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.
Smith’s Lake at the Frothy Coffee sandbar. Forty minutes with the bread flies for nothing. When the mullet would chase but not eat the bread flies, regardless of size, floating or sinking, I went for this. Thirty minutes with the…
Original fly was designed by Simon Young in the Tom Lolli Book Fly Patterns by Fishing Guides.
This fly came about after Simon read an article in an American magazine about anglers spinning for bonefish. It occurred to him that a very bright fly version of the proven Crazy Charlie could be tried.[...]
Welcome to the August edition of Flycast. I know it’s great fun but when I fish for carp I always have a guilty feeling that somehow it is less worthy than fishing for trout or our saltwater species. Not any…
Distant club members Gretchen and Al Beatty have given us permission to use their pictures and information for this month’s fly from their book How to tie LaFontaine’s Legacy Fly Patterns. There is also a video series of LaFontaine’s Legacy…
Mike Kirkpatrick is a Kiwi guide and movie maker. He recently posted a brief video on YouTube on how to handle fish. Excellent drone footage of fighting the fish. Pretty good demonstrations of best practices. The only admission was no…
“How not to break your fly rod” – Joe Mahler At one time or another in every fly fisher’s life he will find himself quietly looking down at a broken rod. That sinking feeling. Maybe it was a favourite, or…
Double your line length in a single cast without false casting, with Joe Mahler. Any fly fisher knows that stripping in and lengthening – or “shooting” line – is part of the fly-fishing process. Understanding how and when to lengthen line…
As fly fishing continues to grow in popularity, with enthusiasts targeting almost any species imaginable, it’s important to remember the principles of proper fish handling with a few tips and reminders. In this recent article from Flyfisher magazine, Sascha Clark Danylchuk provides an…
The Poppin’ Flats Shrimp is a great saltwater pattern for baby tarpon, snook, bonefish, and anything else lurking near the mangroves or on the flats. It is easy to cast with great movement in the water. In shallow water fishing it on a floating like will work, but a full sinking line can give it some different action.[...]
The TDF Shrimp, from Blue Ribbon Flies and tied by Craig Matthews, is the “To Die For” Shrimp is a capital bonefish fly all over the tropics. It can be tied in white or olive. Materials Hook – Umpqua XS420…