Christopher Bassano Guide Series

When fish are in shallow water or tailing in bright conditions, this is my fall back fly. It possesses a great hot spot that trout seem to hone in ...

As with the ‘Carrot’, this fly was introduced to Australia by Englishman, John Horsey. The original pattern was orange in colour but all other colo...

This fly originates from Ireland and was then further developed by Ballarat fly anglers, Vern Barby and, to a lesser extent, Craig Coltman. Althoug...

The loop wing claret hopper can be fished singly or in a team. It can genuinely fit anywhere in a cast of three flies and works in sunny or overcas...

The black tungsten beaded claret nymph is a point fly that I use in clear water or when the fish seem very fussy on bright days. It works very well...

The Index Fly is an unweighted damsel imitation. Damsel flies are prevalent in all of our Australian lakes, farm dams and rivers. I was shown this ...

"Claret has been my favourite colour for decades when mayflies are around. This nymph is my number one on Little Pine, Arthurs, Woods and Penstock....

The copper tungsten beaded fly works best when there is a little colour in the water. Fished deep and slowly over weed beds, this fly also catches ...

This fly was introduced to Australia by Englishman, John Horsey. This is the original pattern. It is very, very easy to see on the water and is eat...

Part of the Christopher Bassano Custom Selection. See Christoper's description below... I am not sure why this fly is not more popular amongst angl...

The loop wing Claret Hopper with a Mylar rib is a fly Christopher Bassano use's when he want's an attractor style fly that still has imitative prop...

The “Spun” is as the name suggests, a half spinner, half dun. It was invented by my good friend and Tasmanian based fly fisherman, Cameron Spur. Ca...

Part of the Christopher Bassano Custom Selection. See Christoper's description below... I don't think that this fly needs an introduction to people...

Part of the Christopher Bassano Custom Selection. See Christoper's description below... The Black Spinner must surely be the most popular dry fly f...

Part of the Christopher Bassano Custom Selection. See Christoper's description below... There are many orange spinner patterns available and this o...