Aluco Lures - Billfish, Marlin and Sailfish Flies
Our Billfish Flies are regularly used by some of the top names in the game. With several line-class records worldwide, Aluco should be your first choice when considering flies for that offshore trip.
Billfish Flies for all destinations
Our Marlin and Sailfish Flies are used all around the globe. Anglers in the Algarve, Morocco and the Eastern Atlantic islands have many multiple-fish days on Aluco Lures flies as well as the anglers in Cabo and Mag Bay, Australia and New Zealand, in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica, to name just a few.
Billfish Flies in many sizes and colours
Our Marlin and Sailfish tube flies are available in three different patterns, each of two different sizes (3 sizes for the Aki). Eight colour combinations means there is something for everyone here!
Unsure of what to take with you on this trip of a lifetime? Contact us for more info, or look at our SELECTION based on destinations and the species you'll expect to find.
Three different type of Billfish Flies
Aki Tube Flies
The choice of Champions!! Used by the top names in the game, our Aki tube fly range are Sigler-type flies, with natural materials and flash. Fully IGFA-legal, these are the flies you need for chasing Billfish records.
Tabua Tube Flies
The Tabua tube flies are a blend of synthetic yak, flash and natural saddle hackles which again allows for a fishy profile, yet are easily castable. The sheath of synthetic hair over the fly protects the more fragile natural materials beneath.
Cabo Tube Flies
The Cabo tube flies are the ones we started with, many years ago. They catch just as many fish now as they did then, and are perhaps our toughest flies. No frills with these, just synthetic yak hair and flash! Lightweight, easy to cast and they offer a big profile to the fish.
All our Billfish tube flies are meticulously hand-crafted in our Madeira studio, using only the very finest materials and components we can source.
The tubes for our Billfish tube flies are straight hard nylon tubing set up for a two-hook rigging. The tubes have an inner diameter of 3mm, allowing you to change flies even when using a bite-leader. The 3mm inner slips over the Bimini with no problems. Hook-holder tubing at the rear of the fly allows for a crimp or hook eye to be secured, but also allows for two flies to be joined together.
The seven-inch flies are fitted with 16mm 3D holo silver eyes while our nine-inch have 20mm eyes. These are flexible eyes which will not snag on the fishes bill, allowing a great hook-up rate. The eyes are epoxied in place, adding to the overall durability of our Billfish Flies.
Aki, all pink Sigler-Type-Fly
Sailfish magnet!!
Aki, all pink, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC 7116 hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to fish!
Aki, black and purple Sigler-Type-Fly
Sometimes you need a fly with a very defined silhouette and this, with the deadly Blurple colours, meets that need.
Aki, blue and chartreuse Sigler-Type-Fly
What can we say? This classic Mahi-coloured fly is a must when the billfish are 'keyed in' on the immense shoals of small Mahi that are often found around floating debris!
Even Mahi love to eat Mahi..... so this is a fly for all pelagic!
Aki, blue and chartreuse, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC 7116 hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to fish!
Aki, blue and white Sigler-Type-Fly
This is by far our biggest seller. Why?
Because billfish fall for its charms wherever it's fished!
This blue/white Marlin and Sailfish Fly is a favourite of most offshore fly-fishers due to its similarity with many baitfish throughout the world.
Aki, blue and white, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC 7116 hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to fish!
Aki, blue, pink and silver Sigler-Type-Fly
A favourite of the Eastern Atlantic islands and the fly-fishers of Morocco and the Algarve, this deadly fly should be in your arsenal if you consider fishing these places!
Madeira's first fly-caught billfish was on one of our flies in this colour combo.
Aki, blue, pink and silver, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC 7116 hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to fish!
Aki, Magbay Sigler-Type-Fly
Striped Marlin candy
Aki, Magbay, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC 7116 hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to fish!
Aki, pink and white Sigler-Type-Fly
Also a huge seller, the pink/white colouration resembles a squid in panic...
and all billfish enjoy chewing on squid when they get the chance!
Aki, pink and white, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC 7116 hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to fish!
Aki, purple and pink, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC 7116 hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to fish!
Aki, purple and pink Sigler-Type-Fly
We sell a lot of these to anglers fishing the Gulf of Mexico and it seems to be gaining popularity in the Carolinas too.
