Trout Flies Leadeye Hare and Copper Leadeye Olive The Hare and Copper tied as a H/W The Hare and Copper tied with a bomb. Great for heavy water and as medium olive dubbing and as a H/W a weight to take down the second bomb. Great for heavy water and as smaller, lighter nymph or Globug. Also a weight to take down the second hooks trout itself. Best on a longer smaller, lighter nymph or Globug. Also shank hook. Available on a B10 hook. hooks trout itself. Available on a B10 hook. Olive Damsel Nymph Vinyl Rib Goldbead Prince Nymph Brown Damsel Nymph Vinyl Rib The nymph of the damsel fly. Olive A later pattern emerging from The brown version of the damsel marabou tail, olive vinyl rib body, Halfback Nymph. Same peacock herl nymph. Brown marabou tail, brown black mono eyes. Fished sub surface body, weighted. Tail is two brown vinyl rib body, black mono eyes. Long with slow retrieve. Long shank hook. goose biot and two white goose biot shank hook. Fish slowly floating or Available in hook sizes B10 and B12. tied on top flowing back from the slow sinking fly line. Available in hook head. Goldbead added for extra weight sizes B10 and B12. and flash. Available in hook sizes B12, B14 and B16. Hare and Copper Nymph Pheasant Tail Nymph Halfback Nymph Weighted with lead wire wrapped Another top NZ pattern. Tail is cock Another old favourite. Hook weighted around hook shank. Body is blended pheasant tail fibres, body wound with lead wire. Body is strands of hare’s fur ribbed with copper wire. One pheasant tail, raised thorax, ribbed peacock herl. Can be tied with or of NZ’s top nymph patterns. A good with fine copper wire. Lead wire without wing case. Tail is brown mayfly nymph imitation. Tail is brown weighted hook. A proven fish taker. or black hackle fibres. Simple but hackle fibres. Available in hook sizes Available in hook sizes A10, A12 and effective. Available in hook sizes A12 A10, A12 and A14. A14. and A14. Prince Nymph Goldbead Hare and Copper Copperbead Hare and Copper A later pattern emerging from Goldbead version of Hare and Copper Copper bead version of Hare and Halfback Nymph. Same peacock herl Nymph. A longer shank hook, lead Copper Nymph. Copperbead is less body, weighted. Tail is two brown weighted. Same body and ribbing. The flashy than gold and seems better goose biot and two white goose biot bead gives extra weight and flash. suited to brown trout. Available in tied on top flowing back from the Gold colour is popular for rainbows. hook sizes B10, B12 and B14. head. Available in hook sizes A10, A12 Available in hook sizes B10, B12 and and A14. B14. Olive Stone Fly Nymph Vinyl Rib Brown Stone Fly Nymph Vinyl Rib Olive Dragon Fly Nymph The nymph of the Olive Stone Fly. Tail The nymph of the Brown Stone Fly. Tail The nymph stage of the dragon fly. olive goose biot, body olive vinyl rib. brown goose biot, body brown vinyl Can be found in several colours but Long shank hook. Dubbed thorax, olive rib. Long shank hook. Dubbed thorax, olive seems very consistent. Body olive wing case. Fished sub surface with a brown wing case. Fished sub surface vinyl rib or larva lace, black mono eyes, slow retrieve. Available in hook sizes with a slow retrieve. Available in hook long shank hook. Fish slowly or as an B10 and B12. sizes B10 and B12. up-current nymph. Available in hook sizes B08 and B10. 56 Freshwater Tackle Globug Unweighted Globug. A great egg spawning pattern. Very popular bright colours, (from left) Chartreuse with an orange flame dot, Fluoro Orange with a red dot, Orange with a red dot and Champagne with a red dot. Best fished in tandem with a heavier nymph to take the Globug deeper. Available on an A10 hook. Mini Globug The mini version of the unweighted Globug. Great for river or stream. Very popular bright colours, (from left) Chartreuse with an orange flame dot, Fluoro Orange with a red dot, Orange with a red dot and Champagne with a red dot. Available on an A14 hook. Leadeye Muppets Fluoro Orange Leadeye Muppets Champagne and Heave and Leave Globug Fluoro and Red Red Orange and Red The heavy weighted bomb version of The heavy weighted bomb version of Perfect for fly fishing over drop offs the humble Globug. Leadeyes work as the humble Globug but in champagne at river mouths or weedy lake edges a sinker when used in conjunction with with red dot. Leadeyes work as during trout spawning season. Fish another Globug. Will take trout well in a sinker for the other nymph or with a fast sinking