Trout
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These articles are predominately related to fishing for trout.
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{{+1}}UV cruncher{{-1}}
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More of a class of fly than a fly in itself because you will find UV crunchers tied a all sorts of colours from black right through to dun colours and pale olives. I like this particular tie because it incorporates peacock herl which is one of my favourite fly tying materials.{{end}}
Last Updated: January 17, 2016
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Categories: Flies, My 'trout' lake wet fly box, Nymphs, Trout flies
Tags: Nymphs, river, trout 
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{{+1}}Leaders – set ups for trout{{-1}}
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When it all boils down leaders don't have to be as complicated as they are made out to be. I have set out below how I set up my trout leader and I hope that will provide as a minimum a reasonable starting point. Keep in mind however that I fish 10 foot #6 weight fly rods when fishing for trout in lakes and consequently if your using a shorter or longer rod you may need to adjust some of the measurements that I have used.{{end}}
{{+1}}PTN variant{{-1}}
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This variation of Frank Sawyers pheasant Tail Nymph takes into account the shorter herl on pheasant tails that dominate the market these days and to include the substitution of peacock or coloured dubbing in the thorax and the addition of legs.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, My "trout" nymph fly box, Nymphs, Trout fliesTags: Beadhead nymphs, Lake nymphs, Loch style wet flies, river No Comments »
{{+1}}Carrot dry fly{{-1}}
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Tied with natural seals fur it is a fly that sits well on the water and easily sheds water with a snappy false cast.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, Loch flies, My 'trout' lake wet fly box, Trout fliesTags: Dry flies, Loch style dry flies No Comments »
{{+1}}Carrot wet fly{{-1}}
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This fly came about as an extension of the idea of using very popular carrot dry fly and has turned out to be a great weighted attractor fly to use on the top or middle dropper when fishing a representation fly on the point to river fish.{{end}}
Categories: Bead head nymphs, Flies, My "trout" nymph fly box, Trout fliesTags: Attractors, Beadhead nymphs, river No Comments »
{{+1}}Fly lines that I use – #10 Central Queensland{{-1}}
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The fly rods that I use when fishing in the tropics for the likes of barramundi, mangrove jack, GT's, queenfish and tarpon are #10 weight Redington Predator fly rods. At only 8 foot 3 inches long they are relatively short rods that have turned out ideal for tropical fly fishing amongst the snags in rivers and also around the inshore reefs and headlands.{{end}}
{{+1}}St. Peter’s Winery and Distillery{{-1}}
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Before I was able to indulge my passion for fishing I was lucky to have my own winery and distillery in the Riverina region of NSW. This thumb-nail picture shows the only French Charentais-Alambic still in the Southern hemisphere.{{end}}
{{+1}}#6 weight fly rods{{-1}}
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A long time ago I decided that #6 weight fly rods were the right weight of fly rod for still water fishing for trout. Since then i have used #6 weight fly rods in many trout fisheries overseas and in Australia and have never for a minute considered changing to a different rod class.{{end}}
{{+1}}Double eyed, soft hackle dog nobbler{{-1}}
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At the same time the woolly bugger was evolving in the US in England a similar fly that became known as a dog nobbler was also evolving. Dog nobbler flies were heavily weighted for use in deeper water, were generally not palmered with a hackle and often were tied with bead chain eyes.{{end}}
{{+1}}Humungus variant{{-1}}
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Tied with a woolly bugger tail that allows movement within the fly, a plain, painted or anodised tungsten bead for the head that encourages up and down movement and of course plenty of fleeting colour as it is stripped through the water this fly is very much a top class pulling fly... and very effective in that role.{{end}}