View Full Version : costa rican roosterfish patterns?
ausitnnye12
03-18-2008, 03:48 PM
im going to the tamarindo area in may and need some help on what kind of patterns i need and where to get them. any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks.
Match the hatch with roosterfish. Roosters tend to prefer bigger meals such as mullet, lady fish, mackerel and goggle eye. Try big bucktail deceivers, rastas, clousers, clouser-hoos, crease flies and sea habits in sardine, ballyhoo or mullet colors. A mullet pattern with a spun deer hair head can be effective for big roosters on the beach and boat. In all cases the size of the fly should match the natural food source, with the larger patterns running approximately 5 to 8 inches in length.
You could try
fliesunlimited.com
rainysflies.com
or your local shop. One of the members here makes custom flies. Check this thread
http://forums.marlinmag.com/showthread.php?t=561692
This is the rasta
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/xsanoukx/Rasta1.jpg
crunch
03-28-2008, 06:09 PM
Here is very nice roosterfish fly at 3:10 and some action too:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u5KT7r644S4
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