Tying The Avalon Permit Fly
With our trip to Ambergris Caye in Belize just three weeks away, I've started thinking about what's in my saltwater fly box and what I need to get tying. On my list of crab and shrimp patterns is the Avalon Fly. Originally developed by Mauro Ginevri in the early 2000s to improve the success of catching permit in Cuba, the Avalon Fly has quickly proven to be a saltwater fly box standard. While I didn't get a permit, I did get some other fish on this fly on my trip...