Lachy is leading and suggested two flies as he feels they are pretty quick.
His notes:
Sunken Ant Hook: Dohiku 644 / Hanak 300 series / or Hanak 450 in size 14 and 16 Bead: Black nickel tungsten 2.5mm (for sz 14 hook) and 2.0mm (for sz 16) Thread: Black 70 Denier 8/0 and Rusty Brown Uni-thread (for the brown ant version) CDC: Brown or natural UV Resin – thin
Corn Fed Caddis Hook: Tiemco TMC 100/103 BL or Hanak H130 in size 12 or 14 Thread: Brown or olive 70 Denier 8/0 Shuck: Antron yarn/thread in olive or brown Body: Tan dubbing – preferably dry fly / fine synthetic type dubbing Wing: CDC in natural or slate dun Post: Antron in white or preferred hi-viz colour
Folks will probably have most materials, apart from maybe the Olive Antron yarn. I have plenty and am happy to bring it along to the next meeting if folks need some, just ask them to drop me a line via the tying WhatsApp group if anyone needs any of the materials.
Claude is leading the May tie for Kelly Galloup’s Sex Dungeon fly. There are a number of YouTube videos showing the tie, including by Galloup, but warning you they are very long.
Claude is assembling a materials kit of the more esoteric items. Contact him to place an order.
Claude’s notes below.
The sex dungeon is the pinnacle of what many articulated flies strive to be. Meaty enough to drive fish crazy, yet simple enough to exhibit a natural, unencumbered swim, the sex dungeon capitalizes on its versatility, and ability to elicit reactionary, as well as predatory strikes from stubborn underwater monsters.
Something great about large streamers such as the sex dungeon is the fact that it’s in no way limited to a single colour. While fishing white and tan versions of the fly can be a great way to bring in fish on a sunny day, darker patterns such as black, purple, and brown are also highly effective. In deeper water, feel free to get creative and throw some bright green or yellow patterns in order to spark the curiosity of hunkered down fish. For small creeks and rivers, feel free to tie on an olive, or earthy toned sex dungeon in order to imitate sculpin, crayfish, or even larger baitfish. For tiers, this can be a tricky project, however, once you get the hang of it, it becomes one of the most fun flies one can tie.
An articulated, double hooked, dumbbell eyed, marabou, flash, silicone legged, schlappen and spun deer hair creation that not only moves like crazy when trout can see it in clear water but it also “pushes” water (thanks to that deer hair head/collar) so that in dirty water the trout can also “feel’ it. This fly casts a very sculpin-like profile and is most commonly fished on a sinking tip line and fished around river structure and pulled off the banks/drop offs when looking for a meat eating trout.
It would be a fly that could be swung or stripped like a bugger – good for trout and natives – probably saltwater if you used stainless hooks. I’ve seen some great videos of large trout being caught in NZ and Nathan believes they would be great during spawn run.
Ingredients:
Rear Hook: Daiichi 2460 #2 Tail: Natural colour Flash in Tail: Silver Flashabou Body: Pearl Ice Dub or UV Minnow Belly Hackle: Natural Schlappen Rib: UTC Ultra Wire (Brassie Silver) Legs: White/Pearl Flake Barred Crazy Legs Optional Wing: Natural Marabou Connection: AFW Surflon Micro Ultra Wire-19 Strand w/ 1 red bead
Front Hook: Daiichi 2460 #1/0 Skirt: Natural Marabou and Silver Flashabou Body: Pearl Ice Dub or UV Minnow Belly Hackle: Schlappen Rib: UTC Ultra Wire (Brassie Silver) Legs: White/Pearl Flake Barred Crazy Legs Optional Wing: Marabou Eyes: Large Double Pupil Lead Eyes (Red/White/Black) Head/Collar: Deer Belly Hair
The Rusty Dun is your classic parachute mayfly profile in the colour of our darker Australian mayfly and terrestrial insects. This is a perfect generalist fly for searching up a river. The slim profile and natural colour of the fly can represent a wide range of insects on our rivers. It has the added benefit of a hi-vis orange post to help you see your fly in even the most turbulent water. This fly is particularly successful late afternoon before and during an evening rise to mayfly. It can even double as an orange spinner pattern if needed and is also an option for lakes.
We tied the CDC version mainly but also the parachute version.
size 14 Dry Fly hook Black (any colour) thread Coq de Leon tail (substitute – any hackle) Any sort of Rusty Dubbing Glow bright for indicator CDC – Natural or Brown (or any other colour)
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
