Fly Fishmas

Volume 10. No. 5, December 2018
President's Message2
Editor's Message4
Club Executive and Committee5
"It Seems to Me" - comments from a Life Member6
Inaugural Paul Fedeles Day7
Tips of the Month10
Social Secretary's Report13
Club Calendar14
Members Corner16
2018 New Zealand Trip Teaser17
2018 Christmas Party18
Our new Club Mascot27
Funny Photo Caption Competition28
Father Christmas (Our Sponsors)29
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Ben Harvey waist deep at Harty's Plains

Volume 10, No. 4, November 2018
Cover Page - Featuring Ben Harvey1
Australian Freshwater Herring2
President’s Message3
Editors Message4
Club Executive, Committee and Delegates5
“It Seems to Me” - Comments from A Life Member6
Members' Tips8
Iain’s Tips9
Calendar of Events11
Dunmore Revisited12
October Outing - National Garage Sale15
Members' Corner18
Did You Match The Hatch?
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Sugar lump emerger

The Sugar Cube Emerger, or suspender buzzer, is a fairly easy fly to tie using only a few materials but it’s very effective, especially on still water trout.

Materials

  • Hook: Light weight curved hook like a Kamazan B100 or Tiemco 2487 in sizes 10-20
  • Thread: Uni 8/0 or UTC 70 denier
  • Tag: Flat gold, silver or pearl tinsel
  • Rib: as tag
  • Abdomen: Dubbing of your choice
  • Thorax: As abdomen
  • Head: Plastazote, or other high-density foam cut into a strip.
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Don's Dutton Trout

Vol. 10, No. 3, October 2018
Club Executive, Committee and Delegates1
Editor's Message2
President’s Message3
Trout Season Opens4
Some NETAS News5
Member’s Tips7
September Outings Report – Wilson’s River7
Social Secretary Report8
Members Corner9
Casting For Recovery10
Save the Date – National Garage Sale11
10th Anniversary Celebrations Update12
Tips for Safer Wading – Mac Huff (Orvis Guide)13
Calendar of Coming Events16
“It Seems to Me” - Comments from A Life Member17
Dunmore Trout Waters 201818
Thank you, Supporters!
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Tying with Deer Hair Part 1 - Tools

Part 1 – The Tools

A quick primer on the tools you’ll need if you want to start tying deer hair bugs for bass, pike and other predators. This video covers thread, essential tools and some optional extras. GSP Thread, heavy duty scissors, double edged razor blades, hair packers, leg pullers hair stackers, hot tip and the bend-a-blade.

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C-13 (Cicada 13)

C-13 (Cicada 13)
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Clark's Cicada

Created by Hans Weilenmann, and inspired by Clark Reid’s “Clark’s Cicada“, the C-13, or Cicada 13, is a simple cicada pattern that has the characteristics to imitate this insect. It combines the the typical plop when it lands with good buoyancy provided by the deer hair.

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Mopper (Mop hopper)
Tim Flagler's Mop Hopper

Does the idea of using a Mop Fly offend you? Well, then perhaps you can get behind the way that Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions uses that mop material to create a cool-looking dry fly. Tim’s Mop Hopper (how could he resist calling it the Mopper?)

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GFA Hopper

GFA Hoppers

GFA stands for “General Foam Attractor”. The GFA Hopper pattern was created by Walter Wiese out of Parks Fly Shop in Gardiner, Montana.  This pattern is easy to tie and looks and fishes well in all colours.

Materials

  • Hook: Dai Riki 280, size 6-14. 
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Club Executive, Committee and Delegates1
Editor's Message2
President's Message3
It's Your Club – How it Works4
Some NETAS News5
Member’s Tips6
Outings Report – Henry Kendall Reserve, 28th August7
Photos from the August Outing8
Social Secretary Report and Members Corner9
10th Anniversary Celebration News – “Watch this Space”10
Swansea Salmon Classic12
Club Calendar14
“It Seems to Me” - Comments From A Life Member15
One Night at Fly Tying Class16
Thank you, Supporters!
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Greg French is passionate about preserving the natural world

“Life Matters” – ABC Radio National, Monday 13 August 2018

What can spending time in nature in search of wild trout teach us about ourselves, our mates and our relationship with the environment?

Master fly-fisher, scientist and storyteller Greg French talks about his passion for the wild, the friendships he has made through fishing and how concern for the environment is the driving force in his life.

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