How to Powder Coat Dumbell Eyes
Have you ever wanted a specific colour or style of dumbell eye? I know that fish react differently to colours, for example, Flathead love Pink, bream orange etc, so I like to sometimes change the …
Nix’s Shrimp Fly
This pattern was originally tied by Jimmy Nix, and we started tying it at least 18+ years ago for the local bream around the oyster racks at night in Brisbane Waters. Those racks are now …
Reel Review – Daiwa LT Range
The Daiwa LT (LT = Light and Tough) range is relatively new or updated versions of some of their more popular models. I have been using 3 in particular of late, so here is my …
Make your own Mono Shrimp Eyes
These days you can buy pre-made mono eyes for your shrimp, yabby and crab patterns. But if you make your own, you can customise the colours, size, thickness and lengths. This video shows you how …
Braided Loops
Ever had a problem with a welded loop on your fly line breaking or just sick of tying nail knots between your backing and fly line? Here I look at braided loops and how to …
Oyster Rack Bream @ Night
Fishing oyster racks for bream is nothing new. We have been fishing them for years on the coast on all types of tackle. However it’s a totally different proposition fishing these racks in the dark …
Tips – Finding Flathead
I know I have written about flathead on fly before, but this time I am going to focus in on some tips on how to find them in our estuaries. More specifically NSW estuaries. Finding …
Going Deep for Redfin on Fly
Like them or loath them, redfin are a fun species to catch on fly. Sadly they are becoming more prevalent in a number of our fresh water streams and impoundments, but as they are a …
(re) Creating a Fly Pattern
Shrimply Irresistible The making of a pattern to suit a particular prey or to match the hatch is nothing new, nor is creating a fly that mimics a lure that someone has had success with. …
The Lure of Fly
I find it interesting that there are many fly fishers that refuse to use other fishing methods – ever! Purists you might call them, but many would say these are the people that give off …