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.
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.
Materials Hook: Size 4 long shank, barblessThread: Clear monofil or light tanUnderbody: Krystal flash, copper or redBody: Sight cast redfish brush 2” in copper, rust or olive copper (available from sponsor bwc.flies.com.au) Method If not using barbless hooks, crush barb.[...]
Soft hackles are underrated. This pattern was originally tied to be suggestive as a Stillwater Caddis attractor. This version has a green rib used to suggest segmentation, and a Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle. The Peacock Herl thorax gives this fly…
Vince Margossian’s Loud Mouth Popper (The LMP) is really what it says – stripped in vigorously it creates plenty of noise by splashing its way along the surface. Fished this way the LMP can be heard up to 50m away – that is why the bass and other fish find it irresistible.[...]
Upon deep and meaningful discussions the fly selected – envelope please – will be the BMS Saltwater Variant. Materials Hook: Size 4 or 6 saltwater.Thread: Red wooly nylonBead: Clear glassWeight: Size 4, 5 turns of .020 lead free wireSize 6,…
Paul Fedeles’ Sno Ball Beetle variant Developed by Dennis Collier, the Sno Ball Beetle is a smaller more streamlined version of the popular Chernobyl Ant. The Sno Ball is quick and easy to tie, durable and super buoyant. The following…
An easy hopper pattern that will help you to learn and practice techniques for tying hoppers. Tying instructions can be found in the May issue of the HFF Flycast. Materials Thread – Wooly nylon (Nylon stretch over locking thread) Hook…
The Film Critic is a great looking fly that imitates the natural mayfly at its most vulnerable moment when it is hatching in the surface film. Fish it as a dry fly but only put floatant on the forward portion…
Source: FlyLife Magazine.
No other insect suits fly-fishing more than the caddis. Numerous species cover all trout habi-tats and in such abun-dance to feature regularly and often dominate the trout’s diet. Think of caddis as onmipresent — if there is water, it will have caddis in it.[...]
From Utah’s Fly Corner
The hackle stacker is great dry fly pattern. It was devised by Bob Quigley. The fly utilizes a paraloop technique by winding the hackle around a post and then pulling them over the top of thorax. The pattern can be a bit of a bitch to tie at first but once you do a couple you will have it down.[...]