Garfish
At least 18 species of garfishes are known from Australian waters. They can be difficult to accurately identify so I won’t even try. Most have very elongate silvery bodies with a long lower jaw and short triangular upper jaw. 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.
Julian Tapping
Hastings Fly Fishers and Covid-19 – Update
With social distancing restrictions easing we are now in a position to start some Club activities back up. Our first fishing outing for two or three months down on the Wallamba River, Darawank, was a success. Another outing is planned for next month; more info as it comes to hand.[...]
Five Fly Fishing Lockdown Projects
Original article from Swift Fly Fishing. Clean Your Fly Lines Fly lines get dirty through regular use, they pick up gunk and algae in the surface film of the water, lines stripped into the bilge of a boat get filthy quickly…
How to Organise Your Fly Box
This guide was found on the Flymen Fishing Co website by Club member Gary Pearton. Thanks, Gary! This guide will give you a good understanding on the many ways you can assemble your fly box and provide some tips on…
Sno Ball Beetle Variant
Paul Fedeles’ Sno Ball Beetle variant Developed by Dennis Collier, the Sno Ball Beetle is a smaller more streamlined version of the popular Chernobyl Ant. The Sno Ball is quick and easy to tie, durable and super buoyant. The following…
Paul Fedeles’ Easy Hopper
An easy hopper pattern that will help you to learn and practice techniques for tying hoppers. Tying instructions can be found in the May issue of the HFF Flycast. Materials Thread – Wooly nylon (Nylon stretch over locking thread) Hook…
Saratoga
Scleropages jardinii There are two species of Saratoga found in Australia – Scleropages jardini and the Scleropage leichardti. The distribution of the two species is quite different with the generally larger jardini found in the Northern Territory from the Gulf…
Quigley Film Critic BWO
The Film Critic is a great looking fly that imitates the natural mayfly at its most vulnerable moment when it is hatching in the surface film. Fish it as a dry fly but only put floatant on the forward portion…
COVID-19 and Hastings Fly Fishers
To all our Club members and friends,
Due to the concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus and the social distancing requirements as well as the subsequent mandatory closure of clubs in Port Macquarie, the Executive Committee has made the decision to suspend all club activities until further notice.[...]
Watson’s Fancy Bead Chain Caddis
Source: FlyLife Magazine.
No other insect suits fly-fishing more than the caddis. Numerous species cover all trout habi-tats and in such abun-dance to feature regularly and often dominate the trout’s diet. Think of caddis as onmipresent — if there is water, it will have caddis in it.[...]