Meldrum fly?

Aquagnome · #1 07-06-2011, 09:31 AM

Heard ages ago of the Meldrum fly.

Can not for the life of me remember the entire colour set up.

Have googled with zero luck.

Ant one assist me me with a photo or colour design?

Cheers.

kaleidonova · #2 07-06-2011, 10:26 AM

this is all i could find

11-04-2003, 09:16 PM
My first choice is usually the "meldrum" clouser, it had accounted for my PB bream as well as heaps of other fish, flathead like it too (whether that is a good thing or not is up to you hehe). In real dirty water/early morning/low light I will usually go to a meldrum variant with flashabou/mirrorflash/microflash topping, this has given me the advantage a few times. In clear or shallow water first choice is a bead head BMS, esp black or olive.
Like Cole said, we've been playing around with a few other things lately, so far we've had some ok results (well I have anyway haha!!), bit early to claim reinvention of the wheel though.
Interesting that a lot of eastern states guys like charlies, they aren't used that much over here. I've found that quite often a change to a bigger fly will result in a bream, whereas the opposite is usually true with lures. I know a lot of big bream over here have whacked 4/0 clousers aimed at mulloway.

Cheers
Duncan

kaleidonova · #3 07-06-2011, 10:30 AM

also found people saying that they are a flashy "meldrum" style clouser

i think probably named after kim meldrum?

silvertreva · #4 05-07-2011, 02:06 AM

I think the fly is made by a man with the last name called meldrum

COS · #5 05-07-2011, 03:59 AM

Kim Meldrum is the man who first tide the fly over here in the West hence named after him awesome fly for flaties and bream and giant herring and other species I am no fly buff butt colours mainly chart I think, some other fly buff on here should now to be exact

Brody · #6 05-07-2011, 04:04 AM

Give the man a call, at Bias Boating - Claremont.

Brody · #7 05-07-2011, 04:09 AM

Give the man a call, at Bias Boating - Claremont.

Magic · #8 12-07-2011, 07:59 PM

Just found this post so don't know if you've already spoken to Kim, but fly recipe is nice and simple:

Hook: I prefer Gama SS15's in #1 & #1/0
Dumbbell or bead chain eyes to suit water depth you'll be fishing. I always carry a few of each size in several different weights.
The wing of the fly is Pearl Gliss & Glow on top of which the Olive Crystal Flash is tied.

I've always tied mine so that the wing extends past the bend of the hook approx 10 - 15mm. Sparser tied flies seem to work better.