The Fly Box

Welcome to The Fly Box, our comprehensive repository of fly patterns. Here, you’ll find a meticulously curated collection of flies, each designed to enhance your fly fishing experience. Whether you’re targeting trout in a mountain stream or bass in a local pond, The Fly Box offers detailed patterns, tying instructions, and insights on the best conditions for each fly.

Discover traditional favourites and innovative new designs, all contributed by expert anglers from our community. Dive in, explore, and elevate your fly fishing game with the perfect fly for every occasion.

Carp Dry Fly Variant

Carp Dry Fly Variant

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.[...]

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Fed’s “Last Resort” Variant

Fed's Last Resort Variant

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.[...]

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Fed’s Crazy Charlie Variant

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.[...]

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Gotcha Variant

Gotcha variant

Fed’s Gotcha Variant is a highly effective saltwater shrimp fly pattern designed to imitate the small prawns and crustaceans that are a primary food source for many inshore gamefish. Based on the proven Gotcha fly design, this modern variation features a body of Fly Tyer’s Dungeon FF Braid Shrimp, creating a realistic translucent profile with subtle segmentation that closely resembles a natural shrimp.[...]

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Fed’s Wonga Pigeon Minnow

Fed's Wonga Pidgeon Minnow

Fed’s Wonga Pigeon Minnow is a highly effective baitfish imitation that showcases the natural movement and mottled colouring of Wonga pigeon feathers. Designed to create a lifelike profile in the water, Fed’s Wonga Pigeon Minnow combines a fake zebra wool patch tail with four carefully positioned Wonga pigeon feathers that form the body wings.[...]

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