BajaMama
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Rooster Question
Little roosters come to shore in the mornings in October in Punta Chivato. I wanted to do a little catch and release with a fly rod. Any suggestions
on what flies / colors to cast at them? I'll go barbless so I don't damage them if I get lucky.
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Don Jorge
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As always in fly fishing, "match the hatch".
In this case match the bait fish and mullet is the forage of choice for roosters.
A simple search on the web will give lots of opinions of the best "mullet like" flies.
Good luck!
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
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caj13
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yeah Mullet and sardines imitations seem to be the favored choices. and they are very proud of em - like 10-15 bucks each, they would be pretty
easy to tie yourself - if you have that setup!
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BajaMama
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Thanks for the info -my hubby is the only one who ties flies, but it has been years, he'll start again when he (finally) retires next year. In the
meantime, thank you both for your suggestions, I'll go to our local fly shop and get sardine & mullet flies. I may take a spey rod and do some
swinging, too.
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BajaMama
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The "sardines" worked great! Super fun chasing them when they would scream into shore after bait fish.
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Good to hear that you had some fun. Even the smaller ones are good fighters and great fun to catch.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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... They like a fast moving lure/bait
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