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.
Fed’s Crazy Charlie Variant is a minimalist saltwater fly inspired by Arno Laubscher’s original design. Built on a straight-eye salmon hook with bead chain eyes, bright pink braid body, Congo Plus wing, flash, and rubber legs, it delivers lifelike movement and flash for whiting, bream, flathead, and other estuary species.
Fed's Gotcha Variant is a simple yet highly effective saltwater shrimp fly designed for Australian estuary fishing. This step-by-step tutorial covers the complete tying process using Fly Tyer's Dungeon materials, including FF Braid Shrimp and Congo Plus, to create a durable, realistic pattern for whiting, bream, flathead and trevally.
Fed's Wonga Pigeon Minnow is a distinctive Australian streamer pattern that combines zebra wool and natural Wonga pigeon feathers to create a lifelike baitfish imitation. With flowing wings, a soft-hackle collar, and plenty of movement in the water, this simple yet effective fly is ideal for targeting predatory fish.
The Brassie Emerger Variant is a highly effective modern nymph and emerger pattern featured in the FFF Fly Pattern Encyclopedia. Originally designed by David Curneal, and expertly tied by Paul Fedeles, this fly blends the simplicity of a classic Brassie…
Shota’s Paraloop Griffith’s Gnat is an innovative variation of the classic Griffith’s Gnat dry fly, developed and popularised by fly tyer Shota Jokhadze of ShotaFlies. Designed to improve both visibility and presentation, this highly effective trout fly replaces the traditional…
Why Elk Hair Works Well In this demonstration – taken from Al Beatty’s Fly Tying Friday, 24 April 2026 – Al Beatty explains that elk hair is often easier to handle than deer hair. It is stiffer, which can make…
Fed’s Badger Soft Hackle is an easy, versatile trout fly with superb movement in the water. Built with a dubbed possum underfur body and soft badger hen hackle, it suggests a range of emerging insects. Follow these simple tying steps to add this proven pattern to your fly box.
Fed’s Begley Crayfish is an Australianised re-interpretation of a pattern created by Tim Collins of the Gary Begley Ohio Fly Tying Guild. Fed laughs that this fly is “pretty ugly … until it gets wet” — but that’s part of…
Fed’s Crackleback Caterpillar Variant is a modern take on a timeless classic. Inspired by Rick Takahashi and rooted in Ed Story’s original Crackleback, this versatile fly features a peacock herl back and chenille body, excelling as both a dry and subsurface terrestrial imitation.
Fed’s Spruce Moth variant is a simple, practical dry fly inspired by Tak’s Spruce Moth. Built with readily available materials and no antennae, it’s designed for effective summer and autumn terrestrial fishing.