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.
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Denny’s AP Emgerger Variant is a well-known Denny Rickard stillwater fly pattern used on lakes and reservoirs all over. The AP (stands for All Purpose) emerger is basically a larger sized soft hackle that had a wood duck, mallard, or partridge tail, a dubbed body with a wire rib through it, a peacock thorax, and a partridge soft hackle.
The Muz Wilson BMS, or "Bullen Meri Special" gets it's name from Lake Bullen Merri near Camperdown in the volcanic plains of Western Victoria. It is highly regarded as an imitation of the Galaxiid Minnow when tied in olive and when in white, an Australian Smelt. The famed Tasmanian Whitebait (Lovettia) that creates amazing sight fishing opportunities for big Sea Trout on the Apple Isle is also imi-tated successfully with the white dubbed body and clear glass bead. With the tan or white body I think it makes for a great shrimp pattern too, in both fresh and estuarine waters with shrimp feeders such as Trout, Bream and Estuary Perch will eagerly take it as one.
As Gogleys Lagoon is saltwater, many of the flies for Lake Cathie also apply. Targeted fish: Flathead, Mullet, Bream, Whiting, Blackfish.
Dawn’s friend’s white bait fly Materials Hook – Size 6 or 8Thread – Invisible threadTail and Body – 6 to 8 strands of Crystal flash Eyes – Small Spotlight bling eyes ($3) Body coating – UV resinFinisher – Sally Hansen’s…
Bob Popovics’ Surf Candy is the epoxy streamer fly that started a revolution in modern fly patterns for saltwater gamefish. This tough epoxy streamer tied with synthetic materials is a perfect imitation of small, slender baitfish like silversides, sand eels, and small anchovies. The Surf Candy is famous for it’s durability and attractiveness to a wide range of species including striped bass, bluefish, and false albacore, but any fish that prey on small, bright baitfish will love the Popovics’ Surf Candy.
Squirrel and Herl Bugger Everybody loves the Woolly Bugger, and a lot of streamer fishermen swear by patterns tied with zonker strips because of the great pulsating action these flies display in the water. So what if you combined the…
The Red Headed Step Child is a great small mayfly nymph or general attractor nymph developed by fly tying guru Hogan Brown.
The Red Headed Step Child has a similar look and profile as a pheasant tail, with just a few tweaks. The red wire, legs and bead almost transform the Red Headed Step Child into not only a mayfly nymph, but also a attractor/searching pattern. That makes the Red Headed Step Child a very versatile pattern, which works in a variety of situations. When in doubt tie on a Red Headed Step Child!
Target Fish: Mullet, Herring and Bass Tucked along the upper Hastings River, west of Wauchope, you will find Harty’s Plains and Kindee. These locations are favourite destinations for Club members. They chase mullet, freshwater herring, and bass. These waters offer…
Here’s an SBS of a nice easy to tie crab fly that’s great for bonefish, permit, reds etc…anything that eats a crab is going to eat this. Materials: Hook: Gamakatsu S10S-4H six 6-2/0 Thread: Tan 6/0 Uni thread Weight: Lead…