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Types of Fly Lines Explained
There are a number of types of fly lines, one of the common differentiators of these is fly line density. Fly lines have different densities, each density is used for a different method of fly fishing. At the highest level, fly lines either float or sink.
Spinning Deer Hair
Properly spinning and shave-shaping deer hair is one of the most challenging in fly tying, but the fish attracting successes of patterns utilising it make it an imperative to learn “how”.
Patterns using the spun deer hair technique are generally large and also fairly involved, which tends to intimidate many tyers.
Muddler Minnow
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Tying the Muddler Minnow. Source: InTheRiffle.com
How to spin deer hair
First designed to imitate a small bottom-dwelling fish, Muddler Minnows are now tied as general attractor patterns and to imitate anything from caddis flies to grasshoppers.
July 2018 Newsletter
| Editorial – Retirement | 3 |
| President’s Report | 4 |
| Calendar | 5 |
| Thank You, Supporters! | 6 |
| Outings Report - Stuarts Point | 7 |
| Social Secretary Report | 9 |
| Community Engagement | 9 |
| Photos from Monthly Meeting, June 13th | 10 |
| "The Tradesman Who Comes to the Home" | 11 |
| Photos from Fly Tie Night June 19th | 12 |
| Who's Who in the Zoo | 13 |
Clouser Minnow
The Clouser Minnow, or Clouser Deep Minnow, is an extremely effective baitfish imitation that catches a whole range of game fish in fresh- and saltwater. It’s allure comes from a combination of heavy lead eyes and long, mobile tail and wing that give it a wonderful ducking-diving action on every twitch and retrieve.
June 2018 Newsletter
| Editorial - "The Roo with the Jacket on", a true yarn | 3 |
| President's Message | 4 |
| Calendar | 5 |
| Thank You, Supporters! | 6 |
| Outings Report - Settlement Point, April 22nd | 7 |
| Social Secretary Report | 9 |
| Community Engagement | 9 |
| Outings Report - Snowy Mountains, April 30th - May 5th | 10 |
| What's Happening in Tony's Garage | 11 |
| Monthly Meeting Report - April 11th | 12 |
| Is Eating Fish Bad for You? |
May 2018 Newsletter
| Editorial - "The Roo with the Jacket on", a true yarn | 3 |
| President's Message | 4 |
| Calendar | 5 |
| Thank You, Supporters! | 6 |
| Outings Report - Settlement Point, April 22nd | 7 |
| Social Secretary Report | 9 |
| Community Engagement | 9 |
| Outings Report - Snowy Mountains, April 30th - May 5th | 10 |
| What's Happening in Tony's Garage | 11 |
| Monthly Meeting Report - April 11th | 12 |
| Is Eating Fish Bad for You? |
Surf Candy
Bob Popovics’ Surf Candy is the epoxy streamer fly that started a revolution in modern fly patterns for saltwater gamefish. This tough epoxy streamer tied with synthetic materials is a perfect imitation of small, slender baitfish like silversides, sand eels, and small anchovies.
Gartside Gurgler
The Gurgler Fly Pattern is a floating fly that spits and “gurgles” when stripped, and is designed to imitate everything from shrimp to baitfish and a frog for bass.
Invented by the late Jack Gartside, the Gurger is a simple and very effective fly to tie, and the tying technique has even been incorporated into mouse flies for trout.