Mexican fly-anglers too have great success on sailfish and Striped Marlin on these.
Tabua, black and purple Billfish Fly
Popular colours which give a defined outline in the water, contrasting with the holo silver flash and eye.
A huge White Marlin Killer.
Tabua, blue and white Billfish Fly
For fishing the juvenile Blacks off Australia, Blues off Hawaii, Stripes off Mag Bay and Cabo, Whites off the Carolinas and the Eastern Atlantic seaboard, these are probably our most versatile flies.
Thailand is another up-and-coming destination where these flies are fished with great success.
Tabua, blue, pink and silver Billfish Fly
The perfect Billfish Fly for Striped and White Marlin and also well worth a cast to any tuna that may be busting!
For those multi-fish days where a tough fly is needed, you will love it.
Tabua, blue, yellow and silver Billfish Fly
Specification: Aluco, Billfish Fly, Tabua Fly
Size: 7-inch or 9-inch
Colour: Blue and yellow with holo silver and pearl
Species: Marlin, Sailfish, Spearfish, Tuna
Destination: Pacific, Caribbean, Atlantic, Australia, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, Asia, Sea of Cortez
Tabua, pink and white Billfish Fly
The pink/white is a great sight-casting fly! There's no better way to fish, and this high-visibility fly means you'll know exactly where your fly is at any time!
A favourite for Blue striped Marlin and Sailfish in the Caribbean and Mexico.
Tabua, purple and pink Billfish Fly
We sell many of these to clients specifically targeting Sailfish, but other Billfish love this colour combo too! Clients fly-fishing for sharks often have these colours as their 'go-to-'fly.
Cabo, blue and chartreuse Billfish Fly
This is a great fly when the offshore predators are 'keyed in' on shoaling peanut Mahi. Even big Mahi love these in a 7-inch! A hard-wearing fly which takes a lot of punishment!
Cabo, blue and white Billfish Fly
Popular offshore fly, favoured by charter skippers. In these classic colours, this is a tough fly for tough fish!
Cabo, blue, pink and silver, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is Blue, Pink and Silver as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, 16mm holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This Fly comes with two 6/0 VMC octopus hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil, rigged Phillips-style.
Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to cast!
Cabo, blue, white and silver, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is Blue, White and Silver as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, 16mm holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This is rigged Phillips-style, with two 6/0 VMC octopus hooks onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil. Just loop to your fly line and you're ready to cast!
Cabo, Cavala Billfish Fly
A great size and colour scheme for both Striped and White Marlin!Perfect for those multi-fish days where a tough fly is needed, and also well worth a cast to any tuna that may be busting!!
Cabo, Cavala, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is Pink and White as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, 16mm holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This Fly is rigged Phillips-style, onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil with two 6/0 VMC octopus hooks. Loop it to your fly line and you're ready to cast!
Cabo, Mahi, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is Pink and White as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, 16mm holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This Fly is rigged Phillips-style, onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil with two 6/0 VMC octopus hooks. Loop it to your fly line and you're ready to cast!
Cabo, petrolero Billfish Fly
As close to the original colours as we could do it!
Cabo, pink and white Billfish Fly
This colour scheme is designed to imitate generic Atlantic baitfish. The perfect colour of lure fishermen hunting Marlin, although word from Australia tells us the juvenile Black Marlin love this fly too!
Cabo, pink, white and silver, rigged, with Popper Head
Billfish, Marlin Sailfish tube fly for Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna etc. Colour is Pink and White as shown in photo. With silver and pearl flash, 16mm holo silver eyes and a cupped popper head.
This Fly is rigged Phillips-style, onto 2.2 metres of 80lbs Monofil with two 6/0 VMC octopus hooks. Loop it to your fly line and you're ready to cast!
Captain Dans Mag Bay Special Billfish Fly
Tied to imitate the Pacific sardine, these were commissioned for both Wahoo and Striped Marlin fishing in Mag Bay and proved a great success!
These will catch fish wherever sardines swim!
Aluco Lures Popper Head, blue
Made to our own specifications, these popper heads fit all our Marlin, Billfish and Sailfish tube flies. Cupped, with four jet holes.
Colour blue.
Aluco Lures Popper Head, pink
Made to our own specifications, these popper heads fit all our marlin & sailfish tubes. Cupped, with four jet holes.