Rainbow Lodge Tasmania

Zulu Tag

$3.95 each. This fly floats so well that it works superbly with a nymph hanging under it.

Bassano's Black Spinner

$3.95 each. The Black Spinner must surely be the most popular dry fly for polaroiding on Tasmanian lakes.

Bassano's Possum Emerger

$3.95 each. Any Australian fly fisherman should already know about the effectiveness of this fly.

Parachute Possum Emerger

$3.95 each. Being tied almost entirely out of possum fur, this fly floats brilliantly.

Bassano's Orange Spinner

$3.95 each. There are many orange spinner patterns available and this one is a variant shown to me former Tasmanian fishing guide, Damian How.

Palmered Orange Tag

$3.95 each. It is always dangerous when you mess with a great fly pattern such as the red tag!

Spun

$3.95 each. The “Spun” is as the name suggests, a half spinner, half dun.

Loop Wing Claret Hopper

$3.95 each. The loop wing claret hopper can be fished singly or in a team.

Carrot Fly

$3.95 each. As with the ‘Claret Carrot’, this fly was introduced to Australia by Englishman, John Horsey.

Claret Carrot Fly

$3.95 each. The carrot fly was introduced to Australia by famous English fisherman, John Horsey. The original pattern was orange in colour but all other colour variations were used.

Possum/Hares Ear Nymph

$3.95 each. This is a top dropper fly when fish are feeding on mayfly duns or nymphs.

Claret Nymph

$3.95 each. Claret has been my favourite colour for decades when mayflies are around.

Claret Nymph Black Tungsten Bead

$3.95 each. The black tungsten beaded claret nymph is a point fly that I use in clear water or when the fish seem very fussy on bright days.

Claret Nymph Copper Tungsten Bead

$3.95 each. The copper tungsten beaded fly works best when there is a little colour in the water.

Bassano's Stick Caddis

$3.95 each. This fly was designed for sight fishing whether it be polaroiding or tailing fish.

Fur Fly

$3.95 each. Simplicity itself, the fur fly comes into its own early in the season in Tasmania and throughout Australia during mudeye migrations.

Wooly Worm Black

$3.95 each. I caught my first ever lake fish on this fly decades ago and it is as successful today as it was then.

Shrek

$3.95 each. Shrek has arguably been the most successful Tasmanian streamer pattern over the last few years.

Gold Humungous

$3.95 each. The Humungous was invented by Scottish fly fisherman, David Downey.

Bitch Variant

$3.95 each. The "Bitch Variant” is also called “Fiona” from time to time.

Roy Gold Tungsten Bead

$3.95 each. Top Australian angler, Craig Carey developed this fly and we named it after one of his daughters.

McGoo Orange Tungsten Bead

$3.95 each. As for the McGoo but used more in dirty or milky water and when rainbows are common.

McGoo Copper Tungsten Bead

$3.95 each. This fly originates from Ireland and was then further developed by Ballarat fly anglers, Vern Barby and, to a lesser extent, Craig Coltman.

McGoo UV Orange Head