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Bahamas Equipment List

Shop For Your Next Bahamas Fly Fishing Adventure

This Bahamas Equipment List was created by Yellow Dog’s Bahamas Program Director, Josh Callihan, to include everything you’ll need for a successful trip to the flats of the Bahamian Out Islands. From hand-selected flies and fly lines to leaders and tippet, this list ensures you’ll arrive completely prepared for the adventure ahead.

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Destination Specific Fly Assortments
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Yellow Dog Flyfishing/Flies
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$125.00

Having extensively traveled and fly fished the world, we are the industry’s foremost authority on destination-specific equipment, gear, and flies. Over a week of fishing in The Bahamas, anglers will prioritize bonefish, but permit, tarpon, barracuda, and mutton snapper can be found. If you are fishing for less than five days, we recommend a bare minimum of twenty-four flies or a more adequate selection of thirty six flies. To be prepared for anything, we encourage you to select a hand-picked box of forty-eight flies.

Bonefish Flies
Close-up side view of Gotcha bonefish fly showcasing bead chain eyes and tan fiber wing on white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of RIO’s Gotcha (Weed Guard) fly showcasing its pink body, multicolor fibers, and monofilament weed guard on white
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RIO/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of RIO’s Gotcha fly showcasing a pearl body and lead eyes on a white background
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RIO/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of Lead Eye Gotcha fly showcasing lead eyes and shrimp-style fibers on a white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of Mantis Shrimp fly with tan dubbed body, bead-chain eyes, curved hook and rubber legs on white
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of the Ghost Shrimp fly-fishing fly pattern showing tan fibers, eyes, and a curved hook on white
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of Bonefish Junk Light fly showcasing an olive and tan body, orange accents, and white rubber legs
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Umpqua/Flies
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$6.89
Side view of Peterson’s Spawning Shrimp fly with tan body, flash, rubber legs, orange egg sac, and bead-chain eyes
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Fulling Mill/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of the white Crazy Charlie fly showcasing bead chain eyes and pearlescent body on a white background
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RIO/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of Sili Legs Lite - Tan showcasing abundant rubber legs and pink head on a white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of Bonefish Bug (Bead Chain) size 6 fly-fishing fly pattern showcasing bead chain eyes and tan body
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Solitude/Flies
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$3.89
Bonefish Buttah
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Solitude/Flies
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$6.89
Side view of tan Squimp fly showcasing splayed rubber legs, subtle flash, and slim profile with white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Pimp Shrimp (Brass Eyes) - Size 2
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Solitude/Flies
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$6.89
Side view of tan EP Ghost Shrimp fly with EP Fibers wing, EP Shrimp Dub body, rubber legs, and lead eyes on white background
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Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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$9.95
Side view of EP Ghost Shrimp showcasing tan EP Fibers wing, beadchain eyes, midge flash, and rubber legs on white background
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Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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$9.95
Side view of Coyote Spawn Shrimp fly showcasing natural coyote hair, weighted eyes, and hook-point-up design on white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$11.00
Umpqua Coyote Shrimp - Tan - Size 4.
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Umpqua/Flies
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$8.89
Side view of Beadchain Kwan fly showcasing tan and brown body with gold beadchain eyes on white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Blind Charlie - Size 6
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Solitude/Flies
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$3.89
Enrico Puglisi EP Spawning Shrimp (Presentation Lead) - Tan.
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Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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Close-up of EP Spawning Shrimp - Beadchain Eyes showcasing tan fibers, orange body, rubber legs and beadchain eyes on white
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Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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$9.95
Close-up view of EP Spawning Shrimp fly showcasing yellow eyes, shrimp-like fibers, and a barbed hook on white background
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Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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Flymen Fishing Company Flymen Alphlexo Crab - Tan.
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Flymen Fishing Company/Flies
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$8.95
Spawning Gotcha
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Fulling Mill/Flies
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$3.89
Truffle Pig Mantis Shrimp - Lead Eye - Size 4
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Umpqua/Flies
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$8.89
Truffle Pig Mantis Shrimp - Beadchain - Size 4
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Umpqua/Flies
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$8.89
Umpqua Alphlexo Crab
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$8.89
Side view of Bonefish Scampi lead-eye fly, size 4, showcasing its long wing and lead eye against a white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of Bonefish Scampi fly in Barred Tan with bead-chain eyes and barred rabbit wing on white
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Umpqua/Flies
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Umpqua Christmas Island Special - Pink - (Beadchain).
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Side view of Gotcha weed guard fly showcasing a pink body and tan fiber wing on a white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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$3.89
