The Great Lake Gum Beetle (Size 12) is a deadly dry fly for Tasmania’s highland lakes, perfectly imitating the gum beetles that trout eagerly sip...

A great hopper pattern for when those little fellas are hopping about. A thinner footprint on the water, a good choice when delicacy is the key....

A staple mayfly pattern Bassano on the Para Black Spinner: I don't think that this fly needs an introduction to people who fish in Tasmania and a...

DescriptionSpecialty flies that match the natural but highlighting trigger points making them irresistible to fish.

After a mayfly mates, it dies and often falls into the water. We call this a ‘spent’ mayfly. Its life is over, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t ...

On those tricky days when fish are rising once and then disappearing, this fly will pull them up. Tassie guide Christopher Bassano on the Loop W...

Fishing Tassie in March-May, you'll want to be carrying these. My go to fly when the Jassids are about, gathers dust in the fly box waiting fo...

Davy's brown termite is a go-to classic for darker-coloured imitations. A great sedge pattern designed by Davy Wotton featuring a looped elk hai...

Manic Tackle has done it again, making this unbelievably buoyant deer hair cicada.  With a wide profile, small protrusion of flash and shaped win...

A foam bodied hopper that is super bouant and deady in the head of summer when the paddocks have dried out and the fish are looking up.  Natural ...

An excellent all-round attractor pattern. This pattern is considered a must-have for anglers fishing the South Island of New Zealand and is just...

DescriptionA best seller. All sorts of adult terrestrial or aquatic bugs are represented by these flies which float perfectly for delicate fishing....

If you could choose just one lake dry fly, this would be hard to go past. The CDC Bibio is a variation on the original Hopper as it uses the nat...

The claret hopper with a touch of CDC not only makes this pattern extremely realistic but also buoyant. The classic hopper has been given the CD...

The orange Poly Spinner is equipped with bright colors with the classic spinner shape. This fly will stand out way more than the traditional blac...

DescriptionPrecise depth control for when you want a nymph to hang right under the surface film, these are possibly the answer, tied with a buoyant...

Brilliant texturing and an easily visible sighter make this a go-to sedge pattern for many anglers.  The buoyant poly yarn under-wing paired with...

Weirdly, selective trout can often be undone using this pattern. The classic Bibio given the Hopper treatment, this style has become a modern cl...

DescriptionThe classic Greenwell's Glory, but tied with a parachute hackle so that it sits low and delicately on the water. Some anglers use nothin...

Simple, buoyant and deadly effective.  Willow Grubs are a favourite among trouts' various food sources, so when the hatch is on, the fish are too!

A smaller cicada pattern, deadly for fishing hopper hatches or to cicada feeders when fish may be spooked by a bigger fly A Cicada pattern from R...

A big, buoyant foam Cicada ideal for turbulant water when natural materials wont cut it.

This fly is a stunning beauty and a pleasure to fish. The design captures the slender body and segmentation of a natural dun, and the wing is angl...

The deer hair wing makes this fly a reliable top-water performer, and the loopwing makes for an easily recognisable emerging profile.     This s...

This Scottish wet fly will take you back in time with its traditional pattern, but it has stood the test of time. Fish today love it just as much...

One of our go to flys for hopper season or when you need to trail a nymph below  What's better than a Stimi? One with flexi floss legs of cours...

An amazingly buoyant dry fly that immitates a range of insects and is a go go to fly for the staff here at The Flyfisher  A super buoyant attract...

This is great beetle imitations on overgrown sections of river. This is a popular fly on the Big River east of Eildon. A good high floating Red ...

A flashy claret twist on the classic Bob's Bits pattern Easy pickings for fish feeding on adult or emerging bugs that have become trapped in and...

We love fishing hoppers, and so should you. The orange body on this pattern is sure to induce some fishy interest. The original standard Hopper....

A realistic Mudeye pattern, this is a go-to fly amongst the flyfisher team.  The imitative profile of this fly is second to none, matching perfect...

Super buoyant, leggy and with a flash under the wing, this fly is a masterpiece of Manic tying.  The dense parachute holds plenty of floatant as ...

A spent mayfly imitation, this parachute-style fly holds floatant beautifully, perfect for dry fly takes on the lakes this season.   Jackie says ...

The perfect hopper pattern for more delicate presenations. Deadly when polaroiding fish in slower water. The long slender profile is enticing to ...

DescriptionA sparse spinner pattern tied to match the hatch on New Zealand's famous Mataura river.Our ViewA sparse spinner pattern tied to match th...

The perfect fly for fishing to finicky trout  Specialty flies that match the natural but highlighting trigger points making them irresistible t...

An incredibly buoyant mayfly spinner imitation, ideal for windy days on a lake or turbulent water on a river 

DescriptionA great new addition to the range from Fulling Mill consultant Craig McDonald.Our ViewThe tutty fruity is one of our favourites here at ...

DescriptionThe coachman is an old-aged classic that can imitate a number of terrestrials and insects. As it sits high on the surface of the water, ...

DescriptionBasically a parachute, but designed by Hans van Klinken so that the abdomen and tail dip into the water. Variations abound, but the conc...

DescriptionThis emerging pupa pattern has no hackle but relies on the natural floatation given by the CDC feathers projecting over the hook eye. Th...

Description Tassie fishing guide Bill Beck on his Parachute Emerger fly... My other standard dun pattern (with the Parachute Emerger Brown), usual...

A near perfect caddis profile and rear mounted hotspot make this fly a deadly pattern to have on hand.  Buoyant CDC and hackle fibres ensure this ...

When fish are picky and on something small, the Kick Arse Caenid is deadly

DescriptionThis heavy hackled dry fly can be used to imitate any small brown midge or gnat etc, the white hackle at the head can represent the fuzz...

This may be a simple pattern for a hopper, but it is deadly effective at imitating a range of terrestrials. A best seller. Originally inspired b...

Designed by Hans van Klinken, this parachute style fly has a sunken tail that perfectly mimmicks an emerging insect. The black colour in this fly ...

A best seller. Called the Fratnik Midge after its inventor Marjan Fratnik, it is now referred to as simply the "F Fly". It has a wing of CDC fea...