Charlie Smith's Crazy Charlie
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- Mimic's a small shrimp
- Listed on House of Fly's Top 10 Bonefish Flies article
- Original pattern designed by Charlie Smith, the legendary Bahamian bonefish guide from the Bang Bang Club
- Land's lightly on the water and doesn't spook fish in shallow water as easily
Charlie Smith is a celebrity in the bonefish world and is known worldwide throughout the fly-fishing circles. Smith was born in 1936 in Abaco, Bahamas, and later became famous for his legendary bonefishing lodge named the Bang Bang Club on Pot Cay. He was a man of many nicknames, such as “The Big Father”, “Bonefish Charlies”, and of course, “Crazy Charlie”. The Crazy Charlie was invented out of necessity one evening when Smith couldn’t secure any bait. So, instead, he tied flies, and this simple but extremely effective pattern was born.