Foam Beetle

The Foam Beetle is a pattern tied mostly from artificial materials made to represent a – well small beetle. The variety in different colours that you can get the beetle in does not really matter as the fish only see a silhouette from the bottom. This fly is fished on…

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DDD

Originally tied by Tom Sutcliffe using deer hair with the intent of imitating a beetle, the DDD was eventually tied using nothing but Klipspringer for the tail, body and collar. This came about through a couple of Tom’s friends playing around with the pattern, namly Hugh Huntley and Bill Duckworth;…

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Dave’s Hopper

This Dave’s Hopper pattern is a mid summer to late summer pattern. The Dave’s Hopper pattern is credited to Dave Whitlock who combined elements of the Muddler Minnow and Joe’s Hopper patterns to make his new creation. This fly is designed to ride low in the film and you will…

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RAB

Apart from the DDD, the RAB is South Africa’s most loved dry fly. It was invented by Tony Biggs around the 70’s or 80’s and has taken countless fish on the Cape Streams over the years. Now, the concept of the fly is by no means new as people have…

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VALLEY LAKES COTTAGES, UNDERBERG – KwaZulu-Natal

VALLEY LAKES COTTAGES, UNDERBERG CONTACT DETAILS Contact Person: Samantha Phone: 082 788 3902 Address: 385X+M5 Mkhomazi Wilderness area, Underberg E-mails: samantha@valleylakes.co.za info@valleylakes.co.za Website: www.valleylakes.co.za Location: Himeville-Underberg Facilities Self-Catering Functions Venue Wedding Venue Braai facility Fireplace Tea & Coffee facility Play Park WiFi Activities Canoeing Fly-fishing Valley Lakes Cottages offers tranqul…

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CARP ON FLY – South Africa – FFF Safaris Outdoors – Episode 1 #fffsafaris #carponfly #fishing2020

Join me as I stalk hungry carp in the shallow water in near Rietkuil, Mpumalanga, South Africa Visit us at https://www.fffsafaris.co.za Pledge to me on patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fffproductions Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fffsafari SHOW LESS

Source: CARP ON FLY – South Africa – FFF Safaris Outdoors – Episode 1 #fffsafaris #carponfly #fishing2020 – YouTube

Triple Surgeon’s Knot – An easy and effective tippet to leader knot 

The triple surgeons knot is probably one of the easiest knots to connect your tippet to your leader. Its also quite strong. While not quite 100%, it will do the trick. And when you are out on the water, sometimes you want to tie up your rig quickly, to keep yourself on the water longer.

Difficulty: Easy

Time: Fast

Strength: Medium

Usefulness: Attaching lures or flies to your line with a loop.

 

Source: Triple Surgeon’s Knot – An easy and effective tippet to leader knot – YouTube

Galloup’s Warbird – Brown / Yellow

Yet again, Kelly redefines something and makes it his own….in a really good way! He’s taken a wooly bugger, tweaked some coloration and strategically added some rubber legs. This fly creates a profile and action in the water that a standard bugger doesn’t.  We use these on trout of course…

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Galloup’s Warbird – Black

Yet again, Kelly redefines something and makes it his own….in a really good way! He’s taken a wooly bugger, tweaked some coloration and strategically added some rubber legs. This fly creates a profile and action in the water that a standard bugger doesn’t.  We use these on trout of course…

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Steelhead Bugger

The Steelhead Bugger is a slight variation on a Wooly Bugger that comes from legendary Michigan Steelhead guide Ray Schmidt. It’s of course a “go-to” fly for many as most anything will eat a bugger, including steelhead. A staple steelhead fly to have in your box no matter where you…

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Fish Skull Sculpin Bugger – Brown

The Fish Skull Sculpin Bugger is a heavily weighted and highly effective variation of the traditional Woolly Bugger. A Fish Skull Sculpin helmet up front turns a bugger into a hybrid sculpin pattern. These come to us from the folks at Flymen Fishing Company and are designed by Martin Bawden…

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Fish Skull Sculpin Bugger – Black

The Fish Skull Sculpin Bugger is a heavily weighted and highly effective variation of the traditional Woolly Bugger. A Fish Skull Sculpin helmet up front turns a bugger into a hybrid sculpin pattern. These come to us from the folks at Flymen Fishing Company and are designed by Martin Bawden…

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Bug Eyed Bugger – Olive

The Bug Eyed Bugger is one of the coolest little streamers to come along in years. It is an articulated fly with the head tied on a short shank and the remainder of the body tied on a stout #2 hook. This thing has a really cool action in the…

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Bug Eyed Bugger – Black

The Bug Eyed Bugger is one of the coolest little streamers to come along in years. It is an articulated fly with the head tied on a short shank and the remainder of the body tied on a stout #2 hook. This thing has a really cool action in the…

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