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@@ross1458 Hello Michael, thank you very much for your comment. In many respects, I admire any fly tyer that ties a bunch of midge pupae in size 32 hooks. It is clearly a requirement for the particular river that you fish, otherwise you wouldn’t tie so small. I’m pleased that I was able to help with your preparation and I am assuming that the fish that you are catching with 10X, are relatively small? As far as tippet goes for this size of fly, providing that the tippet goes through the eye of the hook, it is more about flexibility of the tippet. How the fly lands and how the fly fishes. Michael, send me a photo if you will, to my email address, of your flies and tell me which brand of tippet you are using.😉

@@ross1458 Old dogs normally know all the tricks - they have just forgotten them.😬

Very economical fly. Off to the vise!

@@chili1593 Hello there, good to hear from you. Simplicity in itself, but certainly worth having a few in your box.👍

@@neilsspanishflybox Sorry so late getting back to you. The fly is actually pretty simple. A very small amount of cdc tied shuttlecock style. A thread body (or very very lightly dubbed) with the whip finish at the back of the fly. As far as the size of the fish on 10X tippet. It helps to use a full flex rod. I like an old Orvis Superfine 2 wt. 7'6". You won't cast very far but it works. We have an unofficial club here called the 10-20-30 club that I became a member of the second time I fished these crazy things. 10X tippet, 20" of better trout, on a 30 or smaller fly. Mine was a 21" Brown. That trout actually had another angler's 32 stuck in its teeth. It was olive I was fishing black. The tippet is Varias. Finding the hooks anymore is near impossible. Its a 518 Tiemco. I'll work on the pictures.

@@johnruby4915 Hello John, great to hear from you and I hope that your season is going well. This is.a nice alternative to the PTN to have in your box, especially if there is some colour in the water.😉

@@ross1458 Hello Michael, good to hear from you. As you say, a great alternative to a PTN - I’m glad that I am offering an alternative that you haven’t tried.😉 How’s you back Michael? I hope that the op has done the trick.👍

@@ross1458 My mahogany turkey biot is from Hareline.

The substitution of materials for durability is fascinating. Off to the vise!

@@chili1593 Hello again! If you have experienced broken tails, the hackle fibres will almost never break in that way. As far as the Biot is concerned, it is an alternative that can be a little more durable than PT - to be fair, an extra wrap of rib can sometimes prolong the life of PT.😉

@@bobhammond8067 😂😂 Hello Bob, you are a wag! It would be standard to tie in the tail with PT fibre tips and if others prefer that look, it’s fine. My wealth of inexperience, suggests that hackle fibres allow me to tie fewer replacement nymphs.😉 Delighted to hear that your ‘new’ shoulder is in good order.👍

Hello there, good to hear from you. The quantity that you use is more important, depending how high or low you want it to ride. With the cdc over wing and aero wing in the tail, it should ride without too much floatant - I use gel that is also good for cdc if necessary, but a little of any floatant will do the job. Each time that you catch a fish, rinse it off, shake it dry and I use some Loon dust to dry it off. Loon top ride is another product that I use, 👍

Hello Brian, how wonderful to hear from you! I am well thank you. Thank you also for your Father’s Day greeting, which I reciprocate of course. I think that at any time during the season, when the wind rustles the trees, there’s an opportunity to use terrestrials. You are too generous with your praise - I am pleased that you find the patterns worthy of a turn in your vice. Thank you for being part of the Community. Stay safe and well.👌

Hello Russell, good to hear from you. What version of the Holy Grail do you fish? Pheasant tail?🤔

¿Hola, cómo estás? Pues sí, tienes razón y he dicho muchas veces que es un privilegio estar en el entorno natural que nos ofrece nuestro deporte. No conozco su hermoso país, ni sus ríos, pero la tranquilidad que encontramos cuando estamos pescando es un regalo también. Monta tus moscas con la misma alegría que encuentras en el río y mucha suerte para tu nueva temporada. Un abrazo.

Hello Michael, ‘felt bad’ for me!! You should have been weeping!!😂 Wooly Worm? Interesting thought. Glad you came along, just a little mid week video to fill some of your day.😉

Hello Alan, thank you for your kind comment. Generally speaking, they are stocked rainbows. I try not to handle the fish or keep them out of water any longer than necessary. If it is larger fish, that may have taken a little longer to get into the net, I whoosh them around in the net to get some oxygen through their gills before releasing them. I’ll try and keep them a tad longer in the net before releasing them. To be fair, in this video, most of them were lost in the bottom of the net, they were that small!!😂

Understood Neil! Thanks!

