Hot Collar Hare’s Ear Variant – Dunmore Six #4
Fed's Hot Collar Hare’s Ear Variant adds a vibrant fluoro-orange hot spot to the classic Hare's Ear Nymph, creating a versatile and eye-catching trout fly.
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A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
Hastings Fly Fishers
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
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Charcoal Killer Bug
Shota Jokhadze’s Charcoal Killer Bug puts a darker twist on Frank Sawyer’s legendary Killer Bug – a simple and effective trout and grayling nymph.
Fed’s Soft Hackle Swimming Nymph Variant
Fed’s Soft Hackle Swimming Nymph Variant puts a personal spin on a classic pattern. Rust brown possum replaces rabbit dubbing, while white saddle hackle, natural wood duck fibres and light brown Gummy Back create a buggy, mobile nymph with plenty of movement. A simple and versatile pattern for your fly box.
Carp Dry Fly Variant
Fed's Carp Dry Fly Variant is a simple, buoyant surface pattern designed for sight-fishing to cruising carp. Featuring a white saddle hackle body and a bright yellow foam post, it is quick to tie, easy to see on the water, and an effective addition to any warm-water fly box.
Fed’s “Last Resort” Variant
Fed's Last Resort Soft Hackle Variant is an Australian take on Tim Bedford's classic trout fly. Featuring Australian Wood Duck hackle, peacock herl and golden pheasant tippet, this simple yet highly effective soft hackle fly excels as an emerger, searching pattern or dropper for trout, bass and redfin.
Fed’s Wonga Pigeon Minnow
Fed's Wonga Pigeon Minnow is a distinctive Australian streamer pattern that combines zebra wool and natural Wonga pigeon feathers to create a lifelike baitfish imitation. With flowing wings, a soft-hackle collar, and plenty of movement in the water, this simple yet effective fly is ideal for targeting predatory fish.
Brassie Emerger Variant
The Brassie Emerger Variant is a highly effective modern nymph and emerger pattern featured in the FFF Fly Pattern Encyclopedia. Originally designed by David Curneal, and expertly tied by Paul Fedeles, this fly blends the simplicity of a classic Brassie…
Fed’s Badger Soft Hackle
Fed’s Badger Soft Hackle is an easy, versatile trout fly with superb movement in the water. Built with a dubbed possum underfur body and soft badger hen hackle, it suggests a range of emerging insects. Follow these simple tying steps to add this proven pattern to your fly box.
Hippie Stomper Hopper
The Hippie Stomper Hopper is Fed’s take on Andrew Grillos’s original Hippie Stomper — a rugged, foam-bodied dry fly that combines buoyancy, visibility and a versatile terrestrial silhouette for trout (or bass!) The Hippie Stomper is rightly praised as a…