater, Bass, Bluegill, Bream, Panfish
Kwan FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Jim's Beadhead NymphFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Ken Hofmeister's Green DragonFreshwater, Saltwater, Topwater
Redfish JoeSaltwater, Redfish
Blue DamselflyFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Mihailoff Glass MinnowSaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
The Tarpon ToadSaltwater, Tarpon
Hampton’s GurglerFreshwater, Bass
MGM (My Glass Minnow)Saltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Copper JohnFreshwater, Trout
Del’s MerkinSaltwater, Permit
No Name FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Don's FlySaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout, Streamer
Dana Griffin’s LA FreewayFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Lowman's Lucky FlySaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Scud FlyFreshwater, Trout
Jurassic-Eyed Bristle BomberSaltwater, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Summer TidesSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
BeachcomberSaltwater, Pompano
E.P. Tarpon BunnySaltwater, Tarpon
Muddler MinnowFreshwater, Trout
Mostly GrizzlySaltwater
Dayle’s DevilFreshwater, Saltwater
Gibby’s DT VariationSaltwater, Snook
J.J. HopperFreshwater, Bluegill
Pat’s One-step BaitfishSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Tap's Bass PlugFreshwater, Topwater, Bass
Kumisky’s Furry Foam CrabSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Mangrove Snook FlySaltwater, Snook
Skull and BonzSaltwater, Redfish, Bonefish
The Zug BugFreshwater, Trout
Jerk MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Andy’s Seaducer VariantSaltwater, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Shrimpf Fly Smitty’s VariationSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Baboon Crab FlySaltwater, Redfish
Pine Cone FlySaltwater, Redfish
St. John's River SinkerFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Ballyhoo FlySaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout, Spanish Mackerel
Sassy Sally CichlidFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Slinky ShrimpSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
The PredatorFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Simple Shad DartFreshwater, Shad
DNA MinnowSaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish, Grouper, Sheepshead
Cockroach FlySaltwater, Tarpon
Green Gold BendbackSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Deep SilhouetteSaltwater, Snook, Baby Tarpon, Freshwater Bass
Al Pitcher’s Glass Minnow (AGM)Saltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Grassett’s Snook MinnowSaltwater,False Albacore, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Speckled Sea Trout, Ladyfish
Grassett’s Flats MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Scandinavia’s Magnus FlySaltwater, Inshore Speckled Sea Tout, Redfish
The Juletrae (AKA Christmas Tree)Sea-run Brown Trout
Sili Leg ShrimpSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Peter Koga’s Salt Water ShrimpSaltwater, Bonefish, Speckled Sea Trout
Frank Rhodes Bonefish CrabSaltwater, Bonefish
Sandy Moret’s Cracked CrabSaltwater, Permit, Bonefish
The Adams ShrimpSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
The BeetleFreshwater, Any Species
Simple BaitfishSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout
Key Lime BendbackSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Hpu Weedless FlySaltwater, Inshore, Snook
Alan's White Lightning Tube FlySaltwater, Inshore, Docelights, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Smitty's Flig'n Jig FlyFreshwater Bass, Saltwater Redfish
Myron's SchminnowSaltwater, Dock Light, Snook
Lefty's Craft Fur FlySaltwater, Shrimp Fly, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Gartside GurglerFreshwater, Bass, Bluegill
Half and Half ClouserSaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Minnie-WormieFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Beach BunnySaltwater, Beach, Snook
Smitty's Beach Snook FlySaltwater, Beach, Snook
Chris Sexton's Snook FlySaltwater, Dock Light, Snook
Bob Burkard's Silly Putty Spoon FlySaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Pat Damico's Simple Shrimp FlySaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Alan Sewell’s Mayan Cichlid FlyFreshwater, Bass, Bream, Bluegill
Alan Sewell's Docklight FlySaltwater, Dock Light, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Refish
Dan Bumgarner's Spanish Mackerel flySaltwater, Spanish Mackerel
Smitty's Carrot NymphFreshwater, Trout
Bill Scarola's Bass ToadFreshwater, Bass
Smitty's Summer's TideFreshwater, Bass
Tom Jones's Crab FlySaltwater, Crab Fly, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Pat Damico's "40 Snook" FlySaltwater, Snook
Rick Warfel's Bendback ShrimpSaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Refish
Smitty's Tarpon ToadSaltwater, Tarpon
The Flash by SmittySaltwater, Ladyfish
Masked BanditFreshwater, Bass
SF Seatrout BaitfishSaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout
Dave Johnson's Petticoat StreamerSaltwater Snook, Tarpon, Freshwater Bass, Bluegill
Bruce's Snook SnaggerSaltwater, Snook
Flute FlySaltwater, Snook
Fuzzy SchminnowSaltwater, Snook
Murdich MinnowSaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Pencil PopperFreshwater Bass, Saltwater Snook, Top Water,
Smitty's Flash Minnow for BassFreshwater Bass
Lou Tabory's Snake FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish
Evensen's Holiday FlySaltwater, Snook, Redfish
