Claws Solo – Mike Flysmith

Claws Solo is a compact, hybrid micro-crustacean pattern built for the flats — part shrimp, part crab, and completely deadly. The fuzzy, high-contrast body pulses on every strip while the signature single claw brings a lifelike crab posture fish key in on. Add in the subtle kick from the rubber legs and you get a fly that moves like a shrimp but reads like a juvenile crab, giving pressured redfish and sheepshead the confidence to commit.

Tied on the Mustad Heritage C68SAP (sizes 1/0 and #2), Claws Solo rides hook-point up, slips through grass, and lands soft for close shots. It excels in knee-deep marsh ponds, sandy potholes, and oyster edges — anywhere fish are hunting tiny crustaceans.

Whether you’re stalking tailers in calm water or dropping flies tight to structure, this micro-crustacean silhouette triggers instinctive eats from reds, sheepshead, snook, and even drum. It’s small, loud, and purposeful — the kind of fly that stays on your leader all day.

Key Features

• Hybrid shrimp–crab profile for maximum versatility

• Signature single claw creates a realistic defensive posture

• Rubber legs add movement and flash on minimal strips

• Mustad Heritage C68SAP hook (1/0 or #2)

• Hook-point-up ride for grass, shell, and clean presentations

• Perfect for redfish, sheepshead, drum, and snook

How to Fish It

Fish Claws Solo with short, controlled strips — just enough to make the body pulse and the claw shift. Let it pause often. That hang-time is where fish commit. Ideal on floating or intermediate lines with 10–12 lb fluorocarbon in shallow marsh water.