The Gurgler: A Great Topwater Fly for Stripers, Bluefish, and Albies
The Gurgler: A Great Topwater Fly for Stripers, Bluefish, and Albies The Gurgler fly is a foam pattern that can be tied in many ways to catch everything from striped bass, to pond bluegills, and Florida tarpon. January 26, 2021 Jack Gartside was an interesting, innovative guy. Some called him quirky or a character, but it was always in a kind and reverent way. He marched to his own drummer, and his passing in 2009 pierced the hearts of the fly-fishing world. In over 50 years of fly-tying, he created many freshwater and saltwater patterns like his Pheasant Hopper and Corsair Minnows along with...