carp flies Archives - Hastings Fly Fishers

Harty’s Plains and Kindee

Posted on: May 1, 2019 June 10, 2024
Author: Peter Glasson
Categories: Captain's Picks, The Fly Box
Tags: backstabber, carp flies, dog nobbler, freshwater flies, JOS Gurgler, olive woolly bugger, red tag

Target Fish: Mullet, Herring and Bass

All the flies listed below target the herring, however they are still very effective on bass – especially if fished around the fringes and in and under cover – especially in the deeper water.

Sinking Flies

Carp Fly – Backstabber Hybrid

This Carp fly is a real killer for Bass in size 4, Herring in size 8 and 10 and Carp in size 4.

Flies for Nundle

Posted on: March 1, 2018 September 29, 2023
Author: Peter Glasson
Categories: Captain's Picks, The Fly Box
Tags: Backstabber Hybrid, Backstabber Hybrid in larger sizes., Bass Vampire Cod - Vince’s Loudmouth Popper, Bead Headed Carp Fly, bread flies, Carp, carp flies, Emerging Woolly Bugger, olive woolly bugger, Paul’s Orange Bass Flopper, Perch, red tag, Rodney’s Blowfly, Rodney’s hopper, Termite fly, Trout, Vince's Diving Gurgler

Trout – Chaffey Dam and Sheba Dam

Termite fly, Rodney’s Blowfly, Rodney’s take on a hopper, Red Tag, Emerging Woolly bigger and Olive Woolly Bugger

Carp and Perch – Chaffey Dam and Peel River

Bread Fly, Backstabber Hybrid Carp Fly, Bead Headed Carp Fly and Bass Vampires

Cod – Chaffey Dam and Peel River

Try Purple and Brown colours and take a sinking line to get the flies down deep.