Blane Chocklett's Faux ClouserSaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Smitty's Jumping Jack FlashSaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout
Paul Sequira's Snook FlySaltwater, Snook
Smitty Pencil PopperFreshwater, Top Water, Bass
Walt's Rat FlySaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish, Sheepshead
Ed Story's F-C DartSaltwater, Ladyfish, Spanish Mackerel
Bruce Evensen's Gartside GurglerSaltwater, Freshwater, Topwater
Smitty's Salt and PepperSaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout, Spanish Mackerel
Bruce Evensen's ShrimpSaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Evensen Deerhair MinnowSaltwater, Flats, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Evensen's Polar Fiber MinnowFreshwater trout, Saltwater Speckled Sea Trout
Don Coleman's Nearly Live BaitflySaltwater, Flats, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Marquis' Gummy MinnowSaltwater, Speckled Sea Trout
Smitty's Golden ShinerFreshwater, Bass
Smitty's Jointed Pencil PopperFreshwater, Saltwater, Topwater
Carl Hanson Bendback MinnowSaltwater, Snook, Speckled Sea Trout, Redfish
Bruce's Infamous FlyFreshwater, Bass, Trout, Bream
Bruce's Mylar MulletSaltwater
Bruce's Blondie FlySaltwater, Freshwater
Smitty's Skull n Bones FlySaltwater, Bonefish
Bruce's White Docklight ShrimpSaltwater, Snook, Redfish and Speckled Trout
Bruce's Pinfish PatternSaltwater, Snook, Redfish and Speckled Trout
Smitty's Summer Time BaitfishSaltwater, Snook, Redfish and Speckled Trout
Bruce's Seatrout BendbackSpeckled Trout
Smitty's Silverside Glass MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Bruce's White and Green Polar Fiber MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout
Smitty's Cruella De Vil NympFresh Water, Trout, Bluegill, Pan fish, Sun fish
Bruce's CrustaceanSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Jame's Night FlySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bruce's Hanukkah FlySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Red Headed Step MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Dennis Flash Brush BaitpatternSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bruce's Orange RouserSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Black GhostFresh Water, Trout, Bluegill, Pan fish, Sun fish
Bruce's Ray's FlySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitt'ys Polar ExpressSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bruce's Inshore Winter ShrimpSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Nuttin Glass MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bill's Mirrodine FlySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bruce's Purple DragonSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Green WeenieFresh Water, Trout, Bluegill, Pan fish, Sun fish
Bill's Baby Gurglers and white spidersAll
Smitty's Foam Pan Fish Freshwater, Pan fish
Bruce's Red Eye DartSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitt'ys Speedy FlySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitt'ys Docklight FoxcicleSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bill's Popovic Surf CandySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bruce's Platinum Blonde FlySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bill's Purple NurpleSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's SquirminatorAll
Bill's Bait BusterSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Bluegill KillerFreshwater, Pan fish
Smitty's Foxee Redd ClouserSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bill's Jumping Jack FlashAll
Bill's Squirrel Tail FlySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Vladys Worm FlyFreshwater, Pan fish
Bill's Red Rouser and Golden KwanSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Electric BunnySaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bills Epoxy ShrimpSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smittys Whatever you want baitfishSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Bill's Sand FleaSaltwater, Inshore, Speckled Trout, Snook, Red Fish
Smitty's Pompano RocketSaltwater, Inshore, Pompano
Bill's Mop FlyFreshwater, Pan fish
Smitty's TimberwolfFreshwater, Pan fish
Smitty's Lefty's Bonefish FlySaltwater, Inshore, Bonefish
Bill's Greenback minnowSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Smitty's SF Seatrout Bait fishSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Bill's Pink Lady BaitfishSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Bruces Docklight ShrimpSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Smitty's EP Foxy MulletSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Bruce's Mullet ClouserSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Smitty's Estazs CrabSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Smitty's Sand FleaSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Bill's White BaittSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Polar Fiber MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Smittys Glass MinnowSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Mangrove CrabSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Smitty's Chris Kincaid Snook FlySaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Rusty Bait FishSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Blondie FlySaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Smitty's Split Tail ClouserSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout
Brush CrabSaltwater, Inshore, snook, redfish, trout