Big fish flies – temperate & tropical destinations
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We are lucky enough to be based in Gladstone Central Queensland which where the temperate waters of New South Wales and southern Queensland cross over with the tropical waters of the Capricorn Coast and other northern reaches of Australia.
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{{+1}}Articulated swimmer – Chartreuse{{-1}}
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These flies are a great standby for when big queenfish, GT's and goldens, that are either hunting on sand flats or are attacking blue-water bait fish , shun more natural coloured offerings and yet get turned onto chartreuse coloured flies.{{end}}
Last Updated: April 11, 2020
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{{+1}}Pregnant prawn – size #3/0 10 cm long with rubber legs{{-1}}
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This is the biggest pregnant prawn fly that I tie and is one of my goto flies here in Central Queensland when targeting barramundi in estuary and harbor waters. It's not unusual to hook up on queenfish, travally, flathead or other species that eat prawns.{{end}}
{{+1}}Articulated bugger{{-1}}
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It doesn't matter which of the larger CQ species your fishing for ... at 13cm long and with a great swimming action more often than not my articulated bugger in Qantas colours is my goto fly.{{end}}
{{+1}}Jig fly{{-1}}
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This fly is designed as a bait to jig along the muddy and sandy bottom of local rivers and estuary bays when targeting fingermark, grunter and and flathead in particular.{{end}}
{{+1}}Articulated baitfish – big fish fly version{{-1}}
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This fly has been designed to have an obvious bait fish profile and is my 'goto' fly when targeting sighted big ambush predators or pelagics or when prospecting for the same predators around structure. This is a big fly with the #4/0 version being 11.5 cm long but because it's unweighted it's relatively easy to cast.{{end}}
{{+1}}Chatto’s jig fly – olive bait-fish{{-1}}
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The set up of the jig hook and extension puts the tow point 15mm back along the fly so that a medium to fast strip will cause the fly to dart off in different directions much like wounded or fleeing fish. The 15mm of 8mm diameter closed cell foam tube above the hook eye give the fly neutral buoyancy so then when you pause the lure it basically suspends at or close to the level it was being retrieved giving predators time to attack.{{end}}
{{+1}}Christmas Island Special – mauve{{-1}}
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This is the newest addition to my top six CXI special colours. It's a little more subtle than the electric camel but I think that adds to its appeal to bone fish.{{end}}
{{+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 - tropical
Tags: #fishonfly, #spotters, Big fish flies, Central Qld, GT's, pelagics, Pink and / or white, Queenfish, salmon, Small pelagics, Translucent flies, Tropical species flies, Tuna 
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{{+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}}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}}