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Old 27-02-2018, 09:53 PM
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Dusk session with the fly rod at Marlo

For some reason, I just like this photo. It seems to capture the moment. It was taken towards sunset on the flats at the entrance of the Snowy River at Marlo. The fly is a Bream Gurgler. It's a floating fly that 'pops' on the surface during a sharp retrieve. Bream love 'em.
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Old 27-02-2018, 11:24 PM
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Lovely snap
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Old 28-02-2018, 12:19 AM
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Old 28-02-2018, 01:07 AM
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Thats an interesting fly. Any chance you would post a close up?

Between you and Galey I could end up breaking out the fly gear.....not sure if my Hardy reels are up to the brackish.water.
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Old 28-02-2018, 04:40 AM
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Here's some very similar ones that were tied on articulated shanks. Hopefully you can see how they're made more clearly. The ones in the photo have either assist hooks or a treble. The bodies are made from dubbed EP fibers and the carapace is made of closed cell foam.

My efforts at Marlo revealed a problem with these flies. They tend to spin during false casts and after about 20 or so casts my line would end up looking like a birds nest. I originally thought it was due to my lousy casting, but it's because of their shape making them spin in flight. I plan to incorporate a tiny swivel in future models.
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Old 28-02-2018, 06:05 AM
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I can see no solution with that mighty vane ober the eye. Though I recall thete is s fly that uses a strip of furry hide....never heard of that spinning in the air whilst false casting.

Surely the answer is to shoot after just one back cast to load up the rod. What sort of distsnce do you require?
Would a shooting head solve the problem perhaps.

Nice looking flies, your own work?
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Old 28-02-2018, 06:42 AM
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Yep, I tied them, but they're not my personal design though. They're my adaption of an established fly pattern. They do have a reputation for spinning in the air, unfortunately, as they are very effective. I'll keep playing around with the basic design in an effort to improve upon it.

I also tie a variety of sinking prawn flies, but this one is the only surface prawn fly that I've tried so far.
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Old 28-02-2018, 10:16 AM
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Prawns look good mate.
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Old 28-02-2018, 04:16 PM
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Is that "tail fin" absolutely essential. Could you not use a muddler type structure there to be suggestive rather than a counter productive reproduction tail??
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Old 28-02-2018, 05:44 PM
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The pointy foam over the eyes isn't essential, I suppose. I could achieve a similar effect by just using artificial hair. Perhaps the tail of the fly contributes to the spinning effect too. It must be cocked up so as to catch the water, to make the popping effect.

I made up some similar flies where the top piece of foam was completely flat. They didn't spin although they were of a similar design. I'll post up some photos of it. It's not a prawn fly. It's a dying minnow fly.

I like using a clear floating fly line. I have found the Airflo Ridge is close to being perfect for my needs. Being clear, it's less likely to scare off fish, IMO. The fly line is visible in the OP photo. I need at least two false casts to get the fly out to 20 metres.
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