Fishing for Silver

[scruffy_fish]

Anyone catch the show last night. The guys were fishing for large tarpon in the keys and were 5 times winners of the local tarpon tournament.

They were fishing a "cookie" fly. It looked like a crab headed pattern with a marabou tail. They showed it several times but not long enough to get a good look. Anyone have the recipe or this pattern?

[titleguy]

The fly is called "the toad". There is a fairly extensive article about it in the most recent FF in Saltwaters. Andy Mill has a good life. Married to Chris Everett, former world cup skier, now fishing bum. --127-3-

[scruffy_fish]

Thanks, I'll look for the article.
When some one's fly box has ninety percent of one pattern, it must work pretty good.

[Jim Miller]

That entire "Howard Films" series is fantastic!
Really enjoyed the bonefish segment from Andros! :)

All the shows that Andy Mill has been on have been great.
I remember a show w/ Mill & Geo. Bush senior fishing for Char at the artic circle ..... good stuff!

[Soundking]

I just tied about a dozen of them before my spring break. It could not be easier to tie up. It's just a chartreuce over yellow double bunny coming off of the bend, with palmered chartreuce maribou around your wraps. Then, tie a merkin coming to the eye of the hook, and small weightless eyes in front. Intended to ride hook point down.

[catspaw]

What show are you guys talking about, I don't think I've seen any of them?

[Jim Miller]

Catspaw
The show ran on OLN on Sundays in Feb. Last Thursday night on OLN they ran 2 of the Tarpon episodes back to back. Try to find out when they are running the shows again ...... great stuff!