Flies

For some unknown reason brown trout in particular seem to love this fly. It also work particulary well in really slow water when fish have a long t...

When fish become more selective on mayfly/baetis a thin profile pheasant tail nymph works best. For rainbows and browns in nearly every waterway...

This is the copper tungsten beaded variation of the classic New Zealand Hare & Copper. Hares fur blended with a small amount of copper flash. C...

"I dont know where I would be without this fly, it is my go to pattern. It has caught fish for me all over the world in places I have been fortunat...

The shaving brush is a favourite of many anglers across Australia. It represents an emerging mayfly, is easy to see, holds up nymphs in larger size...

This is the classic New Zealand Hare & Copper with added UV attraction and a black tungsten bead.

This is the red tungsten beaded variation of the classic New Zealand Hare & Copper. Hares fur blended with a small amount of copper flash. C...

My great friend, Damian How, showed me this fly two decades ago. At the time, Damian was guiding in North Western Tasmania and was catching more fi...

Turn over any rock on most rivers and there will be lots of small black stuff crawling around. Black flies are a critical component in any fly box....

You have to have a few parachute flies in your box. I carry them in 3 colours. This is one of them.

For the last few seasons this fly has taken the most fish of any pattern used. Normally fished 3ft under a big indicator fly like the Brown Wulff w...

Any Australian fly fisherman should already know about the effectiveness of this fly. My guiding diary over the past twenty years clearly shows tha...

Another Pheasant Tail variant with ice blue dubbing in the thorax. This is the black tungsten bead version. A firm favorite with trout worldwide. T...

This is the gold tungsten beaded variation of the classic New Zealand Hare & Copper. Hares fur blended with a small amount of copper flash. Cat...

Being tied almost entirely out of possum fur, this fly floats brilliantly. Much more robust than its "CDC winged" counterpart, the fly is very imit...

This fly is specifically tied to be used when the light is low or you need a buoyant dry fly when fishing nymph under dry. We all have to compromis...

A consistently high performing pattern on clear waterways throughout the world. Enough flash and colour but not too much. A go-to searching patt...

This fly was designed for sight fishing whether it be polaroiding or tailing fish. Almost every trout in Tasmania has a stick caddis in its stomach...

You cant have enough Pheasant Tail variants. This one has a red flashback with an epoxy coating. For some reason trout love flies with a bit of red...

A generic jig caddis nymph pattern for lowland rivers or fast boisterous/boulder strewn waterways where caddis are in high numbers and or a larger ...

This is a simple adaptation of one of the greatest mayfly patterns Christopher Bassano has ever used, the Possum Emerger. Basically, it is a Possum...

A generic jig caddis nymph pattern for lowland rivers or fast boisterous/boulder strewn waterways where caddis are in high numbers and or a larger ...

You can't have enough Pheasant Tail variants. This one has an Ultra-Violet flashback with an epoxy coating. At times trout love flies with a bit of...

This is the black tungsten beaded variation of the classic New Zealand Hare & Copper. Hares fur blended with a small amount of copper flash. Ca...