Hello there, thank you for your kind comment. You are correct, just a simple nick on the hook point can create havoc! Likewise with silk and some fine threads.😉

Hello there, good to hear from you. Thank you for your kind comment and THANK YOU for viewing.😊

Hello Michael, thank you for your kind comment. Don’t throw away the tips, they will serve for smaller flies. If you use the tips on a size 18 or 20 hook, for example, there’s no real need to cut out the stem, as it is very fine and like wise, separation, in my view, is unnecessary. just draw them through under a couple of wraps of thread, then stand them up with thread or thorax material.😉

Hello Bob, good to hear from you and delighted to hear that your shoulder is holding up! Do give this fly a go and good luck.👍

Hello Michael, you are right of course. Quick, easy to tie and very functional.👌

Hello Bob, thank you for your generous comment. It’s good to hear that your shoulder is holding up and that you are catching fish! There’s no better remedy for a sore shoulder than catching fish!!😉

😂 Michael, I also would have liked to see the one that I lost!! When something appears not to be working, you have to make changes. I was late arriving at the party, which meant that I was playing catch up and fishing trampled water. Never mind, it was a few enjoyable hours in pleasant surroundings and I managed to pop a few fish into the net!👍

Hello Steve, yes, a nice day but hard work!😅 Lots of anglers on the river and difficult to find a virgin spot. Where I fished, others had gone before me, so I can’t complain.😉

Hello Steven, yes, especially to the mini buggers. Clearly too much water for the dry or duo - if they looked up, it disappeared before their eyes!😂 With the recent stocking, the river was busy!😉

Hello Mike, good to hear from you. Glad you like the fly and if you tie some up, please let me know how you get on.😉

Hello Bob, good to hear from you. How’s the shoulder? Agreed - as I said, it all looks a bit different, big and scary, but it’s provenance is impecable. It is designed to sit low in the water, so just put floatant on the wing and not the body.👍

Hello there, good to hear from you. Indeed, an interesting fly that floats well and catches trout - not a lot more that you can ask for really! Give it a whirl, I’m sure that you won’t be disappointed.👍

Hello Steve, we often tie shucks, in their various forms, on dry flies as emergers. I think this fly looks so out of kilter, because the shuck is relevant to the size of the fly and it is a large fly! If you tie some up, be careful not to over dress the top and bottom deer hair wings, 15 or so fibres is ok. I think the original Retirer had a grey aerowing type fibre between the deer hair, but I quite like the tan. This fly was first tied during an international competition and I think the materials and tools that he had to hand were limited, hence no use of a hair stacker? It’s ’rough and ready’, but an extremely effective fly.👌

Hello Michael, yes, I think the only thing to sink it is a trout! I really enjoy fishing dry dropper - whilst your eye is on the dry, you just don’t know whether it will disappear by being pulled under or engulfed!! As a single fly, a great representation of a caddis fly. 👌

Brian dear chap, it’s great to hear from you and I hope you are well. Fancy pleading guilty to missing one of my videos!!😂 It’s a fine nymph that does a good job in most conditions, but can excel when there is colour in the water.👍

Hello there! Good to hear from you. In my opinion, the lamina sheets are thinner than tinsels, so I am happy to use them for total cover or collars, but I occasionally use uv tinsel for ribbing. I believe Veniard offer a range of uv lámina sheets. I buy mine from a Spanish company called Urruzuno, who offer a large range of láminas, but only purple and clear olive in uv. Here is a link to the company - there is the availability of viewing the site in English. You need to look under ‘fly tying’ and specifically for ‘URZ Shotgun Foil’. www.urruzuno.com/es/lamina-perdigon-urz/ I hope this helps.☺️

Thank you for the answer. This lamina can be cut with ordinary scissors?

@@zigazigman5427 Yes, no problem.👍

What would tinsel of similar properties be? Thank you for the answer🤙

@@zigazigman5427 Hello again, as I have said previously, tinsel will be thicker than laminate film, but if you feel that tinsel will be easier to use or easier to procure, then look for uv tinsel in any suppliers catalogue and see if they have the specific colour that you are looking for. Good luck.

Hello Terry, good to hear from you. I don’t know if you do any still water fishing, but this is a great chironomid to try.👍

Hello there, I hope you are well and wetting a line. This is very much a still water fly and a successful one, for not only me, but many other still water fly fishers too! Glad you enjoyed the video.👍

@@neilsspanishflybox hope to get out there this week. Two weeks ago I was northwest of you wishing I had time to drop a fly….

@@chili1593 How awful for you! If you haven’t fished for a while and that nasty little worm inside starts wriggling, it merely enhances your desire to fish! I hope you get out as soon as is practicable.😉

Hello Michael. It is, of course, a true story and it really has caught an awful lot of trout for me. Glad that you enjoyed the video.👌

Hello Michael, thank you for your very kind comments and your personal views on tying and fishing the Walt’s worm. I will certainly give it a go when I have the right conditions to fish it and when I do, you, along with many others, will be with me to witness it getting wet!😉 Thanks again .👍