StreamerintermediatePacific Northwest
Cutthroat Candy
$6.95
Available Sizes#4 - #8
Color Variations
Chartreuse/WhiteSilver/BlueOlive/White
The Cutthroat Candy is the modern answer to the question 'how do you catch a sea-run cutthroat that has been eating ocean baitfish for the last two years?' The answer involves flash, marabou, and an epoxy head that pushes through the brackish water of coastal estuaries where these fish hunt. Sea-run cutthroat in tidal water are not the gentle sippers of mountain streams -- they are chrome-plated predators that chase baitfish with abandon, and this fly meets them at their level. Strip it fast, strip it erratic, and hold on. These fish hit like they are angry about something.
Quick Facts
TypeStreamer
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSummer, Fall, Winter
Target SpeciesSea-Run Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout
Sizes#4 - #8
Best LocationsSol Duc River, WA; Sandy River, OR
Where to Fish It
Sol Duc River
WA · Coastal Stream
Sandy River
OR · Coastal Stream
Map unavailable. Locations for Cutthroat Candy: Sol Duc River, WA; Sandy River, OR
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