Side view of Crazy Charlie bonefish fly with bead chain eyes, pearlescent body, sparse shrimp profile, and white background
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Umpqua/Flies
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Side view of Bone Appetite size 4 fly showcasing a pink head, shrimp-style profile, and trailing flash fibers on white
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Umpqua/Flies
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EP Bahamas Shrimp - Lead Eye
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Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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$9.95
  • How Many Flies? For bonefish, a selection of at least two dozen flies is recommended. While you may not use each fly, having variety in weight, size, colors, and duplicates can be useful throughout your trip.
  • What Sizes and Colors? Flies between sizes #2-8 are ideal, with the bulk of them in the #4-6 range. The majority of your flies should be suited for shallow flats, so beadchain eyes are recommended, though some flies with lead eyes are necessary for bonefish found in deeper water. Tan, white, pink, pearl, and root beer are all commonly used.
  • Important Notes: Some flies should have weed guards, especially in fisheries where corral and sea grass are found. 
  • Permit Flies
    Side view of Mantis Shrimp fly with tan dubbed body, bead-chain eyes, curved hook and rubber legs on white
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    $3.89
    Side view of Peterson’s Spawning Shrimp fly with tan body, flash, rubber legs, orange egg sac, and bead-chain eyes
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    Fulling Mill/Flies
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    $3.89
    Side view of tan Squimp fly showcasing splayed rubber legs, subtle flash, and slim profile with white background
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    Umpqua/Flies
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    $3.89
    Enrico Puglisi EP Spawning Shrimp (Presentation Lead) - Tan.
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    Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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    $9.95
    Close-up of EP Spawning Shrimp - Beadchain Eyes showcasing tan fibers, orange body, rubber legs and beadchain eyes on white
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    Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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    Close-up view of EP Spawning Shrimp fly showcasing yellow eyes, shrimp-like fibers, and a barbed hook on white background
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    Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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    Flymen Fishing Company Flymen Alphlexo Crab - Tan.
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    Side view of Danger Muffin Crab fly showcasing its mottled crab-like body and synthetic claws with a white background
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    $8.89
    Close-up view of Kung Fu Crab fly pattern showcasing rabbit strip claws and rubber legs on a white background
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    Truffle Pig Mantis Shrimp - Lead Eye - Size 4
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    Umpqua/Flies
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    Truffle Pig Mantis Shrimp - Beadchain - Size 4
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    Umpqua Alphlexo Crab
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    Side view of Strong Arm Merkin fly showcasing the tan chenille strong arm and yellow legs on a white background
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    Top view of EP Crab fly, size 8, showing beadchain eyes, chenille body, marabou tail and rubber legs on white background
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    Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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    $12.95
  • How Many Flies? Anglers should bring anywhere from a few to a dozen crab or shrimp flies for permit, depending on the fishery. If specifically traveling to The Bahamas to pursue permit, a selection of eighteen to two dozen patterns is encouraged for variety. 
  • Sizes and Colors? Fly patterns in the #2-6 range are ideal in white, cream, and tan.
  • Important Notes: Flies with lead eyes are recommended to ensure the fly reaches the bottom. While not common everywhere, locations such as The Berry Islands, Crooked Island, Abaco, Grand Bahama and Andros all regularly see permit. 
  • Tarpon Flies
    Side view of Keys Toad fly showcasing purple and black rabbit strip body on a white background
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    EP Peanut Butter
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    Enrico Puglisi/Flies
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    $10.95
    Side view of the Homeslice fly pattern showcasing its black and purple feather profile on a white background
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    Umpqua Lead Eye Homeslice - Yellow/Tan - Size 3/0.
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    Umpqua Tarpon Toad - Chartreuse - Size 1/0.
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    Close-up of Tarpon Toad II - Size 1/0 fly showcasing a black marabou tail and red body on a white background
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    Side view of tan Laid-Up Tarpon fly showcasing a bushy, over-hackled profile and hook on a white background
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  • How Many Flies? A handful of tarpon flies is generally all an angler would need given tarpon are not as common in most parts of The Bahamas. If traveling to The Bahamas during the warmer months, tarpon opportunities are generally better.
  • Sizes and Colors? Grizzly, black, purple, and chartreuse are all popular colors for tarpon. We suggest hooks range from 1/0 to 3/0.
  • Important Notes: Grand Bahama, Andros, and some of the out-islands are more common for finding tarpon in The Bahamas. 
  • Barracuda Flies
    Side view of Cuda Killer fly, size 4/0, with translucent flash body, oversized eyes, and hook on white background
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    Side view of the Ka-Cudda fly, Size 2/0, showcasing its pre-rigged wire bite tippet on a white background
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    Side view of Umpqua Flashtail Whistler fly in red and white, showcasing bucktail wing, flash, and weighted head on white background
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    Umpqua Tandem Umpqua Cuda - Blue.
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    A couple of large, tube-style flies and large popper patterns can be excellent for catching barracuda or sharks while on the flats.

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