The Ultimate Winter Snook Fly

The materials for this winter snook fly are included in the description below. The snog fly is mainly used to target finicky snook in the winter. It's a small fly that snook are not offended by in the winter. While an array of flies will work most times throughout the winter here in the Sarasota, FL area, there are times when snook prefer something small.
When snook get cold, their metabolism slows down. It is certainly possible to feed these snook a normal size fly, but we often find it much easier when we use this snook fly. We have seen snook crawl a long way to get a better look at this fly before finally deciding to eat.
The biggest issue you may encounter when using this snook fly is that it is a small fly. That poses two problems. First, it can be difficult at times to get snook to notice the fly. It often takes a precise cast that makes the snook aware of the presence of the fly.
Secondly, If you're sight fishing, it can be difficult to visually pick up the fly, but with a little practice you should be able to see this fly. If by chance you are unable to see the fly due to glare on the water, then you will do best by watching the snook's reaction to the fly.
If a previously stationary snook begins crawling towards the skiff, then you can bet that he's tracking your fly. When this happens, don't change your retrieve. Continue stripping the fly in as you have been and eventually the snook and fly will converge for the moment of truth. Will the snook eat it, or will he sink back down to the bottom and crawl back to his hiding spot.
The retrieve that seems to work best with this fly is short quick strips of 2-3 inches followed by a one second pause. You want to keep this fly very alive while moving it very slowly through the water column. There is no sense in working this fly quickly or erratically. This fly, combined with a slow retrieval, is designed to target cold winter snook.
MATERIALS:
Gamakatsu SC15 size 4
Small bead chain eyes
Strung Marabou in the color cream
Small chenille in the Pearl Tan color
The snog fly also excels in the dock lights. Snook in the dock lights are obviously drawn to small flies like this when baitfish are scarce. Again, the same retrieve seems to work well on the dock lights. Give these fish a target that they can easily hit while still making the fly look alive.
On dock lights, we have had a fair amount of success targeting juvenile and even some larger tarpon with this pattern. If you plan on using this fly to target tarpon, then it would be wise to step up to a hook designed to hook tarpon. Although we have hooked and caught plenty of tarpon on the SC 15, it is a light gauge hook and you may be better served stepping up to the Gamakatsu SL 12S in sizes 4 and 6.
Thanks for watching,
Captain Brian Boehm
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[@jtarryohpengyew8173]

Yourpreesion video is about how you tie your fly and not your expression and what you look like. We can hear what you said you're doing, but we want to see what and how you're doing on the vise and hook. Thanks for shareing.

[@davidhudak4180]

Not trying to be critical (and thanks for the video), but For future videos, it would be nice if the camera were more focused on the fly and not the “big picture”. It gets lost in the back ground of your shirt. I can listen to you, don’t have to look at you while you’re talking.

[@lowermiddlecaste3677]

David, good feedback. I’m new to doing this, so figuring it out as I go.