BaitfishintermediateSoutheast & Carolinas
Carolina Surf Candy
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Available Sizes#2 - #1/0
Color Variations
Olive/WhiteSilverChartreuse/WhitePearl
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Regional shopStrong match
Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on Southeast & Carolinas, baitfish flies, trout. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
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Visit sourceBroad sourceStrong match
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on baitfish flies, trout, baitfish. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
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Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Sight Cast Fishing Co.
Matched on baitfish flies, speckled trout, baitfish. Texas and Gulf Coast saltwater catalog focused on redfish and inshore sight-fishing.
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Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Forgotten Coast Fly Co.
Matched on baitfish flies, speckled trout, baitfish. Florida Panhandle and Gulf Coast shop lead for inshore saltwater patterns.
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Visit sourceSignature tierStrong match
New England Fly Company
Matched on baitfish flies, striped bass, striper. New England tier lead for brook trout, landlocked salmon, and coastal striper patterns.
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Visit sourceThe Surf Candy is the cockroach of the fly box -- it survives everything. Bluefish teeth, oyster bar abrasion, being left in a hot truck for three days. The epoxy body creates a hard, translucent shell over flash and bucktail that catches light like a real baitfish's scales. Bob Popovics designed it for the New Jersey surf, but the Carolina coast adopted it because anything that survives bluefish deserves a second home. Tied sparse and small for albies, dressed up and heavy for stripers.
Quick Facts
TypeBaitfish
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesFalse Albacore, Striped Bass, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout
Sizes#2 - #1/0
Best LocationsOuter Banks, NC; Cape Lookout, NC
Where to Fish It
Outer Banks
NC · Nearshore
Cape Lookout
NC · Nearshore
Map unavailable. Locations for Carolina Surf Candy: Outer Banks, NC; Cape Lookout, NC
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