Orange bead head nymphs with legs

The Orange Beadhead Nymph with Legs has, as the name suggests, an orange bead head with a pheasant tail. The body is also pheasant tail, wrapped with fine copper wire (Paul uses speaker cable wire in this pattern). As an added twist this pattern also has the addition of rubber legs. Read More »

Holy Grail Caddis Pupa

The Holy Grail stands as an excellent caddis emerger pattern, widely embraced by numerous experienced trout guides in the western regions.

This versatile fly exhibits a remarkable level of natural appeal and is forgiving in its performance, allowing for various fishing techniques such as dead drifting, swinging after the drift, or even stripping it behind a streamer. Read More »

Water Boatman variant - side and top view

If you observe the water in nearly any calm body of water, you’ll see tiny beetle-like creatures constantly ascending to the surface and quickly descending back down. These creatures, known as Corixa, can be found abundantly in various still waters, ranging from small ponds to vast lakes and reservoirs. Read More »

Foam Blowfly Crazy Albert

The Fat Albert is an interesting variant of the Chernobyl Ant and has been a mainstream pattern for many years. With it’s bigger and bulkier body, it hits the water clearly calling trout´s attention. Developed by Brent Taylor in Missouri, it’s designed to imitate almost any terrestrial bug that has a fat profile and a lot of legs. Read More »

Hot Spot Soft Hackle

The Hot Spot Soft Hackle fly is a versatile and highly effective pattern in the world of fly fishing. This innovative fly pattern combines elements of traditional soft hackle flies with a modern twist, featuring a brightly coloured “hot spot” near the head of the fly that serves as a trigger point for hungry trout and other freshwater species. Read More »

Dave Wilson's Spider Mudeye

Mudeyes are the nymphal stage of the Dragonfly. They come in two main varieties, the most common being the spider or bug mudeye and the second is the larger and less common couta mudeye.

Most fly fishers will have one or more flies that they use to represent Mudeyes. Read More »

Kate Mclaren Bumble - Fedeles Variant

Kate McLaren Bumble

The Kate McLaren Bumble is a great general wet fly pattern. It can represent a wide range of food on a lake and has a very subtle trigger in the golden pheasant tail. The fly excels in warmer weather when there is plenty of insect activity on the lakes. Read More »

Makflies Organza Cormorant

The Organza Cormorant, originally created by Mak of Makflies, is great pattern for still water. It can be made in many different colours. Here Paul Fedeles ties his variant. Full instructional video can be found below.

Materials

  • Hook – Size 10
  • Thread – Black
  • Body – Organza ribbon – pink, gold, and yellow.
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Magoo flies

The Orange Bead Magoo is a very easy fly to tie. The Magoo is mainly a pulling fly but is extremely versatile.

Vern Barby, of the Victorian Fly-Fisher’s Association, writes of his Magoo:

“The Magoo is probably my signature fly. Read More »

Craig Coltman's Wendouree Cruncher

“Over the years, I’ve played around with different colour combinations and claret with yellow has proved particularly effective on Lake Wendouree, just around the corner from my Ballarat home. Hence the Wendouree Cruncher’s name: it’s proved particularly useful in a pulling team on this lake. Read More »