nymph
Blue Crab (Saltwater)
Imitates blue crab
Realistic blue crab for redfish, stripers, and drum in estuaries.
Recommended this fall
nymph · hook sizes
#1/0#2
in blue, olive, tan
- Type
- nymph
- Imitates
- Blue crab
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Sizes
- #1/0, #2
- Colors
- blue, olive, tan
- Technique
- dead-drift, strip
- Water
- saltwater inshore, saltwater flats
Tie it yourself
When to fish it
Summer and fall in estuaries and grass flats.
Where it works 12 waters
Recommended on 12 waters in 7 states. Pick a state to narrow the list.
- FLBoca Grande Pass / Charlotte Harborsummer · fall
- RINarrow River (Pettaquamscutt River)summer · fall
- ALBon Secour Riversummer · fall
- DEIndian River (Rehoboth/Indian River Inlet)summer · fall
- ALWeeks Bayfall · summer
- LAVermilion Bay / Marsh Islandfall · summer
- SCKiawah River (Charleston Marshes)summer · fall
- LACalcasieu Riversummer · fall
- RIKickemuit Riversummer · fall
- FLEverglades National Park - Florida Bay & Ten Thousand Islandssummer
- NJBarnegat Bay / Manasquan Inletfall
- LAGrand Isle / Barataria Bayfall
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