Apologies, I should have uploaded this stuff to the fly tying blog as well as the newsletter for future reference.
Was led by BJ – working hard through the technical difficulties. The tie was Wulff variants. As BJ mentioned, it seems Lachy’s champagne cork is being the de rigeur fly mount.
BJ’s pre-night demo
Lachy’s: “Pretty average attempts me thinks… The calf hair was a pain so tried pink antron for the second wing. As you said BJ, keep practicing! I definitely think I need to”
Hook- #14 jig hook, I use the Hanak H430 BL Bead- 3-3.5 mm slotted tungsten, copper colour Thread- black for main thread, fluro orange for the collar Body- SLF spikey squirrel dubbing, natural colours Tail- bronze or brown mallard flank and some micro glint or flashabou, green, brown, gold or blue will work for combining colours
Hook – Long shank lure or streamer – I use TMC 5262 or a Gamakatsu SL45 Bone Fish in size 8-10 Bead – Silver 3.3 tungsten cyclops, or medium silver bead chain eyes Thread – Black 8/0 / 70 Denier, 50 Denier Nano Silk/GSP also works very well Tail – Black marabou Tail flash – Silver Krystal flash or Flashabou Body – Medium silver tinsel chenille Rib – Small/Brassy silver wire Hackle – light coloured or grizzly cock hackle. Hen cape feathers also work well. Slightly longer and softer fibres.
Looking forward to enjoying the tie and a wee dram.
The recipe for the saltwater popper – aka BNB (Bass N Brim) popper follows: Hook: Tiemco TMC8089 #2-10 Thread: Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Tail: Slinky Fibres Legs: Sili-legs over a ball of Hareline UV Dubbing Body: 10mm crystal chenille with 2mm two tone foam cut with a Chernobyl Ant cutter Indicator: 2mm Two tone foam, vibrant colour to suit.
This fly was designed by Brett Clarke who founded BWC Flies in 2012 and was featured in FlyLife, Number 81, Spring 2015
“Here’s the tying instructions and materials, courtesy of Craig Coltman:”
Many anglers are familiar with Vern Barby’s excellent fly, the Magoo, which we first described way back in 2016 FlyStream #12 – The Magoo – FlyStream. This pattern has caught thousands of trout since Vern created it in 1999.
Materials
Hook – size 10-12 Wet fly
Thread – Black 8/0
Bead – 3mm copper bead, coloured chartreuse.
Tail – Black Marabou.
Body – Black/emerald Sparkle Dubbing. (If you can’t find this, substitute No 46 Spectra Dubbing and black rabbit fur, blended in equal proportions.)
Collar – Black hen hackle.
Tying Instructions
1. Place the bead on the hook.
2. Tie in a clump of black Marabou for the tail. I break it off to a length of 3cm for a size 12 hook, and 4cm for the larger size 10 hook.
3. Dub the body.
4. Tie in four turns of the black hen hackle immediately behind the bead.
5. Whip finish.
6. Scruff up the body dubbing with some Velcro to give the fly a more mobile, lifelike appearance.
If we have time we could visit the original Viva lure fly, as well have the colours.
The Parasol Emerger is an intriguing fly pattern developed by Ted Leeson and Jim Schollmeyer. It’s designed to imitate emerging insects and has proven effective, especially in spring creek settings.
As you can see from the images, the recipe is fairly simple:
Parasol Emerger Recipe:
Materials:
Your own/favourite emerger recipe, eg: Hook: Standard dry fly hook (size 14-18) Thread: Fine thread (white or light color) Body: Dubbing (match the color of the natural insect) Ribbing: Clear or translucent tubing (e.g., monofilament)
Parasol Post: ‘Stiffish’ Monofilament or synthetic fibres (for the “puff” effect)
The Commonwealth Hopper is a highly ‘floaty’ hopper that is great as a ‘dry’ in a dry-dropper or just a dry when you are fishing on a river near grassland. The bonus is it is not too difficult to tie and it works!
Recipe:
Hook: Size 12 Foam cylinder – tan or yellow Wing: Antron and Elk or Deer Hair Green or Black thread for initial tie Orange Fluoro orange thread Legs – orange and black (or whatever you have in your tying kit)
Please contact Claude and BJ (treasurer@canberra-anglers.asn.au) if you intend to be at our first club meeting and we will try to make up some tying kits.
