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{{+1}}Wet weather fishing for trout{{-1}}
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When the all the fair-weather fishermen are hiding under trees, in fishing huts or in their cars to keep dry, you will reap the rewards of some exciting fishing if you stay out in the rain. Just cast out your fly and let the rain drown it, just like what is happening to the real insects. Do not add any floatant. It is best to cast frequently as you will cover more water and I have found that the fly is normally taken just after it has broken the water surface.{{end}}
Last Updated: June 18, 2011
Author: {{+1}}Rivers – my one rod set up in 2012{{-1}}
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My compromise set up for rivers involves replacing the Camou leader from the French leader set up with a clear floating line and the long yellow indicator with a bright braided loop on the end of the fly line.{{end}}
{{+1}}Bass foam hopper{{-1}}
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When I converted my trout foam hopper for use as a bass and tropical fly fishing I added a sparkle chenille under-body and grossed it up dramatically so that it would withstand the aggressive nature of fish like Australian bass and tropical species such as mangrove jack.{{end}}
{{+1}}Dry Fly – wings{{-1}}
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To the uninitiated tying wings on dry flies can be a real stumbling block. This post will show you the correct way and the appropriate proportions to tie a range of dry fly wings.{{end}}
{{+1}}White arse black zulu{{-1}}
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The Zulu tied with a black hackle body and a black tail has origins that go back to circa 1600 England. This fly deviates from the standard a little and has a white under-tail of antron tied in to represents a trailing shuck, seals fur dubbing and a soft hackle at the front so if it is used as a loch fly it has some movement and a couple of trigger points.{{end}}
Categories: Dry flies, Flies, Loch flies, My 'trout' lake wet fly box
Tags: Dry flies, tasmania, trout 
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{{+1}}Spiders{{-1}}
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I have extended the population of flies that I carry in my fly box to include Spiders because they are an alternative representation for what we traditionally think of being a nymph representation.{{end}}
{{+1}}Carixia and shrimp{{-1}}
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I have extended the population of flies that I carry in my nymph fly box to include flies like Carixia and Shrimp flies because I fish them ostensibly in the same way that I fish my nymphs.{{end}}
{{+1}}Bearded booby{{-1}}
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One of the best search flies in slow moving or still deeper water using a sinking line ia a booby. As an alternative Boobies can also be fished as a semi-dry fly on the surface.{{end}}
{{+1}}Chironomids (aka buzzers and midge){{-1}}
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Chironomids are also sometimes known Buzzers and Midges at various parts of their life cycle. They are part of the Chironomidae family of the order Diptera - True Flies. They are very small and have a similar life cycle to Mayflies, Caddisflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies and go through four stages in their development: egg, larva, pupa and adult.{{end}}
{{+1}}Dragonflies and Damselflies{{-1}}
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Dragonflies are of the sub- order Zygoptera and Damselflies are of the sub- rder Anisoptera which is part of the Odonata family of insects that spend part of their lif cycle in the water. The Family Odonata is the oldest of the insect families and prehistoric fossils of dragon flies with wingspans around 100 times wider than today specimens have been found.{{end}}