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Eyes Dubbing – loop method of dubbing Lake Fyans – westen districts River fly fishing set ups for competitions – the “best of the best” Glossary / dictionary of fly tying and fly fishing terms

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Aquatic insects – fresh water Buckenderra Arm – Lake Eucumbene Caddis (sedge) Chironomids (aka buzzers and midge) Dragonflies and Damselflies Fly lines that I use Freshwater crustaceans Getting Started – trout dry flies Getting started – trout wet flies Glossary / dictionary of fly tying and fly fishing terms Hoppers Life cycle of the mayfly (order ephemeroptera) Oxygen in water … effect on fish River set up for short & long leader nymphing – competitions

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Locations
Arthurs lake Brogo Reservoir Buckenderra Arm – Lake Eucumbene Bundarra River Cobungra River Derwent river – upper Gladstone Huntsman dam Lake Awoonga Lake Bellfield – western districts Lake Eucumbene Lake Fyans – westen districts Lake Jindabyne Lake Lyell Lake Yarrunga (a.k.a. Tallowa Dam) Little Pine logoon Melville Island Mitta Mitta river Purrumbete Rocky Valley Storage – Snowy Mountains Slovenia – 2012 World Fly Fishing Championships Tantangara reservoir Thredbo river Tumut river Tyenna river

Locations

Skills Articles
Fly fishing tips Lake – all pumped up / booby pumping Lakes – loch style fly fishing tips Lakes – static fly fishing Polaroiding tips River – across and down (often called down and across or swinging flies) River fly fishing set ups for competitions – the “best of the best” River set up for dry fly fishing – competitions River set up for short & long leader nymphing – competitions River set up for swinging spiders and stripping wets – competitions Rivers – French leader / longer leader Rivers – one rod set ups Rivers – short line nymphing Rivers – traditional up stream nymphing Rivers – up stream wet under dry (duo and trio)

Skills Articles

What Trout Eat
Aquatic insects – fresh water Caddis (sedge) Chironomids (aka buzzers and midge) Dragonflies and Damselflies Freshwater crustaceans Hoppers Tadpoles and small fish What trout eat – alpine (NSW & Vic) – food sources What trout eat – alpine (NSW & VIC) – trout activity What trout eat – central Tasmania – food sources What trout eat – sub alpine (NSW and Vic) – fish activity What trout eat – sub alpine (NSW and Vic) – food sources What trout eat – Victoria excl Snowy Mountains – Food sources What trout eat – Victoria excl Snowy Mountains – trout activity What trout eat – central Tasmania – trout activity

What Trout Eat

Data base of fly tying skills
Adding weight to a fly Anti snag guards – “bass” weed guards Anti-snag guards – “tropical” double weed guards Bead heads – adding weight or eyes to a fly Bending hackles Body segments on flies Booby eyes made from bean bag beads Brush type wings – deerhair Burnt monofilament eyes Closed cell foam bodies Dahlberg diver type tails Deer hair – brush type wings Deer hair – hot legs Deer hair – spun bodies Deer hair – tails Deer hair – uses in fly tying Deer hair – posts for parachute dun emergers Divided hackle or hair tails Down wings – dry fly Dry fly – hackle Dry Fly – wings Dry fly proportions Dry fly upright divided hair and hackle wings Dubbing – loop method of dubbing Dubbing – making dubbing from wool Dubbing – two different techniques Dubbing – the single strand method Dumbbell eyes Epoxy Eyes Eyes – booby eyes from bean bag beads Eyes – dumbbell, real eyes, sink chain eyes and glass rattle eyes Eyes – monofilament eyes Feather slip wings – dry fly Feather slip wings – wet fly Feather tip wings – dry fly Fly tiers pinch Foam beetle hackle legs Glass rattle eyes Hackle – ‘beard’ type legs Hackle – dry fly Hackle – legs for foam beetles Hackle – wet fly Hackle, hair and synthetic tails for dry and wet flies Half hitches & multiple hitches Hook – description & correct placement in the vice Hook – winding thread onto the hook Hooks – selecting the right hook Hooks – understanding them Hot legs – deerhair Killer type flies Knitted trout flies Knotted pheasant tail barbule legs Legs Legs – flat over thorax legs Legs – hackle ‘beard’ type Legs – palmered hackle Loop knot Loop method of dubbing Monofilament eyes Multi hitches by hand Multiple hitches done with a biro (remove the refill first) Nail loop knot Neat thread heads Open loop closed with a blood knot – connection to fly line Open loop connection to fly line Palmering hackles Parachute fly- post and hackle Peacock herl – roping peacock herl Proportions – dry fly Proportions – trout flies Proportions – wet fly Real eyes Roping peacock herl Segments – body segments on flies Single hitches done with a biro (remove the refill first) Single strand method of dubbing Sink chain eyes Spun bodies – deer hair Surgeons knot Synthetic fibers Tag tails Tails Tails – dahlberg diver type tails Tails – deer hair tails Tails – divided hackle or hair Tails – tying in a tag tail Tails – woolly bugger tails Thread heads Tropical double weed guards Trout fly proportions Understanding hooks Uni Knot Upright divided hair and hackle wings – dry fly Weed guards – bass Weight – adding weight to a fly Wet fly – hackles Wet fly – proportions Wet fly – wings Wings – dry fly down wings Wings – dry fly feather slip wings Wings – dry fly feather tip wings Wings – wet fly feather slip wings Wings on flies Wings – dry fly upright divided hair and hackle wings Wings – dry fly wings Wings – wet fly wings Woolly bugger hackles Woolly bugger type tails

Data base of fly tying skills

On top of that, for financial members, all the links to the comprehensive data base of fly tying skills become active within each of the three fly tying courses :

a b c of Fly Tying – Trout Flies
a b c of Fly Tying – Trout Flies – module 1 a b c of Fly Tying – Trout Flies – module 2 a b c of Fly Tying – Trout Flies – module 3 a b c of Fly Tying – Trout Flies – module 4 a b c of Fly Tying – Trout Flies – module 5

a b c of Fly Tying – Bass flies
a b c of Fly Tying – Bass flies – module 1 a b c of Fly Tying – Bass Flies – module 2 a b c of Fly Tying – Bass Flies – module 3 a b c of Fly Tying – Bass Flies – module 4 a b c of Fly Tying – Bass Flies – Module 5

a b c of Fly Tying – Estuary flies
a b c of Fly Tying – Estuary Flies – module 1 a b c of Fly Tying – Estuary Flies – module 2 a b c of Fly Tying – Estuary Flies – module 3 a b c of Fly Tying – Estuary Flies – module 4 a b c of Fly Tying – Estuary Flies – module 5

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