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{{+1}}CXI Special – Orange (AKA Ring Burner){{-1}}
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Definitely one of my favourite colours for a CXI fly and an absolute must in my top 6 colour selection.{{end}}
Last Updated: August 9, 2019
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{{+1}}Christmas Island Special – orange pearl{{-1}}
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Orange pearl is one of my favourite colour combinations of Christmas Island Special (CXI) flies that my mates and I have seen on our various trips to Christmas Island and Aitutaki. It is generally in the top 6 producing colours of CXI flies on every trips.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, My tropical Pacific sand flats & coastal flies, Trout flies
Tags: Aitutaki, Christmas Island, CXI, Kiribati, Kiritimati 
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{{+1}}Christmas Island Special – chartreuse{{-1}}
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In plenty of salt water fisheries the saying "if it's not chartreuse it's not any use" applies so it's no surprise that this fly is included in my top six CXI flies list.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, My tropical Pacific sand flats & coastal flies, Trout fliesTags: #fishonfly, Bonefish, Christmas Island, CXI No Comments »
{{+1}}Clouser – synthetic MKII{{-1}}
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This is my favourite version of the clouser for use when targeting fish holding deep and is tied with H2O slinky fibre which makes the fly present as slightly translucent.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Saltwater - offshore, Saltwater - tropicalTags: #fishonfly, Blue water, GT's, Queenfish, queenies, Tuna No Comments »
{{+1}}Slow roller{{-1}}
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I fish these lightly weighted "slow rollers" on an intermediate or fast sink lines and a 30lb Maxima Ultra Green leader of about rod length. If you can see fish holding amongst timber put in a good cast beyond the timber and then count your line down and then work repetitive slow roly poly retrieves through the area.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Other species, Saltwater - tropicalTags: #fishonfly, barra, Big fish flies, Central Qld, Cod, roly poly, slow roll No Comments »
{{+1}}Candy – pelagic{{-1}}
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Matching the hatch is the key to catching pelagics such as queenfish, tuna, Australian salmon and herring on fly. These unweighted flies are like candy to pelagic fish because they closely match the form and function of a lot of naturals they are targeting. In smaller sizes, particularly in pink, they are a handy fly for targeting flathead and bream in estuary waters.{{end}}
Categories: Big fish flies - temperate & tropical destinations, Flies, Fly colour choices - #10 weight tropical destination, Saltwater - offshore, Saltwater - tropicalTags: #fishonfly, #spotters, Big fish flies, Central Qld, GT's, pelagics, Pink and / or white, Queenfish, salmon, Small pelagics, Translucent flies, Tropical species flies, Tuna No Comments »
{{+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}}
Categories: Trout, Trout fliesTags: #fishonfly, barra, Barramundi, Big fish flies, Brown bomber colours, Central Qld, Chartreuse, Cod, Grunter, Guns & roses, mangroves, Qantas colours No Comments »
{{+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}}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}}