JOS Gurgler

John O'Shaughnessy

I first made this fly back around the turn of the century (I like saying that) to replace the small Dahlberg divers that I had begun using to fish for bream. They were too fiddly and time consuming to tie and didn’t last long. Read More »

Target Fish:  Whiting, Bream, Flathead, Blackfish, Taylor and Mullet.
Central Coast Fly Rodders' bread fly
Central Coast Fly Rodders' bread fly

Bread Fly

Always have a few bread flies prepared and make sure you bring at least half a loaf of stale bread for burley – you can catch all sorts plus the burley will get things going.

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Recommended flies: Vince’s Loud Mouth Popper, JOS Gurgler, Vince’s Diving Gurgler, Bass Vampire, Clouser Deep minnow.

Target fish: bass, bream, mullet

I think 2 surface flies, 2 flies for just under the surface or a few feet down and 2 deeper diving flies would be more than adequate.

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