Great conversation. Agree with your comments on tying. Best fisherman I have spent time with once told me, size and color are more important than how great the fly looks. He added tie it durable. Less wraps more half hitches, glue, resin when needed. As a guy that ran a fly shop for several years, one of the key things I noticed with tying supplies is every bag on the peg is different. Look at every pack From front to back, don’t just grab the first bag. Good materials as you mentioned are key to better flies. Great stuff guys!
Loved the episode! Got me pumped to tie more often. I still use my beginner kit and the flies catch fish. now I have a big list of upgrades to make! Ugly bugs for the win!
Wow, my tying vise is a pair of hemostats and a cast iron skillet. Wine corks are carved into popper bodies with rubber band legs. Paint brush bristles, bird feathers, shag carpet clippings. I use weird materials but it works. Craft store has tons of good stuff.
Buy a pack of thin needles and a metal exacto knife. Remove the blade add a needle. Perfect bodkin. Easy to locate on the bench. Find Velcro tape and add to back of exacto pen for quick dubbing brush. Best tool on my bench other than good ceramic bobbins.
I'm laughing so hard at Adam's rant on fly tying vices. I started out fly tying with a pair of vice grips and i tied articulated streamers and all sorts of stuff. 3 years later now I'm using one of those cheap c-clamp and i do fly-tying videos here on RUclips
It would have been FANTASTIC if you would show a bit of technique used on some flies, like wrapping marabou, making a hollow fly of whatever, NOT tying from A to Z, but just an important point in the tie, then show how they work and look in the water. Pull it through water (fishtank) with some mono. The WHY is super important. As I've cobbled together bass flies of my own, I've tied PLENTY of stinkers: doesn't do what I expected, spins, flips upside down. That would be a great podcast.
I just got into fly fishing a month ago, I’m definitely going to do this, but I really need to know more about fishing and what the fish like, or what to buy. I know I’ll buy everything under the sun and I won’t know a thing to do with it. I’m taking it slow. I am really REALLY liking fly fishing, and I’m doing it in Columbus for bass with a floating line.
When I started tying I wish I had bought less colors of the same materials, now I have mountains of neon marabou and mostly use basic green black white and brown Stonfo makes a good adjustable tension Bobbin, the more I tie the more I like the cheaper ones(Umpqua i believe), the drag system was definitely helpful when I started but the more time on the vice I have the better thread control I have
I finally figured out the proper whip finish lol I'm ready to tie a hundred griffiths knat....my favorite for small creeks with wild trout in blue ribbon areas in Missouri.
Where I live in Texas there a no fly shops within 5 hours from me. So I have learn as I gain experience in the sport. I have called and order tying martial from fly shop in Wisconsin, Ohio, Colorado. So if y’all are in my shoes out of state or area shops will hook it up.
It's been said that before a fly can catch a fish, first it has to catch a fisherman. Same thing goes for tying materials, "Oh that looks cool" could be your worst enemy , I tend to stay close to natural colors, with the exception of sparkle type materials, crystal flash ect... I have a bunch of bright orange (save me orange I call it) and I dont recall ever catching Anything even just using it as an accent. Bottom line, tie what's in your neck of the woods, if you have green earthworms go green, if your scuds are red go red, but staying close to nature is going to get results.
Love you Guys…You should come to Australia and Fish the Snowy River for Australian Bass …I am in if you Guys are ..🤓👍Pauly at Wilderness Coast on Fly in Australia do 🤓👍🇦🇺
I completely agree with the hook part. You dont want cheap hooks. You know the hook is quality when your hand is bleeding by the time you're done tying.
You guys have the chemistry. Keep it going
Great conversation. Agree with your comments on tying. Best fisherman I have spent time with once told me, size and color are more important than how great the fly looks. He added tie it durable. Less wraps more half hitches, glue, resin when needed. As a guy that ran a fly shop for several years, one of the key things I noticed with tying supplies is every bag on the peg is different. Look at every pack
From front to back, don’t just grab the first bag. Good materials as you mentioned are key to better flies. Great stuff guys!
Loved the episode! Got me pumped to tie more often. I still use my beginner kit and the flies catch fish. now I have a big list of upgrades to make! Ugly bugs for the win!
Wow, my tying vise is a pair of hemostats and a cast iron skillet. Wine corks are carved into popper bodies with rubber band legs. Paint brush bristles, bird feathers, shag carpet clippings. I use weird materials but it works. Craft store has tons of good stuff.
