Trout
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These articles are predominately related to fishing for trout.
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{{+1}}TBH flash back PTN{{-1}}
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Jeremy Lucas was our river coach leading up to the 2012 World Fly Fishing Championships and was very keen on thinner flies for this early season competition. I think its a great interpretation of a classic fly and commend it for your consideration.{{end}}
Last Updated: October 7, 2012
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{{+1}}Marko’s go to fly{{-1}}
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I was introduced to this fly at the 2012 World Fly Fishing Championships during the training sessions by our guide Marko Gradnik. This was his "go to" fly for all the river sectors of the competition and produced fish for all the Australian World team members.{{end}}
Categories: Bead head nymphs, Flies, My 'trout" bead head fly box, Trout flies
Tags: #fishonfly, Beadhead nymphs 
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{{+1}}Rivers – setting your gear up for dry fly fishing{{-1}}
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I guess that almost every competition fly fisher has a preference toward set ups for different fishing situations ... this is mine.{{end}}
{{+1}}Rivers – across and down and swinging spiders{{-1}}
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I have three lines that I fish over this rod depending on conditions. A #4 weight Scientific angle trout series dry fly line, a #4 weight Cortland clear intermediate line and a new #4 weight Rio InTouch Deep 5. This last line is brand new to me but it ticks all the boxes.{{end}}
{{+1}}River set up for short & long leader nymphing – competitions{{-1}}
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Over the last few years myself and most other competition fly fishers have to differing degrees come to grips with the French leader style of fly fishing. That technique for me had evolved into fishing a 9 meter Hends Camou leader. It was a good set up but for me it had severe limitations in anything but a windless day or a day with slight winds at your back.{{end}}
{{+1}}Brown damsel bugger{{-1}}
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Unfortunately for the midge it's not only swallows that have them on their menu it's also carnivorous damsel nymphs and then of course further up the food chain trout.{{end}}
{{+1}}Brown pink hot head bugger{{-1}}
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You can of course tie a hot head on any fly and from time to time when I am tying flies I add hot thread head to a couple of flies just to ensure that I have some options in my fly boxes. This fly takes the hot head concept to the next step and includes a bigger than average thread head which is a significant feature of the fly.{{end}}
{{+1}}Black and red hot head bugger{{-1}}
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I generally only tie it in two versions the fly described below and a brown and pink version. Particularly if the water is a little discoloured I find these flies work well either as middle dropper attractor flies or as my top dropper bob fly but from time to time also fish them on the point particularly if fish are switched onto small flies.{{end}}
{{+1}}TBH hybrid caddis spider{{-1}}
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This is my favourite hybrid of a spider fly and a bead head nymph with a tungsten bead up front. I carry this fly in two sizes and find them particularly useful in situations where I need a bit of weight to get a fly down yet still want the anchor fly to fish well and be enticing to trout rather than just being an anchor for other flies in the team. This is a great buggy looking fly and the tail and soft hackle provide plenty of movement.{{end}}
{{+1}}TBH brown and peacock hybrid spider{{-1}}
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Brown and peacock hybrid spider nymphs are good buggy looking flies and the tail and soft hackle provide plenty of movement. One of these hybrid spider nymphs on the top dropper and two unweighted spiders or nymphs below can be a real tease for trout.{{end}}