Bonefish Fly Tying Madness

9/7/2012

One of my many Bonefish fly boxes

Dion and I are breaking the monotony of winter with a trip to Kiritimati (Christmas Island) so we can chase Bonefish & GT's. No, it's not Christmas Island the detention centre, Kiritimati is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Hawaii, and is one of the worlds best saltwater fly fishing destinations. While our families will be freezing back home with all that winter can throw at them, we will be covering up from head to toe to prevent sunburn! Yeah I know - poor us :)

I've been preparing for this trip for a while now, but there is a pretty good chance I have gone WAY overboard with my fly tying, as I passed the 600 fly mark some time ago..... Some think I have a problem, but hey - I enjoy tying flies :)

For those who are not familiar with bonefish flies for Christmas Island, the most popular pattern is the Christmas Island Special. It is a "Crazy Charlie" style fly, and there are plenty of variations out there. To celebrate my fly tying madness, I've created a step by step of my take on the CI Special. Feel free to download it via the Download File link below, just don't forget to email me a picture of you and a Bonefish one day! :)

Cheers
Darren

PS
I just double checked which Krystal Flash I used for the step by step and it is Fl. Shrimp Pink, not Bonefish Pink :)

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Some CI Special "Ring Burners"

5 Comments

Dave Davies

2/4/2013 10:34:50 am

I,m heading there for a week, how many flies do you think I,ll need? I,ll be chasing bones, but Trevally interest me as well.

Dion Sevenson

2/4/2013 07:07:14 pm

Hi Dave

I'd allow to have several popular patterns in a couple of sizes and weights and expect to a handful a day. Say around 150 flies unless you are a bit of a nut like Darren (he'd feel short changed with less than 500)

Try the Ring Burner and Naked Charlie patterns from the site if you are a tier they were awesome last year.

GT flies I'd take maybe 6 to 10 if you are just thinking an opportunity may arise. Big rods for the GT's minimum 10 wt but the guide will carry it most of the time using it to point out the Bones.

Good luck from all at Untamed

Cheers

Dion

2/4/2013 07:16:37 pm

Sorry Dave that was expect to loose a handful a day, cheers

Peter Prideaux

21/8/2013 12:53:19 pm

Good advice! I can attest to the quality of Darren's flies and have used them with great success.I've just returned from 17 days straight on C.I.and can only add that I was caught short with a lack of the lighter beadchain eye flies..you need these when the Bonefish are spooky,and they're also good for Triggerfish.

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5/9/2013 02:18:07 pm

Great info, thank you.

Bonefish Fly Tying Madness

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