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{{+1}}Candy – resin head minnow{{-1}}
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This is a great fly to rip through the water in front of Tailor, Australian Salmon, Tarpon and any other fish that is a predator of small fish. The combination of the resin head and the body materials create a fly that is translucent and a very effective imitation of many small thin fish that that are targeted by bigger fish. This fly is much easier to tie than a candy and in my view a better fly overall.{{end}}
Last Updated: January 29, 2011
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{{+1}}Floating yabby / crayfish{{-1}}
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A floating yabby is a bit of an oxymoron but it does work. Fish it on a fast sink line and let the line sink to the required depth. When you pull the line the floating yabby will be pulled down. When you pause the yabby will rise. Bass love it.{{end}}
{{+1}}Flash Harry{{-1}}
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In larger sizes it works well for Bass, EP's, Silver Perch and Yellow Bellies and in smaller sizes its a great for trout. I like to fish it on a fast sinking line either ripped or with a stop and start jerky retrieve or roly-poly.{{end}}
Categories: Bass, EP's, perch and saratoga flies, Flies, Streamers & pulling flies
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{{+1}}Booby beetle – Chatto’s original{{-1}}
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Boobies are a fantastic bass fly when fished on the surface but occasionally they hang so low in the water they get a bit hard for me to see. To overcome that when seeing the fly is necessary I added a back of 2mm closed cell foam - works like a dream. This is undoubtedly my favorite bass fly.{{end}}
{{+1}}Rays beetle variant{{-1}}
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I have found this variation of Ray's beetle to be a good representation for a range of these big bugs. It can be used as a general prospecting fly or to "match the hatch". It lands with a loud plop and floats hook down. I generally fish it on a 2 meter 10lb straight mono tippet. You need fairly heavy tippet to, turn the fly over, pull the fly it out of vegetation when you miscast, and to control bass that are intent in making cover once hooked.{{end}}
{{+1}}Midge ball{{-1}}
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When midges are emerging they emerge in large numbers and fish often feed on them at the exclusion of all other offerings. At times the midges ball up forming dense colonies that roll along the surface of the water and are eagerly targeted by trout.{{end}}
{{+1}}Trailing shuck caddis{{-1}}
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As the name implies this fly is a representation of that stage in the emergence when the shuck is still attached but the wing is open. With both of these elements intact the fly is obvious to both those fish that are taking just below and above the surface of the water. A good fishing tip for this fly is to hold the trailing shuck and body between your fingers when applying floatant so that when the fly is fished the trailing shuck and body still sink into or below the film. You can even add sink to the shuck to make sure it sinks.{{end}}
{{+1}}Summertime hopper – Chatto’s tie{{-1}}
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Looks great on the water and floats all day. The general form and colour together with presentation and how you fish them will help you fool the fish. Whether fished dry or wet by in large all hopper patterns should be fished in the current with as little line drag as possible or with occasional short jerking strips or twitches.{{end}}
Categories: Dry flies, Flies, Foam and poly flies, Hoppers, locust & cricketsTags: grasshopper, lake, trout No Comments »
{{+1}}Chatto’s yellow winged hopper{{-1}}
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As the name implies this hopper is my representation of the natural of the same name. Its tied in the same way as a stimulator except that a yellow under wing and feather slip wings replace the deer hair wing of the stimulator. It's a good hopper pattern to tie on because it floats in the surface film much the same way as the unfortunate natural does and it is reasonably visible.{{end}}
Categories: Dry flies, Flies, Hoppers, locust & crickets, My "trout" dry fly boxTags: #fishonfly, Hoppers etc No Comments »
{{+1}}Jelly worm{{-1}}
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This fly is a good represent of chironomids in their "blood worm" stage and it works well as an anchor fly in a team of two or three chironomids particularly when fished static early in the hatch.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Midge pupa, grubs & snails, My 'trout' river wet fly boxTags: Chironomids No Comments »