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You have to have a few parachute flies in your box. I carry them in 3 colours. This is one of them.

You have to have a few parachute flies in your box. I carry them in 3 colours. This is one of them.

This is a colour variation of a fly design I carry in 3 different colours. This one has a brown body. Pretty effective dry fly in its own right but with the added feature of a foam underwing it can float a size 12 or smaller tungsten bead nymph if a dropper is required.

Trout Love Blowflies Lots of foam high floating and easy to see on the water. This fly needs a fine wire hook by nature and whist I have had some trophy sized trout bend them a little I have never had one break.

Churnobyl Medium sized attractor dry fly series which cover the bases when the fish are looking for something on the larger size. Great fly for supporting heavy dropper nymphs for that dry dropper combo. Available in four colours.

You have to have a few parachute flies in your box. I carry them in 3 colours. This is one of them.

This is a colour variation of a fly design I carry in 3 different colours. This one has a bright Green body. Pretty effective dry fly in its own right but with the added feature of a foam underwing it can float a size 12 or smaller tungsten bead nymph if a dropper is required.

This is a colour variation of a fly design I carry in 3 different colours. This one has a pearl body with a high Ultra Violet content. Pretty effective dry fly in its own right but with the added feature of a foam underwing it can float a size 12 or smaller tungsten bead nymph if a dropper is required.

On ocassions fish like something bright with a high Ultra Violet content. This fly can be very effective in the Taupo fishery especially in low clear conditions.

Another Pheasant tail variant with ice blue dubbing in the thorax. This is the copper tungsten bead version. A firm favorite with trout worldwide.

Churnobyl Medium sized attractor dry fly series which cover the bases when the fish are looking for something on the larger size. Great fly for supporting heavy dropper nymphs for that dry dropper combo. Available in four colours.

Churnobyl Medium sized attractor dry fly series which cover the bases when the fish are looking for something on the larger size. Great fly for supporting heavy dropper nymphs for that dry dropper combo. Available in four colours.

Most of us are familiar with the power of the Prince nymphs. This is a purple bodied variant with a high Ultra violet content Works exceptionally wel in slightly coloured water.

Churnobyl Medium sized attractor dry fly series which cover the bases when the fish are looking for something on the larger size. Great fly for supporting heavy dropper nymphs for that dry dropper combo. Available in four colours.

Another Pheasant tail variant with ice blue dubbing in the thorax. This is the black tungsten bead version.A firm favorite with trout worldwide.

Another Pheasant tail variant with ice blue dubbing in the thorax. This is the gold tungsten bead version. A firm favorite with trout worldwide.

Small dark mayflies are abundant in New Zealand and this generic immitation does its job.

I dont know where I would be without this fly, it is my go to pattern. It has caught fish for me all over the world in places I have been fortunate enough to fish. This is the gold tungsten bead variation. On its first outing I was guiding a young Australian Brett Haig. The fishing happened to be se...

For some unknown reason brown trout in particular seem to love this fly. It also work particulary well in really slow water when fish have a long time to inspect the fly. All flies come in packs of 6 Who is Category 3 Category 3 Fly Company is a small independent fly company based in Taupo New Zeala...

This fly evolved very slowly over a number of years and I carry them in olive and black. For those of you who have been fortunate enough to get into some good cicada fishing you will know how crucial it is to have a good pattern. It doesnt matter what you throw because the fish will eat pretty much ...

This fly evolved very slowly over a number of years and I carry them in olive and black. For those of you who have been fortunate enough to get into some good cicada fishing you will know how crucial it is to have a good pattern. It doesnt matter what you throw because the fish will eat pretty much ...