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{{+1}}Chatto’s articulated slow roller{{-1}}
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This is a variation of my very successful articulated swimmer and is my alternative goto fly when targeting barra in the relatively static water of Lake Awoonga and other barra impoundments. It can be fished on any line but my preference is a clear intermediate line. Retrieved with a slow roly poly or a long draw the fly has a nice shoulder role from side to side.{{end}}
Last Updated: March 10, 2019
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Categories: Trout, Trout flies
Tags: #fishonfly, barra, Barramundi, Big fish flies, Brown bomber colours, Central Qld, Chartreuse, Cod, Grunter, Guns & roses, mangroves, Qantas colours 
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{{+1}}Pregnant prawn – size #2/0 9 cm long{{-1}}
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This bigger pregnant prawn fly is one of my goto flies here in Central Queensland estuary waters. I often fish it when targeting barra, grunter, jacks and flathead in estuary and harbour waters but it's not unusual to hook up on queenfish, travally or other fish that eat prawns.{{end}}
{{+1}}The dark side{{-1}}
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There is an increasing number of fisho’s up here fishing the fly but in every discussion I have had with those people I have been surprised to hear that they share their sports fishing time between fly and the dark side … I am now beginning to understand why.{{end}}
{{+1}}Trailing hook fly – for use with articulated popper head{{-1}}
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This fly is designed as a simple yet effective fly to be fished behind my articulated popper heads.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Saltwater - offshore, Saltwater - tropicalTags: #fishonfly, GT's, pelagic fish, pelagics, Popper flies, surface feeders, Tuna No Comments »
{{+1}}Articulated popper head{{-1}}
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Poppers are a bit harder to cast than a normal fly because of the wind resistance but if you slow your cast down a little I'm sure you'll soon get the hang of it. Once you do you have another tool in your arsenal which is useful in three diverse situations:{{end}}
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{{+1}}Articulated swimmer{{-1}}
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This is a fly which I developed progressively over the period from 2012 to 2015 to fill a gap in my arsenal of flies to target barramundi around Gladstone. As it turns out these flies are also great for other salt water species including mackerel, GT's, queenfish and golden trevally.{{end}}
Categories: Other species, Saltwater - tropicalTags: #fishonfly, articulated, barra, Barramundi No Comments »
{{+1}}Christmas Island Special – pink{{-1}}
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There are a lot of colour combinations of Christmas Island Special (CXI) flies that my mates and I have seen on our various trips to Christmas Island and Aitutaki. Some work sometimes and not others and some work more often than not. This is my list of CXI flies that more often than not consistently work.{{end}}
{{+1}}Tidal flats shrimp – tan{{-1}}
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This fly is basically my original mud prawn that I released in 2003 and have now miniaturised and modified so as to represent the sort shrimp that you find on tidal flats in tropical waters. As an aside I note there is anecdotal evidence that there are permit and even bonefish on some of the local Central Queensland tidal flats so the search is on to find them. This tan version is the most translucent of my tidal flats shrimp and is my go to version for crystal clear water.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Saltwater - tropicalTags: #fishonfly, Bone fish, bones, Bream, Estuary flies, golden and blue fin trevally, Permit, Trigger fish, trigger fish. triggers No Comments »
{{+1}}Pheasant tail and partridge TBH spider{{-1}}
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If you were to suggest to a North Country (UK) fly fisher that there is such a thing as a tungsten bead head spider they would think your a rod section short of a fly rod.{{end}}