Umpqua Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection

The Umpqua Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection is a saltwater assortment built to imitate the small baitfish, shrimp, and crabs that bonefish and other flats species hunt every day. It is a must-have in a travel box because it covers the core food sources fish key on in clear, shallow water, from skinny flats to deeper edges. With proven patterns in multiple sizes and a few standout colors, it helps you match the mood of the fish without overthinking your fly choice.

What It Imitates

This selection is designed around three main flats meals, shrimp, crabs, and small minnows. Patterns like Gotchas, Crazy Charlies, Squimps, and Scampis suggest fleeing shrimp with slim profiles and subtle flash. Crab styles like the Rag Head Crab and mantis shrimp style patterns add a bottom-hugging look, while Clouser Minnows and a deep minnow option cover the small baitfish side of the menu.

Why We Like It

This assortment does the hard work of building a well-rounded Bahamas fly box in one grab, with staple patterns that make sense for real flats conditions. You get multiple proven shrimp standards in tan and pink for different bottom colors and light levels, plus baitfish choices that help when fish push off the flat edge or start looking up for minnows. We also like that the set includes both general search patterns and more specific imitations, so you can start simple and then fine-tune as the day develops.

What’s Included

• Veverka's Mantis Shrimp, Tan, Size 4 (1)
• Borski's Bonefish Slider, Size 6 (1)
• Clouser Minnow, Golden, Size 6 (1)
• Squimp, Tan, Size 6 (1)
• Rag Head Crab, Tan, Size 6 (1)
• Clouser Minnow, Chartreuse/White, Size 6 (1)
• Gotcha, Pearl, Size 2 (1)
• Gotcha, Pearl, Size 4 (1)
• Cowen's Bonefish Scampi, Tan, Size 6 (1)
• Mini Puff, Orange, Size 4 (1)
• Crazy Charlie, Tan, Size 6 (1)
• Crazy Charlie, Pink, Size 6 (1)
• Bonefish Deep Minnow (1)

Comparisons

Umpqua Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection vs a Gotcha-only pack:

A Gotcha-only pack is great when you want one shrimp profile in a couple of sizes and you already know the fish are locked on that look. The Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection gives you Gotchas plus complementary shrimp patterns like Crazy Charlies, Squimps, and Scampis, which helps when fish want a different sink rate, a slightly different silhouette, or a different amount of flash.

If you are traveling and want fewer decisions on the water, the assortment is the better choice because it covers more situations without needing extra packs. If you fish the same flat all the time and your confidence fly is a Gotcha, the single-pattern pack keeps it simple.

Umpqua Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection vs a Crazy Charlie-only pack:

A Crazy Charlie pack is a clean, classic shrimp option that shines when bonefish want a slim fly that lands softly and looks natural over sand. The Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection includes both tan and pink Charlies, but it also adds other shrimp and crab styles, which matters when fish are tailing in turtle grass, cruising harder bottom, or getting picky after seeing a few flies.

Choose the assortment if you want more tools for changing bottoms and different fish attitudes. Choose the Charlie-only option if you mainly need a simple shrimp pattern and you like to fish one style all day.

Umpqua Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection vs a Clouser Minnow-only pack:

A Clouser Minnow pack focuses on baitfish, which is a strong play when fish are feeding on small minnows, when wind chops up the surface, or when you need a fly that tracks well and grabs attention. The Bahamas Deluxe Fly Selection includes two Clouser colorways plus a deeper minnow option, but it also brings the shrimp and crab patterns that are often the primary food on calm flats.

Pick the assortment if you want a true flats menu with bottom patterns and baitfish patterns in one place. Pick a Clouser-only pack if your trip or home water leans heavily toward baitfish and you want to carry multiple backups in the same profile.