A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
Small, black and deliberately sparse, Fed’s Black Midge Caddis Variant is a great little dry fly for those days when trout are feeding on tiny insects and refusing anything that looks too substantial.
This pattern is Fed’s variant of the Black Midge Caddis by @Fliesbyaspeen.[...]
The Possum Simpson is Fed’s Australian take on the classic Mrs Simpson, a well-known streamer pattern that has been used successfully for trout and other predatory fish.
For the second fly in the Dunmore Six, Fed has given the traditional pattern an Australian flavour by replacing the original materials with possum fur.[...]
The Killer Bug is one of those wonderfully simple fly patterns that has earned legendary status among fly fishers. Originally developed by English riverkeeper and fly tyer Frank Sawyer in the 1930s, the Killer Bug was designed primarily for fishing for grayling on the River Avon.[...]
When our club members head to Dunmore Trout Waters for one of our semi-annual fishing trips, there is always one fly that seems to find its way onto the end of someone’s leader: the good old Woolly Bugger!
But there are plenty of other flies worth trying.[...]
Fed’s Soft Hackle Swimming Nymph Variant is Fed’s take on the Soft Hackle Swimming Nymph, a simple and highly suggestive fly designed to imitate a swimming or emerging nymph.
The original pattern uses rabbit fur dubbing for the body and partridge for the soft hackle.[...]
Fed’s Carp Dry Fly Variant is a simple but highly effective surface pattern designed for targeting cruising carp. Built around a buoyant foam post and a natural white saddle hackle body, it sits high on the water while presenting a subtle silhouette that carp find difficult to ignore.[...]
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, Hastings Fly Fishers lost a valued friend and founding member, Bob Dove.
To many of us, Bob was much more than a Life Member of Hastings Fly Fishers. He helped shape the club from its very beginning.[...]
The Bonefish Squimp is arguably one of the most successful shrimp patterns ever developed for saltwater fly fishing. Designed to imitate a fleeing shrimp, its realistic profile, subtle flash, and enticing movement make it a favourite for bonefish, permit, and many other species that hunt crustaceans on shallow flats.[...]
The Last Resort is a classic soft hackle fly originally created by Tim Bedford (1909–1985) of California. Renowned for its simple construction and lifelike movement, it remains an effective trout fly that imitates emerging insects and other subsurface prey. In this article, we tie Fed’s Last Resort Soft Hackle Variant, based on the version tied by Matt O’Neal (@SavageFlies), with one notable Australian twist.[...]
If you’re chasing whiting, bream, flathead, or even tropical species that love a flashy shrimp imitation, Fed’s Crazy Charlie Variant is a simple yet highly effective pattern worth adding to your fly box.
Inspired by a pattern from renowned South African fly tier Arno Laubscher, Fed’s Crazy Charlie Variant keeps the classic Crazy Charlie profile while introducing bold pink tones and subtle movement that can trigger aggressive strikes.[...]