tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post5254462319084650462..comments2023-10-29T01:42:21.307-07:00Comments on Fly Paper: Doug Jeffries Trip report on Nov. Tarpon TripFly Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-78774022333964964422012-11-29T17:49:05.431-08:002012-11-29T17:49:05.431-08:00cool Doug!... I'm going to post this as it is ...cool Doug!... I'm going to post this as it is very good info. <br />Can you tell me again what the San Felipe Special so I don't make a mistake? <br />Thanks,<br />ScottFly Paperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-4001268973398217722012-11-28T19:14:41.412-08:002012-11-28T19:14:41.412-08:00It was pulpo (octopus) season down there. We saw ...It was pulpo (octopus) season down there. We saw lots of pangas with two, sometimes three long poles suspended at an angle over the sides of the boats. Frm each pole the fisherman would tie 4 - 6 lines with a hook on each. He'd bait each hook and then drift along waiting to float over a pulpo and have it grab the bait. Juan said they could catch 150 lbs of octopus a day!! It'd be a hard life tho, floating out there all day in the sun.<br /><br />We tried the rattle fly but I think the deer hair head caused it to float too high. I think I caught one fish on it. Regarding flies, yellow with a red hackle collar was probably the best producer this trip. All black was a very close second, especially in the rios. We did use more flies with lead barbell or beadchain eyes this time. It seemed like getting the fly 12 - 18 inches deep worked better. I tried a shrimp pattern that sat in the surface film and didn't stir a fish. After the last day I opened my box for Raul and Fernando to choose a few and they took all the yellow & red and interestingly took most of the San Felipe Specials.Doug Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964780711233647604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-83766632495663902232012-11-28T17:56:24.117-08:002012-11-28T17:56:24.117-08:00I liked it! Good details and good info. Octopus wa...I liked it! Good details and good info. Octopus was really cool... beautiful animal!!! Anymore photos?<br />I could have spent the whole day playing with that! <br />Cool too that you caught snook. <br />How did Raul's fly do? What is your read on flies for this area now??<br />Anyway, thanks for the report Doug!<br />ScottFly Paperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-58009554486923057222012-11-28T08:18:37.032-08:002012-11-28T08:18:37.032-08:00Sorry if parts of that were a little elementary an...Sorry if parts of that were a little elementary and simplistic for most of you. I'd written an email to my family and friends who don't fish and tried to give them an understandind about what it's like. Telling them we used "light squirrel cockroaches on 2/0 Gamas with an I-line and a long toss" only causes their mouths to open and their eyes to cross.Doug Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964780711233647604noreply@blogger.com