Dave Student’s Megalopsicle

This fly was designed by Dave Student for Tarpon. Student worked for Umpqua Feather Merchants and understands fly design about as well as anyone. The Megalopsicle is a great fly for shallow water or mangrove tarpon or snook situations. The fly has beadchain eyes for straight tracking but a deer hair head and back to elevate it slightly above weed lines and grabby mangrove roots. Among tarpon anglers, this fly has a cult following, and many consider it to be a top 10 tarpon fly design of all time.