Designed by Martin Bawden, the Crafty Deceiver™ is a general purpose streamer designed to imitate many of the smaller, often semi-translucent bait-fish found in both freshwater and saltwater fisheries. This simple, minimalistic fly combines the Fish-Skull™ and a stainless steel hook, sparsely tied craft fur and flash materials to achieve a slim, realistic bait-fish profile that has great action.

At the 2011 International Fly tackle Dealer (IFTD) show in New Orleans, LA the Crafty-Deceiver won the “Best In Show – Saltwater Fly Pattern

Best in Show - Saltwater Fly Pattern

Best in Show - Saltwater Fly Pattern

Hook:  #2 Saltwater

Color variations:

  • White & Grey
  • White & Chartreuse
  • White & Tan
  • White & Olive

Fish-Skull CraftyDeceiver

Fish-Skull CraftyDeceiver

At the 2011 International Fly tackle Dealer (IFTD) show in New Orleans, LA the Crafty-Deceiver won the “Best In Show – Saltwater Fly Pattern

Nice Speckled Trout!

A nice speckled trout fooled by the Crafty Deceiver!

Martin Bawden

Martin Bawden