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Fly Patterns

The flies that produce in the Northeast, what they imitate, how to fish them, and the sizes and colors that matter here.

Saltwater

Clouser Minnow Bob ClouserLefty's Deceiver Lefty KrehHalf & Half Clouser × DeceiverSurf Candy Bob PopovicsHollow Fleye Bob PopovicsFlatwing Deceiver Kenney Abrames styleBeast Fleye big-bait bunker flyRed Can Squid squid patternEP Peanut Bunker Enrico Puglisi styleSand Eel Fly sand lance imitationGurgler / Bob's Banger topwaterCrease Fly Captain Joe Blados

Freshwater & Trout

Woolly Bugger all-purpose streamerClouser Crayfish / Crayfish patterns smallmouthElk Hair Caddis dry flyParachute Adams dry flyPheasant Tail Nymph nymphGold-Ribbed Hare's Ear nymph
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Note: fishing regulations (size limits, bag limits, seasons, permits) change often. Always confirm current rules with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (saltwater), MassWildlife (freshwater), or NOAA Fisheries (offshore/HMS) before you keep a fish.