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Del Brown Bonefish Fly
tied by striblueFly Type: Attractor Pattern,
Target Species: Bonefish,
Recommended Region: Caribbean,
Imitation: Crabs,
Material List: Locations are the Keys, Andros, Deep Water Cay ,and Honduras' Guanaja Bay... (used extensively for Permit as wel).... Hook- 2...... Thread- Chartreuse flat wax..... Eyes- Chrome plated lead....
Hackle/Feelers/ Claws- 5 or 6 strands of Pearl flashabou, then 3 natural varent or
Brown or grizzly
Hackle on each side,splayed.... Body- Alternating stands of of
Brown,dark
Brown yard (Aunt Lydia's or other small diameter yard), Figure eighted to the shank....Legs- Three or four white rubber legs ..Suare knotted to the shank inbetween the yarn and marked tips of red.. More detail in
Brown's book... Designed by Del
Brown
Tying Instructions: See above....also known as the Merkin
