Avalon Permit Fly

There is a reason the guides in Belize call this fly permit crack. Most of the guides I know have never even heard the name Avalon fly, all of them know it as the Permit Crack. If you are headed to the flats do not leave without packing some of these. Flies can be pricey out of country and made with questionable materials, best to bring your own. We love this fly because of the movement and the keel. First, the zonker strips make tons of movement and it looks like a crab’s claws. Second, the keel is an intergral part of what makes this fly work. The keel acts to flip the hook so that it will ride hook point up. This is imperative on this fly to keep it from snagging on grass and rocks on the flats. The beads on the keel also act as a rattle clacking on each other and the bottom with every strip.