Hopedale Crab - Purple

Along the lines of Redfish Crack and Cracklin', this is a fly that has been praised as "the only fly you need for anything that swims in Louisiana...espcecially big bull Reds!"  Bold...buuuuut, that's actually not grandiose enough...this fly catches anything that swims from Florida to the Texas Coast.  When the water is off color, try the white and chartreuse.  In clear water conditions, the Olive, Rust, and Purple are money. Tied on the razor sharp and hulkishly strong Gama SL12S. Read more about fishing the Hopedale crab to Redfish -- including how we tied the Hopedale Crab -- here.