BLACK/RED Size: 3/0 Fish Species: Golden Dorado, Payara, Traira, Stripped Bass, Bass Our Destination: Parana River A combination that can be used in any fishing situation, with clear or dark waters! These two colors are the best for the Dorado. The belly detail in red will catch the eye of any fish that is looking for a sore and bleeding…
BLACK/ORANGE Size: 3/0 Fish Specie: Golden Dorado Our Destination: Parana River Just as Black/Red is a good combination of colors, Orange closely resembles blood when dissolved in water! These shades of colors can be seen at good distances, especially in darker waters.
CHARTREUSE/BLACK Size: 3/0 Fish Species: Golden Dorado, Payara, Traira, Stripped Bass, Bass Our Destination: Parana River Chartreuse is maybe the most common attractor color on a game fish streamer. There is a saying that all the colors work as long as they are chartreuse. This color combination should be in your fly box on any game fish fishing trip.
YELLOW/BLACK Size: 5/0 Fish Specie: Golden Dorado Fishing Destination: Parana River Like a lot of game fish, the Dorado sometimes becomes cannibal in its disputed territory! The colors of this pattern can mimic a small Dorado in an escape situation, becoming prey to a larger fish.
CHARTREUSE/ORANGE Size: 5/0 Fish Species: Golden Dorado, Peacock Bass, Striped Bass, Bass, Payara, Traira Fishing Destinations: Rio Novo, Parana, Labirinto, Amazon We tie this fly on first thing in the morning and at the end of the day! Citrus colors work best when they don't reflect as much light, because the dorado usually selects its prey well before attacking.
ORANGE/BLACK Size: 5/0 Fish Species: Golden Dorado, Payara, Traira Fishing Destination: Parana River Combination of colors that cause great contrast in deeper water where Piranha tend to hang out. Very efficient in murky water as well.
ORANGE/CHARTREUSE/YELLOW Size: 6/0 Fish Species: Arapaima, Peacock Bass Fishing Destination: Labirinto da Tartaruga, Rio Novo, Amazon Perhaps this color combination is the most famous among fishermen! In the jungle this fly will imitate small Peacock Bass, which have become easy prey of the Pirarucus when they decide to get closer to the shore.
BLACK/ORANGE Size - 6/0 Fish Species - Arapaima, Payara Fishing Destinations: Amazon, Labirinto da Tartaruga Piranha (with an orange belly) is one of the species with the highest populations in Amazonian waters and is thus one of the most common prey of the Arapaima.
WHITE/BLACK/RED Size: 6/0 Fish Species: Arapaima, Peacock Bass, Payara Fishing Destinations: Amazon, Labirinto da Tartaruga At some point in the day a school of Sardines will be close to your boat! They are fish that move a lot and end up becoming easy food of pirarucus when they cross their path! It's the ideal time to put this Streamer in the water…
BLACK/PURPLE Size: 6/0 Fish Species: Arapaima, Payara Fishing Destination: Labirinto da Tartaruga, Amazon, Rio Novo Many small fish in the Amazon have vibrant colors and unique color combinations, such as the Jacundá, Traira and the various types of Cichlids. This Streamer creates a good contrast between black and purple colors to mimic these species, besides being very visual at greater…
Size: 12 Fish Species: Trout, Bass Fishing Destination: Pyramid Lake No holographic tinsel and no band on this fly. #1 for simplicity but that also helps us to tie this fly very thin which can make a huge difference on some days. Lahontan Cutthroat Trout are very fond of this fly at Pyramid Lake and it is one of our…
Size: 10 Fish Species: Trout, Bass Fishing Destination: Pyramid Lake The Olive color of this fly is a great Chironomid color. Tied with olive bead, band, thread and wire, this fly has some great contrast and shading. Keep an eye on the midges where you fish, there are a lot more olive midges than you think.