fly line and suitable their own right. Available on an A10 unweighted Globug. Also hooks trout length of trace. Available on an A06 hook. itself. Available on an A10 hook. hook. Red Setter Light Tail Red Setter Dark Tail Red Ginger Mick A very popular lake and river pattern. The later version of the Red Setter egg A good steamer pattern. Red chenille Looks like trout eggs with brown pattern but with a black squirrel tail. body and tag, natural brown or squirrel tail and brown double hackles. Has brown double hackles. Available in furnace tail and hackle, silver ribbing. Body is two segments of orange hook sizes A06 and A08. A good spawning pattern. Available on chenille. Available in hook sizes A04, an A06 hook. A06 and A08. Green Ginger Mick Hamills Killer (Red) Hamills Killer (Yellow) A good steamer pattern. Green chenille A famous NZ fly tied as a cock-a-bully A famous NZ fly tied as a cock-a-bully body and tag, natural brown or pattern by Bill Hamill of Rotorua. pattern by Bill Hamill of Rotorua. furnace tail and hackle, silver ribbing. Tied with dyed mallard or partridge Tied with dyed mallard or partridge A good spawning pattern. Available on plumage. Red body for night fishing or plumage. Yellow body preferred for an A06 hook. change of light. Available in hook sizes day fishing. Available in hook size A06. A04, A06 and A08. Freshwater Tackle 57 Olive Woolly Bugger Brown Woolly Bugger Black Woolly Bugger A top fish catching fly. Olive or olive A top fish catching fly. Brown marabou A top fish catching fly. Black marabou variegated chenille body, palmered and brown variegated brown chenille and black variegated chenille body. grizzle hackle. Olive marabou tail with body and hackle. Brown hackle tail Black hackle tail with a few strands a few strands of flash. Great for the with a few strands of flash. Great for of flash. Great for the river or stream. river or stream. Long shank hook. the river or stream. Long shank hook. Long shank hook. Available in hook Available in hook sizes B04, B06 and Available in hook sizes B04, B06 and sizes B04, B06 and B08. B08. B08. Orange Rabbit Green Rabbit Yellow Rabbit A highly successful and well used NZ A highly successful and well used NZ Probably the most popular of the trout fly. Tail is tanned rabbit skin cut trout fly. Tail is tanned Rabbit skin cut rabbit flies. Yellow chenille body ribbed into strips. Tied on top and ribbed with into strips. Tied on top and ribbed with with silver tinsel. Tail tanned strip. Red silver tinsel and finished with a red rear silver tinsel and finished with a red rear tail tag. Fishes consistently all year tag. Works well in most lakes. Available tag. Works well in most lakes. Available round. Available in hook sizes A04, A06 in hook sizes A04, A06 and A08. in hook sizes A04, A06 and A08. and A08. Red Rabbit Green Orbit Scotch Poacher A good winter rabbit fly especially A very good streamer pattern. Tail is Originally tied as a koura imitation. during spawning months. Red and dyed green or olive grizzle hackle. Body Dark blue plumage tied on top, orange Orange Rabbits are a must in the fly green or olive chenille, ribbed with chenille body and hackle. Good night box during winter. A range of sizes is a silver tinsel. Hackled with one dyed fly, excels on moonlit nights and works good idea. Available in hook sizes A04, grizzle feather, red tail tag to finish. A on dull days. Available in hook sizes A06 and A08. good fly for harling around the lake A06 and A08. fringes or weed beds. Available in hook sizes A04, A06 and A08. Craig’s Night Time Lumo Green Doll Fly Phantom Tied as a koura imitation. Similar to This glow in the dark lumo fly is very The Black Phantom is a well used night Scotch Poacher but black body and effective at night. Light it up with a fly. Black chenille body, silver or gold black and or yellow hackle. A very Black Magic LED Ultra Violet torch or ribbing, black squirrel tail with a touch popular NZ night fly especially dark camera flash on dark evenings. If not of red hackle. Black feathers tied on nights. Normally a slow retrieve for hooking up with slower retrieve try top Craig’s Night Time style. Black best results. Available on an A06 hook. medium and fast as trout will often throat hackle. Available in hook sizes chase it. Available in an A06 hook. A04 and A08. 58 Freshwater Tackle Lumo Black Marabou Grey Ghost Jack Sprat A top night fly. Lumo body, black A Great imitation of NZ Smelt baitfish.