The Brush Leg Hopper is a trout stream fly. Paul uses this fly in fast moving rough water. It is meant to be messy.
The brush legs will break the meniscus of the water and the fly will tumble. The legs, shown below, are made from the plastic fibres of a bench tool brush. Read More »
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 a nasty fly.” Read More »
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 zonker – invented American fly fisher Dan Byford- a minnow-shaped imitation of a small baitfish. Today it is one of the classic patterns used by fly fishermen to imitate small baitfish.
Back in the 1970s, when the zonker was first publicised, this fly was new. Read More »
The dobson fly, or creeper, is New Zealand’s largest stream insect and looks a bit like a centipede. It is also referred to as a “toe-biter” because of its pincer-like jaws which can give a painful nip. The larvae are around 25 millimetres long and prey on mayfly larvae. Read More »
This is an excerpt from BT’s Fly Tying Friday, 27 January 2023 – Gary Begley Ties His Favorites.
BT’s Fly Tying Friday is a weekly BTS zoom session run by Al Beatty. Contact Al by email and get onto his mailing list for weekly invites or simply subscribe to his YouTube Channel. Read More »
This can be a dropper with a dry fly or another nymph. Strip Strip pause the fly should pogo up and down. That is why it is called a Pogo.
Materials
- Thread – Black 14/0.
- Hook – Nymph 2x size 12.
Dutch Baughman, a fly fisher from Texas, has this excellent website with PowerPoint presentations free to download. The website is intended as a personal resource to explore your fly fishing journey. Each Fly Fishing Topic includes a slide presentation or document you can download to your computer free of charge. Read More »
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 order if you are a new fly tier. Read More »
The Green Mudeye was developed by Adrienne and Peter Scheindl around 1960 to imitate the Hemi-cordulia tau or more commonly known as the Mudeye found at Lake Eucumbene in NSW.
What follows is Paul Fedeles’ variant:
Materials
- Hook – Size 8 to 14
- Thread – Black
- Eyes – Melted Mudflap
- Tail – Black make up brush
- Body – Olive variegated chenille
- Case – Black chenille
- Legs – Medium TFD Black bug legs
Tying Instructions
- Secure your thread to the hook, and build a bump where you want the eyes to sit.