Saltwater Fly Fishing Leader Setup & Tropical Species on Fly

Fly Fishing tropical saltwater estuaries can turn up a plethora of species, but knowing what sort of leader setup you need to capture them can be daunting... especially for those new to fly fishing.
In this video, we take a look at how I set up my saltwater fly fishing leader... it's much simpler than you think! It also has plenty of fly fishing action, including a selection of tropical species. From mangrove jack and bream to archerfish and trevally, there's plenty of variety for everyone in this video.
It's only an addiction if you want to give it up... Catch Ya!

[@adrianvicary2877]

Nice work mate, nothing beats tying your own flies and seeing them work🎉

[@sportfishingjunkie]

Thanks mate… agree totally 🎣😎

[@topoint]

You would never go hungry with the amount of fish you land thats for sure. Reminds me of the old saying "Give a man a fish you'll feed him for a day"

[@sportfishingjunkie]

And… Give him a fishing rod and he’ll spend all his money on fishing! 😂 Thanks for the comment mate, I’d like to catch a few bigger ones more consistently but I’m so addicted to just catching fish it’s hard to tear myself away and dedicate time to targeting the bigger ones. Catch ya 🎣

[@davescheer5038]

🌴 great video showing species being caught in Down under , looks like you have the same species of mangrove trees that jump out and grab your leader 😄, it’s cooled down a bit in the Tampa Bay Area in Florida, still catching fish but it slowed them down , it’s time to sit down and do some fly tying and a hot cup of coffee, cheers 👍🏼 11:07 pm

[@sportfishingjunkie]

Thanks mate appreciate the comment… I’ve received a few comments from Florida based fishers about some similarities. Would love to have a few of your big tarpon over here. Hinchinbrook (North Queensland) has almost 30 species of mangrove… which is why it’s a protected habitat and why it fishes so well. Summer is firing up here, which can be tricky as water temps can really climb and shut down the fishing. When our wet season arrives it should cool things down a little again and the fish will fire up again. Enjoy the coffee and fly tying… one of the little perks of being a fly fisher 😁😎🎣

[@davescheer5038]

@@sportfishingjunkie , yea those flies I’ll be tying are for Tarpon , and yes I’m a Tarpon addict 🤣 👍🏼

[@fishhunter348]

Great vid! Makes me wanna dust off my fly rods again!

[@sportfishingjunkie]

Thanks mate really appreciate the kind comment. Fly fishing was something I hadn’t planned on taking up for a few more years but so glad I did. Presents a whole new set of challenges and personal achievements. Dust off those rods and start chucking some fluff again mate! 🎣

[@fishhunter348]

@@sportfishingjunkie will do, will have to chase a barra when the season opens I reckon!

[@bodichfishing]

Great fishing! What weight Rod are you using for this spesies?

[@sportfishingjunkie]

Apology for my previous reply mate… I had a question about my skip casting outfit from another video at same time and put wrong comments against the wrong posts! 😵‍💫😂
I use an 8wt with full floating line. Although… the rod I use is marketed as a ‘predator’ model and I believe it’s actually closer to a 9 weight so either an 8 or 9 would be fine. 🪰🎣