Next Meeting
10 Dec – our annual end of year BBQ by the lake. More details soon via email.
Next Activities
26 Nov – Fly tying via Zoom 7:30 – Hares Ear/pheasant tail nymph with Claude
18 Jan 2026 – Carp outing led by Claude. More details via email.
From Lachy:
Below are the recipes and some links for viewing, these are for the fly tying that is being led by Lachy on the 26th of November 2025 starting at 7:30pm via Zoom.
Zoom link will come out the day before – Tuesday 25th November.
Pheasant Tailed Nymph
Unweighted version
Hook: Hanak H 230 or H 280 or sturdy wet fly hook sz 12 (but can go down to sz 20). Tiemco TMC 100SP-BL also works well
Weight: lead wire optional or use unweighted as a dropper with a weighted nymph or split shot
Thread: brown or rusty coloured thread in 70 Denier. I prefer Brown Semperfli nano silk in 50D
Tail, Abdomen, Wingcase and Legs: Natural Pheasant Tail fibres
Thorax: Peacock herl
Rib: Copper wire in size 0.2mm or UTC Brassy size
Video link – can be used as a guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXG_0bcrWBE
Blue Collared Pheasant Tail Nymph (aka The Blue Ninja)
Hook: Dohiku HDJ in size 14, 16 and 18 or your preferred jig nymph hook
Bead: Copper coloured tungsten bead. Normally go 3.5mm on sz 14, 3.0mm on sz 16 and so on. But it also works well sizing up the bead on a smaller hook eg 3.5mm bead on sz 16 hook, 3.0mm bead on sz 18 and so on.
Tail: Coq de Leon (CDL) preferably in Ginger Speckle, but any CDL will do
Rib: Copper wire in size 0.2mm or UTC Brassy size
Collar: Uni mylar 1/32” in Holo lt Blue, alternatives Semperfli Holographic Tinsel 1/32” in Kingfisher colour, or Wapsi/UTC Holo Tinsel medium in blue
Resin: Solarez UV bone dry thin or your preferred thin, clear UV resin
Video link – mine uses slightly different materials and works well in our region but this is a useful guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHu1eTdqeR0&t=104s
Keyword wetfly nymphfly
Email system restored – thank goodness. Our shift means that emails from @canberra-anglers.asn.au will get through to Hotmail, yahoo and some other systems.
Just a gentle reminder, while we’ve had quite a rush of new members since the casting, plus some suggestion from long ago members enthused by our 80th birthday, there are a few of our ‘regulars’ not paid. That’s ok, situations change etc, but membership is essential for attendance at our outdoor events for insurance reasons.
We’ve had a number of club events which are reported on here – some excellent results early in the season, unfortunately we seem to be getting in hot weather early, please consider the conditions if you are fishing in the streams.
Thanks as always to Greg S for his tips – some very interesting items here this month.
Also thanks to our busy Secretary who has prompted me to include a few items that will be useful, especially for our newly joined members. She and I are trying to think how make our ever growing knowledge base to be more accessible to all – some attempts have been made and discussed later in this edition. I’ve also tweaked our “How to use our Blog” page to reflect the knowledgebase construct.
The lodge has booked us in for Fri 13 to Sun 15 Feb.
For your forward planning at this time. I’ll advise cost and full details closer to the date.
The program page https://canberra-anglers.asn.au/blog/program/ has been updated for the forthcoming season. Fly Tying sessions now have their topics and leader provided.
Dates for Feb trip to Jindabyne have been added and Nov saltwater trip amended.
Jason spotted this. I was aware Gold Cards could get a free Concession Pass but now all cards including the DVA Veteran’s White Card can get this concession.
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/passes-and-fees/conditions-of-use?utm_medium=short-url
A simple on-line process, though my validation required sending an image of the card as using the card number didn’t work.