Captain Gregg – Umpqua Fly

Lexos ‘Captain Gregg’ was a pattern first experimented with in the early2000s. Basically akwan/crab hybrid, this fly has proven its worth up anddawn the gulf coast and the southern Atlanticshore.

Captain Gregg Arnold, a personal friend of mine and this patternsnamesake has been fishing thebiloxi marsh for over 20 years and hasnumerous world record redfish to his credit. When i firststarted fishing withCaptain Gregg, he was using a similar pattern which we both thought couldbetweaked and improved upon. The basic tan/purple body colorationwas a winner from the start andneeded no alteration whatsoever. I got towork on the ancillary material components such as thecollar, eyes and tailwhich were enhanced, and, an important addition was the orange estazegg sacwhich gave the pattern visual contrast.

I personally have caught dozens of bull redfish on this fly and highlyrecommend using it whenchasing outsize redfish anywhere on the gulf orAtlantic coasts.

– Signature Tyer Lex Hochner