These are fantastic. I use a drop of UV epoxy on the heads and get them to really light up. Thanks again for ALL of your remarkable videos. You have made it possible for the rest of us to jump years ahead in our fly tying efforts. Honored to be a subscriber!
tightlinevideo I would like to see you tie Howell's trip saver. It's a good fly in the Carolina's. And maybe it's a good idea to have series of flies that are popular in different regions
Just caught the only brown of the day with that fly on the batten kill, one I tied a few years ago in highschool as well😂 shows how effective such a fly is even tied crudely by a 15 year old
thats a great fly, i think i might try some different colors black doesn't work as well in the tail waters that i fish, anyway thanks for sharing this fly
This is a very nice pattern but can you make a fly for a vid using black Antron dubbing,black 70 denier thread, and sculpin olive pine squirrel strips?
New to fly tying and have limited materials. A) I used size 16 and still didn't have enough room on my hook, how the heck do you do this and still have room? By the end I completely covered up all my silver wire. B) Will different sizes work? I guess i'll try it myself, but just curious. I used a blueish tinsel as well and it kind looks like just a regular black fly, seeing how I basically covered up all the silver. on the back end.
Leggo My Bagel, As a new fly tier try and not get frustrated. For beginners the most common initial problems are the wrong thread coupled with too many wraps. Different sizes could work but it would depend on the water you are fishing. Baetis are pretty darn small Mayflies. There are literally thousands of patterns to learn how to tie, but all of them share something in common, and that is not to over do your wraps with your bobbin. Next thing, do not try and tie something, thinking that you've invented some new kick ass pattern. Guys or gals who tie regularly base all their patterns off of at least some hatch on their water. Here is my suggestion. Learn to tie the basics. Pick one pattern and tie it till you have it so dialed that you could tie it in your sleep. Compare it to a shop fly. If you start to match those, then you are getting somewhere. When you go to switch patterns you'll be surprised and how good you become. I've been tying for years, and some patterns still piss me off. A very good pattern to learn, and tightline has a great video on it, is the pheasant tail nymph. Listen to what he says about tying it with certain materials. Go to your shop and get those. Just keep at it. Oh, and those limited materials will turn into massive mountains of storage bins with stuff you might only use once or twice a year.
Dropper, definitely. Fish it 15 inches behind your heavy fly on an indicator rig. During a hatch, you can use it as a dropper off a dry fly. About one and a half feet. If I fish it this way, I switch to a glass bead.
Logan Valentine Midges are awesome to tie once you have a little experience. The reason being is that midges are usually tied on such small hooks. The best flies to start tying is the Caddis Larve, and the olive wooly bugger. Both patterns can be found on his youtube channel and both are very simple but very effective patterns. Hope that helps!
Anglers Image from Wapsi. Magnetic bottom with foam dividers, really thin, holds a ton flies, inexpensive and they come in all different sizes. Many retailers carry them usually with their own logo.
These are fantastic. I use a drop of UV epoxy on the heads and get them to really light up. Thanks again for ALL of your remarkable videos. You have made it possible for the rest of us to jump years ahead in our fly tying efforts. Honored to be a subscriber!
Thanks Driftless. Glad you like the videos. If you've got any pattern requests please let us know.
tightlinevideo I would like to see you tie Howell's trip saver. It's a good fly in the Carolina's. And maybe it's a good idea to have series of flies that are popular in different regions
Your films really are some of the best and clearest out there. Much appreciated!
Spencer Higa works at Fly FIsh Food and introduced me to this fly, it works really well!
Thank you for this video! Great fly and great instructions. Looking forward to both tying and fishing this one!
This thing is my secret weapon. I have a little box of about 30 assorted sized and colors that I never go fishing without.
These videos are so detailed! Plz make more. I love to watch these!😄😄😃😃😀😀
Great pattern. I really like the simplicity and the pizzaz this little fly has. Bet the fish do too. All the best, Sean
Just found this one. Nice little bug that is dude. Thank you for another one.
I am going to tie up a mess of these and try them at the end of the month. Great looking fly.
All of your tutorials are presented logically and clearly. Very well done!
Can't wait to fish these buggers this spring!
Going to upsize some of these for ice fishing.
Just caught the only brown of the day with that fly on the batten kill, one I tied a few years ago in highschool as well😂 shows how effective such a fly is even tied crudely by a 15 year old
Used a AHREX FW511 - CURVED DRY FLY - BARBLESS - almost the same !
thats a great fly, i think i might try some different colors black doesn't work as well in the tail waters that i fish, anyway thanks for sharing this fly
I like tying this fly, tied some with cdl tails that look pretty good also
Love it, thank you as always !
This is a very nice pattern but can you make a fly for a vid using black Antron dubbing,black 70 denier thread, and sculpin olive pine squirrel strips?
No, but I did do one that uses two of the materials.
ruclips.net/video/wc7jJp4yaLU/видео.html
Hey, where did you get that neat Tinsel spool wrapper, at 3:14 in the video?
These spool tenders are just great! This link should help:
ruclips.net/video/tmKIjV6Tpg4/видео.html
Made this fly in size 20 it catches fish
Класс.
great video...what vice is this?
Dyne-King Ultimate Indexer with midge jaws rather than the regular ones.
Will these work in red
New to fly tying and have limited materials.
A) I used size 16 and still didn't have enough room on my hook, how the heck do you do this and still have room? By the end I completely covered up all my silver wire.
B) Will different sizes work? I guess i'll try it myself, but just curious.
I used a blueish tinsel as well and it kind looks like just a regular black fly, seeing how I basically covered up all the silver. on the back end.
Leggo My Bagel,
As a new fly tier try and not get frustrated. For beginners the most common initial problems are the wrong thread coupled with too many wraps. Different sizes could work but it would depend on the water you are fishing. Baetis are pretty darn small Mayflies. There are literally thousands of patterns to learn how to tie, but all of them share something in common, and that is not to over do your wraps with your bobbin. Next thing, do not try and tie something, thinking that you've invented some new kick ass pattern. Guys or gals who tie regularly base all their patterns off of at least some hatch on their water. Here is my suggestion. Learn to tie the basics. Pick one pattern and tie it till you have it so dialed that you could tie it in your sleep. Compare it to a shop fly. If you start to match those, then you are getting somewhere. When you go to switch patterns you'll be surprised and how good you become. I've been tying for years, and some patterns still piss me off. A very good pattern to learn, and tightline has a great video on it, is the pheasant tail nymph. Listen to what he says about tying it with certain materials. Go to your shop and get those. Just keep at it. Oh, and those limited materials will turn into massive mountains of storage bins with stuff you might only use once or twice a year.
anybody catch fish with this pattern? how is it best used? as a dropper?
I use as a dropper fly above a pheasant tail or copper John
Dropper, definitely. Fish it 15 inches behind your heavy fly on an indicator rig. During a hatch, you can use it as a dropper off a dry fly. About one and a half feet. If I fish it this way, I switch to a glass bead.
Hello I'm just starting out in fly tying, what would be some good flies to tie for me, would some midges be good?
Logan Valentine Midges are awesome to tie once you have a little experience. The reason being is that midges are usually tied on such small hooks. The best flies to start tying is the Caddis Larve, and the olive wooly bugger. Both patterns can be found on his youtube channel and both are very simple but very effective patterns. Hope that helps!
What kind of box is that?
Anglers Image from Wapsi. Magnetic bottom with foam dividers, really thin, holds a ton flies, inexpensive and they come in all different sizes. Many retailers carry them usually with their own logo.
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