This is so relevant to where I am in my journey. Thank you!
Stoked to hear that! Cheers, dude.
Was a great listen! Helps to get me into the tying mood for the winter.
Buy a pack of thin needles and a metal exacto knife. Remove the blade add a needle. Perfect bodkin. Easy to locate on the bench. Find Velcro tape and add to back of exacto pen for quick dubbing brush. Best tool on my bench other than good ceramic bobbins.
I'm laughing so hard at Adam's rant on fly tying vices. I started out fly tying with a pair of vice grips and i tied articulated streamers and all sorts of stuff. 3 years later now I'm using one of those cheap c-clamp and i do fly-tying videos here on RUclips
BIG UP guys!!!! Keep up the good work. Realy enjoy all of your videos 💪👊 Greetings from Bulgaria
When you said the bit about tying while listening I was like yoooo. *half way through tying a dungeon*. 😂
Well that was fun, and left me with a pile of flies! Great episode!!
Sweet!
It would have been FANTASTIC if you would show a bit of technique used on some flies, like wrapping marabou, making a hollow fly of whatever, NOT tying from A to Z, but just an important point in the tie, then show how they work and look in the water. Pull it through water (fishtank) with some mono. The WHY is super important. As I've cobbled together bass flies of my own, I've tied PLENTY of stinkers: doesn't do what I expected, spins, flips upside down. That would be a great podcast.
I just got into fly fishing a month ago, I’m definitely going to do this, but I really need to know more about fishing and what the fish like, or what to buy. I know I’ll buy everything under the sun and I won’t know a thing to do with it. I’m taking it slow. I am really REALLY liking fly fishing, and I’m doing it in Columbus for bass with a floating line.
Great job! Been tying my take on a beaded pheasant on a jig hook while watching....been a killer! :)
I tied my first 7 flies during this podcast
GUD VID
When I started tying I wish I had bought less colors of the same materials, now I have mountains of neon marabou and mostly use basic green black white and brown
Stonfo makes a good adjustable tension Bobbin, the more I tie the more I like the cheaper ones(Umpqua i believe), the drag system was definitely helpful when I started but the more time on the vice I have the better thread control I have
Amazing boys, I loved it. Guess I'm going to drop a couple hundred bucks here soon lol
Yep! Tying the magical Waltz worms while listening lol
I finally figured out the proper whip finish lol I'm ready to tie a hundred griffiths knat....my favorite for small creeks with wild trout in blue ribbon areas in Missouri.
Just cranked out 7 squirmies and a few small batch bourbies
we love to hear that
@@WildFlyPodcast chefs kiss after each one
Where I live in Texas there a no fly shops within 5 hours from me. So I have learn as I gain experience in the sport. I have called and order tying martial from fly shop in Wisconsin, Ohio, Colorado. So if y’all are in my shoes out of state or area shops will hook it up.
So sick
It's been said that before a fly can catch a fish, first it has to catch a fisherman.
Same thing goes for tying materials,
"Oh that looks cool" could be your worst enemy , I tend to stay close to natural colors, with the exception of sparkle type materials, crystal flash ect... I have a bunch of bright orange (save me orange I call it) and I dont recall ever catching Anything even just using it as an accent.
Bottom line, tie what's in your neck of the woods, if you have green earthworms go green, if your scuds are red go red, but staying close to nature is going to get results.
Freaking love this
Hardest challenge for me when I tie is I’m a leftie living in a right handed world
Can you do more native brook trout fishing
Love you Guys…You should come to Australia and Fish the Snowy River for Australian Bass …I am in if you Guys are ..🤓👍Pauly at Wilderness Coast on Fly in Australia do 🤓👍🇦🇺
did they say there's an 'eh bud' fly?! 🇨🇦
pretty funny they said their viewers were tying while listening, I was tying some peaches and cream pmd's
The scupperino.
I completely agree with the hook part. You dont want cheap hooks. You know the hook is quality when your hand is bleeding by the time you're done tying.
Whoever gave this a thumbs down please delete your RUclips account! Thank you
So I shouldn’t tie my steamers on a #2 eagle claw lol
Nah. Start with a kit and a book, use it up, and see if you have the patience. I bet even more people try and quit fly tying than fly fishing.
Please don't use elk hair.. it's trash compared to short fine deer hair