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Welcome to my newly relaunched website.

The new site is more interactive than the old site and includes more flies and more skills; and now offers exclusive content to you our members. If you've got any questions or feedback about the site, checkout the FAQs link in the main menu or send me an email; and feel free to leave a comment or…

^{Last Udpated: July 2024}

Threadfin Salmon

Before we go too far I just want to put it out there that this post is just a reflection of part of my fly fishing journey. Don't take it as gospel but do feel free to use it as a foundation in developing your own abilities to catch a fishonfly or fishonlure … in this case Threadfin Salmon  …

^{Last Udpated: May 2024}

Adding lead to a “weedless” AKA “worm” type hook

This is how I add weight to weedless / worm hooks. I generally do 4 at a time as set out below. Process A Tie the thread in just behind the bottom of the vertical post on the hook shank and wind the thread about a third of the way back along the hook shank with tight touching turns.   B Tie in…

^{Last Udpated: May 2024}

Legs – palmered hackle

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^{Last Udpated: May 2023}

Barramundi – soft and hard vibes

Vibes area unique type of lure and some of the retrieves you can achieve with a vibe include after a long or short cast they can be swum back to the angler at different speeds, they can be dropped in difficult terrain such as next to a tree or other structure and then fished vertically or can be…

^{Last Udpated: April 2023}

Protected: Personal medications etc -11 liter food and water esky

Blackout & Zinc Cream Sandfly repellent Panadol Osteo Chap Stick Mobic Dental Floss Toilet paper and bag

^{Last Udpated: November 2022}

Chatto’s blog

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^{Last Udpated: July 2022}

Protected: Alpha frog – pouring sequence

FROG BELLY WHITE Mix the white belly plastersol in the following proportions. 20 gr of recycled white, 10gr of liquid hard plastersol and 1 teaspoon of floatant powder. Make sure it well stirred and cook it up stirring it regularly. When it's cooked start by covering up to the plimsoll line inside…

^{Last Udpated: July 2022}

Check list – emergency kit

I keep my emergency kit in a small orange zip lock bag. It does have just enough first aid items to get by but most of the content are items you may need in an emergency. Quells, Mobic, Paracetamol 2 Pressure bandages Elastoplast Bentadine ointment $50 cash Toilet paper Cigarette lighter Scissors…

^{Last Udpated: July 2022}