Laid-up Bugs

Other Tarpon Flies(click on photos for more info)

Studebaker Hawk		Badger Tarpon Fly
Cockroach		Cult Classics
Magic Worm		Rivet
Night Time Poon Fly		Rabbit Tarpon Flybit
Floating Crab and Boehm's Gurgler		Bugeyed Bait and Woolly Mullet
SST-Poon and Grizz Bugs		Bunny Toadsly

Choosing Tarpon Flies:

We talk to a lot of tarpon guides and tie a lot of "super secret" flies for them. It is common to hear two seemingly conflicting ideas from these captains. First "tarpon aren't trout" (duh) "you don't have to match the hatch" then "I have to have my flies tied exactly like this to catch these fish". There is no conflict here;effective tarpon flies don't have to be perfect imitations but they do have to work just right.

Tarpon flies have to be on the right size hook, the right color and must have the proper profile to match the current food source. All pretty standard but there's more. The good captains start getting serious about how "big" the fly is tied and factors that relate to sink rate. Guides will special order the same pattern with various eyes (plastic, bead chain or none) to have the right sink rate available for a specific situation. Sometimes a big profile, one that moves a lot of water is in order; other times a slim profile is the ticket.

Tarpon might not be as particular as some other fish but the wrong fly selection can ruin great fishing. Choose a variety of patterns that will give you different colors, sink rates and profiles.

For a closer look at S.S.Flies tarpon collection click on a photo.

To order click through to the flies you want or call S.S.Flies 207-452-2343 9am-5pm Eastern time.

If you don't see the flies you need check out our custom tying program.

Browse Tarpon Flies ~

Night Time Poon Fly
Studebaker Hawk
Magic Worm
Rivet
MarabouToad
Fox Fur Tarpon Fly
Laid-up Tarpon Fly
Bunny Toads
Floating Crab
Boehm's Gurgler
Rabbit Tarpon Fly
SST-Poon
Grizz Bugs 
Bugeyed Bait
Woolly Mullet
Classics
Cockroach
Badger Tarpon Fly

photos by Thomas Ames Jr.