So of my favourite patterns

[DazWah]

Hey FOAL'ers thought id share a few flies with you guys and girls, these work good in Australia and i think most were designed here. Excuse my tying as its not the best, first time taking photos of my flies too. Any way here goes;

The Bag Fly



Hook; 10-8 1xHeavy, 1xLong
Thread; Black
Tail: Black Hen Hackle
Body: Gold Tinsel, ribbed with Gold wire
Throat: Red Hen/Cock Hackle
Wing: Hessian Bag, Black Cock Hackle, Orange Cock hackle

Tom Jones


Hook: 14-10 1-2xLong, wet fly hook
Thread: Black
Tail: Black Goat or Squirrel Tail
Body: Olive underfur of wallaby/kangaroo dubbing
Wings: Olive Wallaby/Kangaroo fur tied sparse.

Carrot Fly

Hook:12-14 Dry fly
Tag: Mirage or Pearl Mylar(Optional)
Thread: Fire Orange
Body: Orange Seal Fur or Substitute
Hackle: Oversized cheap webby Cock hackle can also use Hen(The softer the better I use Whiting Eurohackle)
Comments: If the colour of the fly spooks the fish try a red or claret version. I usually tie this fly on first before with a red tag dry 2 feet behind it.

Shaving Brush

Hook: 12-14 Dry Fly
Thread: Black
Tail: Black Hen
Body: Chocolate Brown Antron Dubbing
Rib: Copper wire
Wing: Dark Dun Deer hair tied forward then wrapped with thread a few times.
Comment: Great emerger fly much prefer using this fly than dun patterns, also good as a general attractor pattern. I tie it in many different colour combinations.

[DazWah]

Pearly John

Hook: 16-10 Nymph with or without gold bead
Thread: Black
Tail: Sulphur Orange biots
Abdomen:Hends Shellback colour 15 ribbed with black wire.
Thorax:UV black Ice Dub with 2 turns Furnace hen hackle trimmed on top.
Wingcase: Same as abdomen.
Comments:
I put this fly together because I like the look of the Pearl Shellback, I wanted a fly similar to the Copper John without all the weight, it became one of my killer patterns this year and my fathers favourite nymph pattern.

[EdD]

Very nice-looking flies. Thanks for posting them and the recipes.
Now I want wallaby/kangaroo dubbing...

Ed

[DazWah]

Wallaby fur is hard to come by in stores and i prefer it to kangaroo, Kangaroo fur can be bought easy. Its similar to squirrel, its a bit more crinkled but alot longer its great for dubbing or using as wings.

[Steve Molcsan]

I really like the way you did the head on the bag fly,,

[JeffHamm]

Hi,

A very nice collection. I really like the bag fly, though all of them look like good patterns (good photographs too). Thanks for them.

- Jeff

[Uncle Barry]

Good evening Ed.
Send me an email, with your address and you will find a sample of Kangaroo dubbing in red, grey and dark olive in the mail.

Kind regards,
UB
PS, we make and sell kangaroo dubbing.

[Daniel J]

Your carrot fly pattern will be gracing my fly box for this summer season.
Looks good for waking up finnicky fish.
That's not stealing right?

[Donald Nicolson]

A very nice collection of flies. I think kangaroo dubbing is available
here in the UK, but what is wallaby like? May be able to find a substitute.
As to your Carrot Fly, here is Skues version, no picture, I'm afraid.
Name: Carrot Nymph. - 50 Favourite Nymphs;

T. Donald Overfield - #33 page 74.
Hook: Size 14 - 16.

Silk: Primrose silk.

Tail: Green parrot feather-fibres or substitute.

Tag: Four turns of tying silk.

Body: Rear third - pale yellow wool, middle third - hot orange wool,

thorax - greenish seal?s fur.


Hackle: Short fibred olive-green hen.

If anybody has some green parrot feathers,
now is your chance.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Donald,

It just so happens, I do have some green parrot feathers. They are very small though.

REE