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{{+1}}a b c of Fly Tying – Big freshwater and saltwater flies – module 4{{-1}}
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ABC of fly tying "Big freshwater and saltwater flies" - module 4{{end}}
Last Updated: October 21, 2017
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{{+1}}a b c of Fly Tying – Big freshwater and saltwater flies – module 3{{-1}}
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Salt water flies . . . the historical perspective. |
Data base of fly tying skills:
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A great fly tying resource at your finger tips. Step by step instructions on most of the major fly tying skills. It's as easy as a b c . |
Flies to be tied by each participant:Click on photo or name to open fly tying instructions. |
New skills learned as you tie each fly |
Big candy
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Gusto
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{{+1}}a b c of Fly Tying – Big freshwater and saltwater flies – module 2{{-1}}
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Theory:
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Optional but great background. Spend (10 to 15 minutes) on |
Salt water flies . . . the historical perspective. |
Data base of fly tying skills:
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A great fly tying resource at your finger tips. Step by step instructions on most of the major fly tying skills. It's as easy as a b c . |
Flies to be tied by each participant:Click on photo or name to open fly tying instructions. |
New skills learned as you tie each fly |
Thing
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{{+1}}a b c of Fly Tying – Big freshwater and saltwater flies – module 1{{-1}}
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Theory:
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Optional but great background. Spend (10 to 15 minutes) on |
Salt water flies . . . the historical perspective. |
Data base of fly tying skills:
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A great fly tying resource at your finger tips. Step by step instructions on most of the major fly tying skills. It's as easy as a b c . |
Flies to be tied by each participant:Click on photo or name to open fly tying instructions. |
New skills learned as you tie each fly |
Deceiver
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Blue water minnow
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{{+1}}Christmas Island special{{-1}}
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With just these seven colour each tied in two sizes and a couple of weights you will be ready for some fantastic bonefish sessions on the flats. Christmas Island Special in: Pink, Pearl, Orange – rich, Orange - light, Violet, Chartreuse & Yellow.{{end}}
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{{+1}}Chatto’s flats minnow{{-1}}
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This is a fly that I developed specifically for sight fishing on the flats to the likes of bream, flathead, bonefish and permit. It's a very fishy looking fly and has a little blood spot that adds to the appearance of the fly being a wounded fish.{{end}}
{{+1}}Fishing season reminders{{-1}}
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Just a few reminders here about the main closed seasons in NSW ... better to be safe than sorry.{{end}}
{{+1}}Mud prawn – large 9cm or 10cm long{{-1}}
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This is the biggest version of my Mud Prawn Fly and the one that I use when chasing barramundi in relatively clear salt water around structure such as drowned timber. It's a very durable fly that swims hook point up so that it's fairly snag resistant. It is designed not only to provide a representation of a prawn that is readily taken by barra of all sizes but it can be crept slowly over logs and other structure giving the maximum time for fish to respond, can be fished like a soft plastic or can be fished as a faster moving fleeing prawn.{{end}}
{{+1}}Adding a lead split shot to the hook shank{{-1}}
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I have several flies, particularly in my saltwater range, which include a lead shot to what is the the bottom of the hook shank when the fly is intended to swim hook point up.{{end}}
{{+1}}Rubber legged olive gotcha{{-1}}
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This is a popular rubber tailed Gotcha type fly which is very similar to other peoples ties. It has it's place in your bonefish fly box for those occasions where the bones shy away from the bright colours of most other bone fish flies.{{end}}