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.
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.
Fed’s Mr Rapidan Soft Hackle Nymph Variant is a versatile emerger pattern designed to imitate caddis and mayflies rising through the water column. With a bright Antron thorax and lively soft hackle collar, this adaptable nymph excels when trout are feeding just below the surface during an active hatch.
Fed's Hot Collar Hare’s Ear Variant adds a vibrant fluoro-orange hot spot to the classic Hare's Ear Nymph, creating a versatile and eye-catching trout fly.
Fed’s Black Midge Caddis Variant - a small, sparse dry fly for selective trout. Tied on size 16–20 hooks, it combines black Congo Plus with a 40:60 Adams Kapok and Black Zelon dubbing mix to create a slim, buggy profile that sits naturally in the surface film.
Fed’s Possum Simpson is an Australian take on the classic Mrs Simpson streamer and the second fly in the Dunmore Six. Tied with possum fur, red Woolly Nylon and four dark pheasant feathers, this simple pattern may not win many prizes when dry, but once wet, it has one job: catching fish.
Shota Jokhadze’s Charcoal Killer Bug puts a darker twist on Frank Sawyer’s legendary Killer Bug – a simple and effective trout and grayling nymph.
Discover Fed's Timber Ant Foam Fly Variant, the first pattern in The Dunmore Six. Based on the Kypes & Stripes Timber Ant, this versatile terrestrial combines foam, purple ice dubbing, peacock herl and rubber legs to create a highly visible trout fly with a distinctive underwater profile.
Fed’s Soft Hackle Swimming Nymph Variant puts a personal spin on a classic pattern. Rust brown possum replaces rabbit dubbing, while white saddle hackle, natural wood duck fibres and light brown Gummy Back create a buggy, mobile nymph with plenty of movement. A simple and versatile pattern for your fly box.
Fed's Carp Dry Fly Variant is a simple, buoyant surface pattern designed for sight-fishing to cruising carp. Featuring a white saddle hackle body and a bright yellow foam post, it is quick to tie, easy to see on the water, and an effective addition to any warm-water fly box.
Fed’s Bonefish Squimp Variant combines the proven design of a classic shrimp imitation with modern synthetic materials. Inspired by Jesse Males’ Backwater Fly Fishing pattern, this durable saltwater fly features FTD FF Braid, Congo Plus, rubber legs, and dumbbell eyes, making it an effective choice for bonefish and Australian saltwater species.