StreamerintermediateFlorida Keys & South Florida
Purple Demon
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Available Sizes#1/0 - #3/0
Color Variations
Purple/BlackPurple/Grizzly
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Regional shopStrong match
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 sourceNo one can explain why tarpon eat purple flies. The prey species are not purple. The water is not purple. And yet, when you swing a Purple Demon through a Keys channel at first light and a hundred-pound fish inhales it with the casual violence of a closing car door, the 'why' becomes irrelevant. Some questions are better left to philosophers. Fishermen have tarpon to catch.
Quick Facts
TypeStreamer
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer
Target SpeciesTarpon
Sizes#1/0 - #3/0
Best LocationsBahia Honda Channel, FL; Key West Harbor, FL
Where to Fish It
Bahia Honda Channel
FL · Channels
Key West Harbor
FL · Channels
Map unavailable. Locations for Purple Demon: Bahia Honda Channel, FL; Key West Harbor, FL
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