Similarly tied to the Cockroach, the Black Death is an easy to cast tarpon fly with great profile in the water. Black and red is a killer combo for spooky fish.
Black Death #1/0
$5.99
Description
An excellent, classic Tarpon fly, with a black and red color combo that looks great in the water and offers good contrast. When tarpon are in the mood, this fly gets very positive eats.

Brad Elfers has been a fly fishing & river guide in Alaska since 1993.He opened Alaska Fly Fishing Goods in 1998.
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