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Crease FlyTopwaterintermediate

Southeast & Carolinas

Crease Fly

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Available Sizes#2 - #2/0
Color Variations
Silver/WhiteOlive/WhiteBlue/WhiteChartreuse

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Regional shopStrong match

Murray's Fly Shop

Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, topwater flies, trout. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.

Southeast & Carolinastopwater fliestrout
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Broad sourceStrong match

Fulling Mill Flies

Matched on topwater flies, trout, baitfish. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.

topwater fliestroutbaitfish
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Broad sourceStrong match

Big Y Fly Co.

Matched on topwater flies, trout, saltwater. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.

topwater fliestroutsaltwater
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Regional shopStrong match

Sight Cast Fishing Co.

Matched on topwater flies, speckled trout, baitfish. Texas and Gulf Coast saltwater catalog focused on redfish and inshore sight-fishing.

topwater fliesspeckled troutbaitfish
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Regional shopStrong match

Forgotten Coast Fly Co.

Matched on topwater flies, speckled trout, baitfish. Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast shop lead for inshore saltwater patterns.

topwater fliesspeckled troutbaitfish
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Joe Blados folded a piece of foam in half, glued it to a hook, and accidentally created one of the most effective topwater saltwater patterns ever conceived. The Crease Fly slides across the surface with a side-to-side wobble that looks exactly like a baitfish making its last bad decision. Stripers crush it with the authority of apex predators, and false albacore slash through it at speed. The foam construction means it survives bluefish, which is more than most marriages survive Thanksgiving.

Quick Facts

TypeTopwater
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesFalse Albacore, Striped Bass, Speckled Trout
Sizes#2 - #2/0
Best LocationsOuter Banks, NC; Cape Lookout, NC

Where to Fish It

Outer Banks

NC · Nearshore

Cape Lookout

NC · Nearshore

Map unavailable. Locations for Crease Fly: Outer Banks, NC; Cape Lookout, NC

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