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Origin The Muddler Minnow was originated by Don Gapen of Anoka, Minnesota in 1936, to imitate the slimy sculpin and fool large brook trout in the Nipigon River. Gapen tied the fly by lantern light in his camp, using materials available in his portable kit, after watching First Nations guides capture sculpins and explain to him their…
What is a zonker fly? A zonker is a fly made from a strip of fur. The strips are known as zonker strips and they have the hide attached. Once waterlogged, this softens and create a fly with bulk that pulsates when retrieved. It’s great for larger flies, such as streamers and…
What fly angler doesn’t love boobies? What is a booby? The booby is a trout fly which has two very large round eyes made from buoyant foam. They’re large and round, so I guess you can use your imagination to figure out how they got their name. The first rule…
Gold Bead GRHE Original The origins of this nymph are way back into the 1800’s and it is a killer whenever olives hatch. GRHE like Gold Bead GRHE Original #14 is perhaps the most recognized, fished, and proven nymph ever tied. The Gold Bead GRHE Original #14 will attract fish…
A wonderfully designed fly, originated by Hans van Klinken. Klinkhammer Flies are a special type of parachute fly whereby the thorax of the fly is designed to dip through the surface of the water, imitating an emerger. Get Stunning Klinks here – The Dutch angler Hans Van Klinken originally tied this…
Perfect for fishing when Dun flies and emergers are on the water efficient late in the day or when is cloudy outside. Its is a Summer/Autumn fly tied on size #16 is great for catching grayling all day perfect for fishing in slow and very slow running rivers
This could easily become my favourite shrimp of 2019! Just wait till you see it in the water… SO fishy!
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…
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;…
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…
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…
A small collection of the most popular flies used in South Africa, no angler should be without these in their fly box. Flies to add: Dragon and Damselfly nymphs, Midge Pupa
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Galloup’s Wooly Sculpin here in the Cactus version. Kelly once again shows us that you CAN make an improvement on a classic trout streamer! The Wooly Sculpin has been a top trout streamer for a long time and now has been given a facelift. The Cactus Wooly Sculpin uses cactus…
In today’s video, we are looking at the famous and deadly Black Mamba. I first tied this style of Black Zonker in 2012 and ever since, it has been my number 1 fly in terms of producing fish, every single season. There is a reason customers keep coming back for…
