Rock Crab

Atlantic Rock Crab (Cancer irroratus)
Rock Crab

HOOK
 Mustad 3407 1/0-3/0
THREAD
 Pale yellow
TAIL
 2 orange saddles, splayed
BODY
 Hour glass lead tied just behind the eye of the hook; 2 pieces of 0.02 lead wire twisted together and wrapped around front half of shank under orange chenille; three rusty orange Guinea Fowl feathers tied flat along shank for carapace
WING
 Two orange saddle, splayed

Tying note: Tie on the lead first.
Notes

Time of Appearance: Most of the year.

This crab will grow up to 4 1/2 inches wide. Reddish with closely spaced purplish spots, whitish to creamy yellow underneath. It can be found on rock, sand, or gravel bottoms, in estuaries and on open shores around the low-tide line.

Saltwater Flies & the Naturals