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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.
Upon deep and meaningful discussions the fly selected – envelope please – will be the BMS Saltwater 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.[...] Read More » “Sno Ball Beetle Variant”
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.
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 of the fly so that the rear of the fly rides below the surface and the forward portion floats.[...] Read More » “Quigley Film Critic BWO”
The Bead Chain Caddis is an interesting variation from the vice of Ola Andersson, using ball chain to both imitate the caddis larva and provide weight. Ola’s home waters in Sweden abound with caddis, and stick caddis feature heavily in his fly patterns.[...] Read More » “Watson’s Fancy Bead Chain Caddis”
The Madam X Blowfly Hopper is a combination of a blow fly and the Parachute Madam X, which, in turn is a variation on the old Madam X.[...] Read More » “Madam X Blowfly Hopper”
The Royal Stimulator is one of the highly successful series of Stimulators created by Randall Kaufmann. It is a great buoyant Attractor Pattern on fast water. It is desigend to be fished on rivers and streams.[...] Read More » “Royal Stimulator – Fedeles Variant”
Steve Peach is a passionate fly angler and member of Sydney Fly Rodders Club. The Peachy Cicada is a fly he designed specifically for targetting Australian Bass. It’s a cicada pattern that, duing the summer months, seems to be the most effective leader for catching bass on the surface.[...] Read More » “The Peachy Cicada”
When damsel nymphs are migrating to hatch, this fly can be used on its own as an imitative pattern with a bit of fancy “look at me!” going on. The Wendouree Damsel also works well as an anchoring point fly with a team of traditional wet flies, soft hackles or nymphs.[...] Read More » “Wendouree Damsel”