Cockroach

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The Cockroach is a tarpon classic stripped to its essentials — grizzly hackle wings over a natural squirrel-tone collar that breathe and pulse with a subtle, buggy profile fish fin d impossible to refuse. Its muted, natural coloring is the antidote to spooky, heavily-pressured tarpon, presenting a soft, lifelike silhouette that looks like a crab or shrimp fleeing across the flat. Best for: Sight-casting to pressured and wary tarpon Clear, calm flats where natural tones shine Imitating fleeing crabs and shrimp 📌 Pro Tip: When bright flies spook fish, downsize the drama — the Cockroach's natural grizzly profile is the confidence fly for tarpon that have seen it all. Show more