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 …
Category: Fly Tying
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 …
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 …
(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 “Clouser”
Bob Clouser’s Deep Minnow. Without doubt the Clouser is one of the most fished flies in the world. It’s creation back in 1987 by American Bob Clouser, in my opinion was a big leap forward …
The Versatile Bread Fly
I can see all the purists cringe just at the heading of this post, but let’s face it, fly fishing is all about fooling fish with artificial “lures”. Yep I said it – lures – …