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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.
The Half Chubby Chernobyl isn’t trying to imitate anything specific—and that’s exactly the point. Like its big brother, the Chubby Chernobyl, it’s an attractor pattern. It doesn’t look like a hopper, ant, or beetle—but fish don’t care.[...] Read More » “Half Chubby Chernobyl (Fed’s Variant)”
If you’re after a nymph with strong movement and contrast, Fed’s Orange Bead Head Soft Hackle is a great choice. It combines classic materials with a bright fluoro bead, offering several triggers that appeal to fish feeding subsurface.[...] Read More » “Fed’s Orange Bead Head Soft Hackle”
When it comes to reliable, all-purpose fly patterns, few can rival the enduring success of the Hare’s Ear Nymph. Known for its uncanny ability to imitate a wide variety of aquatic insects—especially mayfly nymphs—this pattern has long been a favourite among trout anglers across the globe.[...] Read More » “Fed’s Orange Bead Head Hares Ear”
Fly tiers and fishers alike know the name BMS—Muz Wilson’s Bullen Merri Special is a time-tested Aussie staple. Originally crafted to imitate the native Galaxiid Minnow and other small baitfish, this iconic fly has found its place in fly boxes across the country for good reason.[...] Read More » “Fed’s BMS”
Looking for a fast, effective fly that catches trout in stillwater? Fed’s Red Back and Green Back Pheasant Variants are your answer.
This fly is a personal twist on Phil Rowley’s Green Back and Red Back Pheasant.[...] Read More » “Fed’s Red Back and Green Back Pheasant Variants”
As winter settles in across Australia, stillwater fly fishers turn their attention to patterns that entice sluggish trout. This month’s featured fly, the Guinea Dragonfly Nymph, is a proven performer, especially when fish are seeking substantial prey.[...] Read More » “Fed’s Guinea Dragonfly Nymph”
Fed’s Spent Moth is built to imitate a moth that’s exhausted and floating on the water—wings splayed, body limp, and just barely hanging on. It’s a subtle pattern that shines in still or slow-moving water, when trout have time to inspect their prey.[...] Read More » “Fed’s Spent Moth”
The foundation of Fed’s Cruncher Variants is rooted in one of the most effective stillwater trout flies: Keiran Jenkins’ Black and Red Cruncher. Known for its consistent success, this pattern has earned a permanent spot in many anglers’ fly boxes—and for good reason.[...] Read More » “Fed’s Cruncher Variants”
Every so often, a fly comes along that doesn’t fit in any box. No mold, no matching hatch—just creativity at the vise. “The Mutant” is one of those flies.[...] Read More » “The Mutant: A Fly That Breaks the Rules”
Fed’s Hot Spot Snatcher Variant is Paul Fedeles’ take on a classic Snatcher fly, inspired by Rick Passek (the Fly Fish Fanatic) and rooted in old British design.
The Snatcher-style fly has deep roots in British stillwater traditions, with a track record that stretches back to the lochs of Scotland.[...] Read More » “Fed’s Hot Spot Snatcher”