Sparkle Chenille Bugger

The Sparkle Chenille Bugger fly is a captivating variant of the classic woolly bugger, renowned for its irresistible allure to fish. Tied on a size 12 hook and adorned with vibrant red bead chain eyes, this fly exudes an air…
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A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.

The Sparkle Chenille Bugger fly is a captivating variant of the classic woolly bugger, renowned for its irresistible allure to fish. Tied on a size 12 hook and adorned with vibrant red bead chain eyes, this fly exudes an air…

Special note to BWS Flies for suggesting the Hammerhead Fly for saltwater bream. The BMS Hammerhead was created by professional fly tyer Murray Wilson as an imitation for the minnow in Lake Bullen Merri. This fly in most colour variations…

The Crazy Charley was developed by Bob Nauheim, a fine California fly-fisherman. Bob conceived this fly while fishing at Andros Island with Charley Smith, of Charley’s Haven. The first time Charley saw the fly, he couldn’t stop saying, “Man, that’s…

The Bunny Clouser, tied by Norm Norlander, is a great all-around fly. Materials Hook: 8 to 2 Long Shank Thread: Colour of the rabbit fur Tail: Mylar Silk Braid Rib: Mylar fluoro tinsel Eyes: Dumbbell eyes Wing: Rabbit strip The…

This month’s fly should be tied in four parts. The plan is to production tie. Complete step one on 10 or 6 hooks. Then step two on all the hooks etc, until you have the finished product. Keep them in…

Smith’s Lake at the Frothy Coffee sandbar. Forty minutes with the bread flies for nothing. When the mullet would chase but not eat the bread flies, regardless of size, floating or sinking, I went for this. Thirty minutes with the…

The Poppin’ Flats Shrimp is a great saltwater pattern for baby tarpon, snook, bonefish, and anything else lurking near the mangroves or on the flats.

The TDF Shrimp, from Blue Ribbon Flies and tied by Craig Matthews, is the “To Die For” Shrimp is a capital bonefish fly all over the tropics. It can be tied in white or olive. Materials Hook – Umpqua XS420…

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…