Category: How to
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The Fly Tying Station – How to tie the Spawning Shrimp
FLY TYING LESSON – HOW TO TIE THE SPAWNING SHRIMP In this week’s episode of The Fly Tying Station, Blue Safari Fly Fishing. guide Angus Forsyth will be showing us how to tie the Spawning Shrimp. This fly works exceptionally well when it comes to targeting the Indo-Pacific permit and some of our other favourite…
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The Fly Tying Station – How to Tie the Wax Alphlexo Crab
Fly Tying Lesson – How to tie the Wax Aphlexo Crab by Yousuf Shaikh In this week’s episode of The Fly Tying Station, we have another original fly developed by Blue Safari Fly Fishing. guide, Yousuf Shaikh. This is an adaption of the famous Alphlexo fly and is just as effective as the original when…
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The Fly Tying Station – How To Tie The Semper Fly
Fly Tying Lesson – How To Tie The Semper Fly by Cullan Ashby . In this episode of The Fly Tying Station, Blue Safari Fly Fishing. guide Cullan Ashby presents a step-by-step tutorial on how to tie his version of the infamous GT tamer, the Semper! The Semper is one of our top fly choices…
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The Fly Tying Station – How To Tie The James’ Sand Prawn Fly
Fly Tying Lesson – How To Tie The James’ Sand Prawn Fly by James Christmas The Fly Tying Station is featuring another fly originally developed by Blue Safari Fly Fishing. guide, James Christmas. This week our fly tying guru goes into detail on how to tie the James’s sand prawn. This fly was developed by…
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The Fly Tying Station – How To Tie The Flaming Lamborghini
Fly Tying Lesson – How To Tie The Flaming Lamborghini Fly by James Christmas . Welcome back to The Fly Tying Station! In this week’s episode, our very own fly tying master, James Christmas, will give us a step-by-step tutorial on how to tie the Flaming Lamborghini fly. This fly was originally developed by James…
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The Fly Tying Station – How To Tie The NYAP Fly
Saltwater Fly Tying Lesson – How To Tie The NYAP Fly by James Christmas . The NYAP or “Not Your Average Popper” fly was designed by Alphonse Island guide, James Christmas, eight years ago. Since then the NYAP has gained acclaim for being one of the best flies to target giant trevally. In this episode…
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The Best Flies to Land Giant Trevally
Targeting giant trevallies on the fly is not for the faint-hearted angler. They are fierce, big, aggressive and incredibly powerful, all of which are quite often completely underestimated by new anglers, but respected by novice and seasoned fishermen alike. Due to GTs being 100% carnivorous and even cannibalistic at times, they are prime targets with…
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The Best Flies to Land Bonefish
When you find yourself in one of the most prolific bone fisheries in the world, it is key to take advantage of the situation by using the best possible flies to land the biggest and best Bonefish. The reason why Bonefish are so common to target in the world of fly fishing is due to…
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The Best flies to Land Triggerfish
It’s time to get Trigger-happy as we take a look at the best flies to target Triggerfish (on the fly). At Blue Safari Fly Fishing. there are 3 main species of Triggerfish that we target, namely the Yellow-Margin Triggerfish, Moustache Triggerfish and the Picasso Triggerfish. All 3 species are found on the shallow reefs and…
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The Best Flies to Land Milkfish
When it comes to targeting Milkfish on the fly, we can honestly say we know what we’re talking about as the origins of targeting this species on the fly stem back to Alphonse Island and the St. François lagoon where these techniques were first pioneered and developed. As such we have endlessly honed these techniques,…