Alan's Fly Recipes
Primordial Bonefish Stew
Alan's Recipes

Prior to our second hosted trip to Roatan I was paging through Jay Zimmerman’s book The Best Carp Flies: How to Tie and Fish Them looking for inspiration for the next “new” bonefish fly. Did I ever find a winner! This saltwater variation of Trevor Tanner’s Primordial Carp Stew worked especially well at fooling large spooky fish in shallow water situations.
Designed to mimic the abundant green reef crabs that are found on the ocean side flats of Roatan, Belize and Mexico, this fly lands softly, sinks quickly and produces a lot of fish enticing motion.
While the standard pattern is tied on a size 6 or 8 hook with olive coloured materials and an orange “hot spot”, this fly also works well when tied in tan/orange or sand/pink colour combinations.

Tying Instructions