Paul’s Brush Leg Hopper
The Brush Leg Hopper is a trout stream fly. Paul uses this fly in fast moving rough water. It is meant to be messy. The brush legs will break the meniscus of the water and the fly will tumble. The…
Hastings Fly Fishers
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
Hastings Fly Fishers
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
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Crazy Charlie Variants
The Crazy Charley was developed by Bob Nauheim, a fine California fly-fisherman. Bob conceived this fly while fishing at Andros Island with Charley Smith, of Charley’s Haven. The first time Charley saw the fly, he couldn’t stop saying, “Man, that’s…
Bunny Clouser
The Bunny Clouser, tied by Norm Norlander, is a great all-around fly. Materials Hook: 8 to 2 Long Shank Thread: Colour of the rabbit fur Tail: Mylar Silk Braid Rib: Mylar fluoro tinsel Eyes: Dumbbell eyes Wing: Rabbit strip The…
Dan Byford Zonker
The zonker – invented American fly fisher Dan Byford- a minnow-shaped imitation of a small baitfish. Today it is one of the classic patterns used by fly fishermen to imitate small baitfish. Back in the 1970s, when the zonker was…
Dobson Fly
The dobson fly, or creeper, is New Zealand’s largest stream insect and looks a bit like a centipede. It is also referred to as a “toe-biter” because of its pincer-like jaws which can give a painful nip. The larvae are…
Gary Begley’s Bodgin Half Hitch
This is an excerpt from BT’s Fly Tying Friday, 27 January 2023 – Gary Begley Ties His Favorites. BT’s Fly Tying Friday is a weekly BTS zoom session run by Al Beatty. Contact Al by email and get onto his…
Pogo Pheasant Tail Nymph Variant
This can be a dropper with a dry fly or another nymph. Strip Strip pause the fly should pogo up and down. That is why it is called a Pogo. Materials Thread – Black 14 Hook – Nymph 2x size…
Fly Fishing Skills by Dutch Baughman
Dutch Baughman, a fly fisher from Texas, has this excellent website with PowerPoint presentations free to download. The website is intended as a personal resource to explore your fly fishing journey. Each Fly Fishing Topic includes a slide presentation or document you…
Rabbit Strip Bream Fly
This month’s fly should be tied in four parts. The plan is to production tie. Complete step one on 10 or 6 hooks. Then step two on all the hooks etc, until you have the finished product. Keep them in…
Steindl’s Green Mudeye Variant
The Green Mudeye was developed by Adrienne and Peter Scheindl around 1960 to imitate the Hemi-cordulia tau or more commonly known as the Mudeye found at Lake Eucumbene in NSW. What follows is Paul Fedeles’ variant: Materials Hook – Size…