A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
In the November 7 BTS Fly Tying Friday, Al Beatty shared a valuable tip for keeping the humpy’s body clean and the hackle properly seated. He explained that many tiers accidentally let the hump crowd the belly by keeping too much thread tension.[...] Read More » “Al Beatty’s Hackle Wrapping Tip”
The UV Thunder Klod is “new,” well, almost new pattern created by Al Beatty that combines features from two other patterns – the Thunder Thighs and the Clod Hopper.
The Thunder Thighs was developed by Eric Paramore in the winter of 2008 after a slow 100 days guiding in the Paradise Valley area in Montana.[...] Read More » “Al Beatty’s Thunder Klod”