Jk Purple Fly

The story of JK's Purple Fly started on a very popular Southern Maine Beach--that spot that everyone knows, everyone fishes, everyone uses as the "decoy" spot to send new prospecting anglers, but the fishing can be hit or miss--anyway, one evening Alan ran into John Kirk at a very popular section on the beach where an incoming tide sweeps heavily around a corner that cuts a deep trough. Alan, being the smart angler he is, noticed John pick fish after fish while Alan took it on the chin. Curious, he popped over and watched in closer proximity while John continued to clean up.

After he released about twenty striped bass, Alan finally asked about the fly, to which John said "this thing? It's so darn easy, I tie 'em and give 'em away to my family all year long and they all catch fish on it." Following this instance of success, Alan went to a bait shop, grabbed some circle hooks--a key ingredient to this fly that we'll get to later--and tied up a handful. The rest really was history. Many of us who fish with Alan tend to take a more complicated route; surely if a fly didn't resemble a crab or consist of a premium bucktail and take an hour to tie, it wasn't worth a darn. Eventually after getting outfished by the old man time and time again, we all transitioned over to Jk's Purple Fly and began sharing in Alan's success.

Today, the Purple Fly consists of the original design that John Kirk came up with over a decade ago: marabou creates movement, rainbow Krystal Flash throws color and light in all shades of water, the lead eyes impart a deadly jigging motion, and finally, the circle hook adds sensitivity in your retrieve (especially when paired with a Spey rod, just like Alan uses) that allows you to detect even the most subtle strikes. This fly may look simple an unassuming, but man does it work. I can say I've caught many fish, and even many large fish on it, and I've watched my good friend Alan put up lunker after lunker on the Purple Fly. Whether you're fishing that beach with the sweeping corner, a tidal river, or a mussel bed around an island, this fly is a go-to. Heck, we've been tight-lipped about it for years for a reason, and I'm even a bit perturbed about the word finally getting out, but hey, the old man ain't gettin' any younger, so we all may as well capitalize on this excellent fly tied by the man himself while we have the opportunity. -Levi Opsatnic

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