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{{+1}}Leaders – set ups for trout{{-1}}
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When it all boils down leaders don't have to be as complicated as they are made out to be. I have set out below how I set up my trout leader and I hope that will provide as a minimum a reasonable starting point. Keep in mind however that I fish 10 foot #6 weight fly rods when fishing for trout in lakes and consequently if your using a shorter or longer rod you may need to adjust some of the measurements that I have used.{{end}}
Last Updated: November 10, 2015
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{{+1}}Floating red claw{{-1}}
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This fly is a variation to my original yabby pattern and has been designed to be fish on a sinking line. I like to fish them, in water from 1 to 4 meters deep, either as a single fly or in a team of two flies as a point fly. If fishing them in a team I like the dropper with the second fly to be 25cm long and 1.2 meters above the point fly.{{end}}
Categories: Bass, EP's, perch and saratoga flies, Flies, Foam and poly flies, Other species
Tags: Bass, Saratoga, Wet flies 
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{{+1}}Chatto’s foam mouse{{-1}}
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This little mouse lands right way up most of the time, swims well and has a reasonable mouse profile. The eyes and the ears are really only for the angler and hopefully add a little confidence that the fly is a least a little representational.{{end}}
Categories: Bass, EP's, perch and saratoga flies, FliesTags: #fishonfly, #spotters, mouse No Comments »
{{+1}}Fusion – soft plastic lures as flies{{-1}}
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These soft plastic / flies are best fished in the same way as fishing a soft plastic on spin gear. I generally fish them using a #8 to #10 weight fly rod depending on the weight of the head and on a fast sinking fly line so that I can get them a little deeper.{{end}}
Categories: Bass, EP's, perch and saratoga flies, Flies, Saltwater - estuaryTags: Bass, saltwater, tropical 4 Comments »
{{+1}}PTN variant{{-1}}
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This variation of Frank Sawyers pheasant Tail Nymph takes into account the shorter herl on pheasant tails that dominate the market these days and to include the substitution of peacock or coloured dubbing in the thorax and the addition of legs.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, My "trout" nymph fly box, Nymphs, Trout fliesTags: Beadhead nymphs, Lake nymphs, Loch style wet flies, river No Comments »
{{+1}}Carrot dry fly{{-1}}
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Tied with natural seals fur it is a fly that sits well on the water and easily sheds water with a snappy false cast.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Loch flies, My 'trout' lake wet fly box, Trout fliesTags: Dry flies, Loch style dry flies No Comments »
{{+1}}Carrot wet fly{{-1}}
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This fly came about as an extension of the idea of using very popular carrot dry fly and has turned out to be a great weighted attractor fly to use on the top or middle dropper when fishing a representation fly on the point to river fish.{{end}}
Categories: Bead head nymphs, Flies, My "trout" nymph fly box, Trout fliesTags: Attractors, Beadhead nymphs, river No Comments »
{{+1}}Articulated swimmer – Qantas colours with rattle{{-1}}
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If your targeting Barramundi this is great prospecting fly for both fresh and salt tropical waters. It's dressed in popular Qantas colours of red head and white body that is popular with so many barra type hard body and soft plastic type lures. With an overall length of a size from 9 cm to 15cm these are big flies for big fish so I suggest that you fish them on a #10 weight outfit.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Saltwater - tropicalTags: Barramundi, Cod, GT's, Mangrove Jack, Queenfish, Trevally 1 Comment »
{{+1}}Zonker yabby / crayfish{{-1}}
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Over the years I have experimented with various Yabby Patterns and whilst some have looked great unfortunately they have all been “dogs” to fish or more correctly to cast. Generally rather than using them I have reverted to fishing a weighted woolly bugger instead. Well all that has now changed and I now have a Yabby in my fly box that I have confidence in.{{end}}
{{+1}}Double eyed, soft hackle dog nobbler{{-1}}
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At the same time the woolly bugger was evolving in the US in England a similar fly that became known as a dog nobbler was also evolving. Dog nobbler flies were heavily weighted for use in deeper water, were generally not palmered with a hackle and often were tied with bead chain eyes.{{end}}