StreameradvancedFlorida Keys & South Florida
Laid Up Tarpon
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Available Sizes#1 - #2/0
Color Variations
Tan/WhiteOlivePearl
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Forgotten Coast Fly Co.
Matched on Florida Keys & South Florida, streamer flies, tarpon. Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast shop lead for inshore saltwater patterns.
Florida Keys & South Floridastreamer fliestarpon
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Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Florida Keys & South Florida, streamer flies, tarpon. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
Florida Keys & South Floridastreamer fliestarpon
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on streamer flies, tarpon, broad catalog. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
streamer fliestarponbroad catalog
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Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on streamer flies, tarpon, broad catalog. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
streamer fliestarponbroad catalog
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Fly Fish Food
Matched on streamer flies, broad catalog. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.
streamer fliesbroad catalog
Visit sourceLaid-up tarpon are sunbathing. They are not hungry. They are not moving. They are floating near the surface in three feet of water, metabolizing last night's mullet and contemplating the infinite. Getting one of these fish to eat requires a fly that lands like a feather, moves like a suggestion, and somehow convinces a 120-pound fish to interrupt its nap. This is that fly. Sparse, quiet, and absurdly effective when nothing else works.
Quick Facts
TypeStreamer
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSpring, Summer
Target SpeciesTarpon
Sizes#1 - #2/0
Best LocationsEverglades Backcountry, FL; Florida Bay, FL; Cape Sable, FL
Where to Fish It
Everglades Backcountry
FL · Backcountry
Florida Bay
FL · Backcountry
Cape Sable
FL · Backcountry
Map unavailable. Locations for Laid Up Tarpon: Everglades Backcountry, FL; Florida Bay, FL; Cape Sable, FL
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