Dry Flies

An absolute must-have pattern for Tasmania, this is one of Daniel Hackett’s original 1864 patterns.

The definitive parachute dun for Australian waters, made famous by Brett Wolff of Arthurs Lake fame.

This is a very good all-purpose dry fly for lakes and fast rivers. The orange is the bright-day version, the claret is the dull-day version. This is a top polaroiding fly.

A deadly little imitation suitable for mayfly and ant falls.

The Chernobyl Ant revolutionised the way that Australian fly fishers create and use big flies. Daniel Hackett first wrote about this pattern in Tasmanian Fishing and Boating News, back in February 2004! Since then it has become a favourite on Tasmania’s Great Lake, the South Esk and Lower Macquarie rivers, the Western Lakes, as well as Lake Echo and Arthurs Lake. The Orange and Black variation is the most popular, but the yellow and black is very effective when gum beetles or grasshoppers are on the water. We only tie these in one size—large!

A great early and late season dry fly, especially when things are quite. The large footprint and easy to see qualities make it deadly on the fish, and easy to use.

An excellent go-to fly for fishing the rivers when duns or caddis are out. The Fastwater Dun also doubles as a highly visible, and effective dun pattern on the lakes.

Our go-to flies for bright days on the rivers. This is an excellent fly for fooling the selective trout at Tasmania’s famous Brumbys Creek.

This is a great pattern when beetles are around, and doubles as an excellent generic polaroiding pattern.

A traditional British pattern, great for baetid and caenid hatches. Tied in Tasmania.

Developed by Daniel Hackett between 2010 and 2012, this is the perfect imitation and pattern to cover the smaller of the hopper species. The pattern was inspired by hybridising the best attributes of our popular WMD Hopper, and Muz Wilson’s famed Wee Cree Hopper. The result is a fly that always lands the right way up, hits the water with a presence, and most importantly triggers an agressive feeding response in the trout.

This fly, and it’s Black Spinner variant, have been a secret pattern of ours for seven seasons. It is the pattern of choice for spinner sippers and leapers on the Upper Macquarie and Brumbys Creek. The unusual ‘porcupine’ hackle creates a highly buoyant, highly visible fly, while the traditional materials of pheasant tail and seals fur offer the perfect buggy effect.

This is the most famous Tasmanian loch-style fly. It is a superb fly before and during mayfly hatches, and is a favourite among guides.

This is an awesome variation on the traditional Shaving Brush emerger. The possum is super-buoyant, easy to see, and the fish love them!

A great loch-style and polaroiding fly.

The classic Australian mayfly pattern. A must have for fly fishers. Excellent on all mayfly waters, and especially good on Arthurs Lake, Little Pine Lagoon and Brumbys Creek.

The Tasmanian version of the classic Royal Wulff. Features a UV reflective body, and a possum fur tail. Tied in Tasmania.

This is our awesome hopper imitation. It also doubles as one of the best terrestrial dries you’ll ever find, and is effective on all waters including rivers and Tasmania’s Western Lakes.