A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
A family-oriented fly-fishing club covering the Port Macquarie Hastings region, NSW.
Fed’s Possum Simpson is an Australian take on the classic Mrs Simpson streamer and the second fly in the Dunmore Six. Tied with possum fur, red Woolly Nylon and four dark pheasant feathers, this simple pattern may not win many prizes when dry, but once wet, it has one job: catching fish.
Fed’s Crazy Charlie Variant is a minimalist saltwater fly inspired by Arno Laubscher’s original design. Built on a straight-eye salmon hook with bead chain eyes, bright pink braid body, Congo Plus wing, flash, and rubber legs, it delivers lifelike movement and flash for whiting, bream, flathead, and other estuary species.
Fed's Gotcha Variant is a simple yet highly effective saltwater shrimp fly designed for Australian estuary fishing. This step-by-step tutorial covers the complete tying process using Fly Tyer's Dungeon materials, including FF Braid Shrimp and Congo Plus, to create a durable, realistic pattern for whiting, bream, flathead and trevally.
Fed’s Lake Shasta Smelt Variants offer anglers effective, modern takes on one of Northern California’s most important baitfish patterns. Drawing from the classic FFI Fly Pattern Encyclopedia entry by Robert Meuschke, the Fed presents two tailored versions — one for…
The Pondage Fly variants are a series of simple yet remarkably effective trout flies originally tied by Victorian angler Rod Groaters for use in the Eildon Pondage on the Goulburn River. Featured in Australian Fly Patterns by Peter Coulson, these…
In our fifth instalment of CDC Fly Fest, we bring you a pattern that is both minimalist and deadly effective: Lucian Vasies’ White CDC Micro Streamer. If you enjoy using light streamers or pairing micro streamers in tandem with a…
If you’re a streamer junkie or just someone who appreciates flies that work hard in the water, Fed’s Mallee Fowl Soft Hackle Bugger is a pattern worth knowing. It’s a refined take on a lineage of smart fly designs—starting with…
From BT’s Fly Tying Friday, 12 November 2021. Mike Kelly shows us two of his favourite streamer patterns – the Corn Buck Streamer and the Mormon Girl. Be sure to watch to the end of the video – Al Beatty…
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