A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
The third instalment in our CDC Fly Fest brings us to a true springtime essential: Lucian Vasies’ Deadly Grannom Caddis. When trout are dialled in on caddis, this pattern delivers with a perfect mix of buoyancy, movement, and natural profile.[...] Read More » “CDC Fly Fest: Deady Grannom Caddis”
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)”
Fed’s Simple Possum Emerger is a minimalist yet highly effective fly that utilises natural possum fur to simulate an emerging insect. This emerger pattern is ideal for dry fly fishing, particularly during the early stages of a hatch when trout are actively seeking emergers just beneath the surface.[...] Read More » “Simple Possum Emerger”
Mick’s Scruffy Variant, featured in “Australia’s Best Trout Flies Revisited,” is a modern adaptation of Mick Hall’s original Scruffy pattern, tied by Paul “the Fed” Fedeles. Mick Hall’s Scruffy fly is a popular and highly effective trout pattern known for its rough, lifelike appearance.[...] Read More » “Mick’s Scruffy Variant”