Inter-Continental Warmwater Fly Swap Australian Swapmaster : Richard Carter USA Swapmaster : Robert Morger Aussie Participants The Tiers Pattern Comments 1. Richard Carter Gold and Black An impoundment Golden Perch (yellowbelly,Callop) fly i have used to good success. 2. Grant Water Dragon Popper Basically a bass popper that resembles a lizard - it has worked in little bass creeks and rivers that have rocky shores where these little fellas fall in occasionally. 3. Colin Hutchinson Colberg Diver Spun deer hair can be trimmed to produce a popping or gurgling sound when retrieved with a short, stripping action. 4. Dean Hamilton Stonker This fly is a cross between a standard streamer pattern and a zonker pattern, worked well for me on natives like Goldens and Bass. 5. Danny Raven New England Yabbie Originally a trout pattern, works well on natives in the larger sizes. 6. Romana Challans Fleeing Crayfish This will be a whole new fly for me, but I am really looking forward to tying it. It's a crayfish that gives every appearance of fleeing from something, a tempting sight for lots of fish. 7. Richard Carter Aggravator Nymph 8. Richard Carter Bass Peacock Conehead Yanky Participants The Tiers Pattern Comments 1. Robert Morger Dragon-X Great little warmwater fly for any situation where you would use a dragonfly nymph. Easy to tie , rides point up and is semi-weedless, can be made weedless easily. Colors are up to you and the materials are easy to come by. Has a nice profile. 2. Jerry Goldsmith Tiny Clouser 3. Jerry Caruso Fun Foam Popper Pattern was shown to me by a local tyer whose name escapes me. It has also been attributed to Harry Steeves. As is normally the case, it's been modified with the addition of sparkle and eyes to the head and the use of a metallic thread for tying. 4. Mark Delaney Metallic Fishscale Balsa Popper 5. Derek Debowski Brown & White Bucktail 6. Gordon Dale Harliquin Popper 7. Ray Maltby Bleeding Muddler This is a variation of an old standy-by warmwater fly. It works well on Bass and panfish as well as some inshore saltwater species. 8. Rick Zieger Streamer Nymph Looks like it will be a good fly for Aussie bream as well as ours. | AFS Home | Swaps | Fly Box | Search | Photo Gallery | Bulletin Board | | FAQ's | Contact |
