The Fly Box

Welcome to The Fly Box, our comprehensive repository of fly patterns. Here, you’ll find a meticulously curated collection of flies, each designed to enhance your fly fishing experience. Whether you’re targeting trout in a mountain stream or bass in a local pond, The Fly Box offers detailed patterns, tying instructions, and insights on the best conditions for each fly.

Discover traditional favourites and innovative new designs, all contributed by expert anglers from our community. Dive in, explore, and elevate your fly fishing game with the perfect fly for every occasion.

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Clark’s Lady Stone Variant

Clark’s Lady Stone Variant is a fly can be used for any stonefly (e.g., Little Yellow Stone, Little Green Stone, Salmonfly). Coordinate the thread and body colour, changing the thread to match the underwing. Use Varigated Rust, Gold, Orange or…

Julian Tapping
April 10, 2021

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Bloody Mary Variant

The Bloody Mary came about as a way, after much trial, error and experimentation, of imitating the adult and larval stages of large stoneflies.

“Every so often a real gem comes to light, a fly that either answers some long-standing need, or, by virtue of it’s success just as a nondescript, is a contribution of definite value to the sport…Without question the Bloody Mary is such a fly.”

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Julian Tapping
March 10, 2021

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Micro Crayfish – Jig Nymph and Streamer

The Micro Crayfish is is very versatile in the way you can fish it. It can be fished like a nymph, but also like a crayfish streamer as well. You could float it under an indicator, or put it on…

Julian Tapping
February 10, 2021

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Skip Morris Predator

Designed by Skip Morris, the Morrisfoam Predator was orignally developed as a trout fly, however it is equally effective as a trout fly. While it is an effecitve top-water bug, it best fished on on a sinking line – the…

Julian Tapping
January 6, 2021

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Bead Head Hastings River Mayfly

Materials

Hook: Size 14 2X Nymph Hook
Thread: Black 14/0
Bead: Tungsten Mottled Olive 5/64 (any dark color Ok)
Tail: Olive Green Dyed Pheasant Tail Fibers. (Any dark PT Ok)
Body: Olive Green Dyed Pheasant Tail (same)
Rib: Extra Small Copper Wire
Wings: 4 strands of Semco Fringe Shimmer White (Spotlight) or single stand of flash
Thorax: Reddish Brown, Olive Brown or Chocolate Brown Hares Ear (any dark OK)
Hackle: Black CDC Feather.

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Julian Tapping
November 23, 2020

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Paul Fedeles’ Orange Bass Flopper

This is a combination hopper, Chernobyl ant and cicada in black and orange foam. I tied it in the morning for the first time. Toss it, flop it down, let is set and water movement is enough.

Materials

Thread – Orange 6/0 thread for the body and red nylon stretch overlocking thread for the head.

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Julian Tapping
November 12, 2020

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Shute-Hill Special

Materials

Thread: Red 14/0
Hook: Scud size 10
Bead: Silver 7/64
Lead free wire – 4 turns .015, 4 turns
Rib: very small silver wire
Tail: Brown make up brush fibers
Body: Natural or Olive Hair’s ear dubbing

Shute Hill Special

Tying Steps

Silver bead and four turns of the lead free wire, should fit into the bead.

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Julian Tapping
November 10, 2020

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Stealth Bomber

A foam derivative of the Turck’s Tarantula, the Stealth Bomber is a foam diver/slider designed to duplicate the Tarantula’s diving motion and the resulting bubble trail made when the fly is stripped hard. The rear tab of foam and the…

Julian Tapping
November 10, 2020

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Yendor Pinkie

Materials Mustad Aberdeen #2 hookPink threadSF flash blend – WhiteSF flash blend – Bleeding blackPink tubingBead chain eyes or dumbbell eyes As tied byRodney Adams Instructions Step 1 Tie on bead chain eyes and run thread to bend of hook.[...]

Julian Tapping
October 18, 2020