Appreciate it Phil! I've already seen a few requests for other NZ patterns so I'm going to have to do some research and see if I can add a few more. Thanks for the note. :-)
Good morning Matt.Linda tied this fly when she was on the pheasant skin kick.These feathers love to twist and spin on you.My solution to this is to pinch the stem at the tie in spot with the rear part of your so scissors to flatten the stem.Cloie will enjoy this one.It's back to school Monday for her.Have a great weekend Matt. Ken and Linda
Thanks Ken! And yep, I know that trick of flattening the feather stem, but I usually forget. And in this case, these stems were thin enough I could flatten them with thread tension. Tell Cloie I said hello and good luck back at school. :-)
Very nice fly & Trout will hit this fly !! I learned the Mrs. Simpson pattern years back & had good luck selling my own version at some fly shows I had a booth at showing my flies & tying methods. The version I learned was tied somewhat different. The underbody & the feathers were put in at different stages & I'll be sending you a pic of my version. If & when you fish yours could you show a pic of the fish that took the fly ?? Keep the videos coming too !!! David, Fisher-of-Men Fly Tying Ada, Michigan
I thought this would be all yellow with blue hair. Then I noticed it said Mrs. Simpson , not Marge Simpson. Stupid joke , I know. Really neat fly. Great video and thanks as always,Matt.
Not a stupid joke at all! I've been a Simpsons fan forever. And when tying it I kept saying D'oh! I even considered making a blue hair joke, but totally forgot about it when I pushed record. Oh well... we could make up a Homer. Or a Bart. Ohhh.... how about the Krusty?
Thank you Matt, a very nice pattern. One special thing of that is that can be tied with a variety of different feathers to look for different imitations. Greetings.
Thanks Layton, the only downside to patterns like this is how much space they take up in our boxes! I was thinking of getting a new box for some of my big bass flies anyway. :-)
I have actually tied and used this pattern, but no luck with it, then I lost the flybox it was in. Completely forgot about this fly, this video refreshed my memory
I agree Thomas! And it was pretty fun to tie. I do wonder why it had a red body instead of something lighter such as a white or silver. I think the red is going to look pretty dark when it's fished deep. (If the fish even see the body at all.)
Flat out beautiful fly. You have to love the Pheasant. Great job Matt. Thank you for sharing the history associated with this streamer. Very interesting story. These additions are what make this channel superior to so many others. Great video Sir. Thank you.
Great tie Matt! A while back my son bought me a pheasant skin. Not knowing what all I could do with it, I put the question out to a couple of Facebook groups. The Mrs. Simpson was the greatest response that I received. A few variations out there. I liked how you did yours. Thanks for the video!
Thanks Jon! Do a search for Jack Gartside too as he had several patterns using pheasant feathers. (I believe Jack passed away a few years ago but someone is still keeping his website up. Maybe not active, but I think it's still there.)
@@SavageFlies Jack’s site is still active & maintained by a good friend of his. It has printable tying directions for all of his patterns. Try his Soft Hackle Streamer which is tied with marabou. It also still sells some of Jack’s first favorite materials.
Hi Jon. I meant to reply to you but accidentally made my reply to Matt about the Soft Hackle Streamer & Jack Gartside’s site, so you may not see it. Please view my reply meant for you. Sorry & best wishes. -Bob
I've tied this pattern before working from a magazine photo and recipe. My procedure is about the same as yours. Thanks for tying this to verify I was doing this correctly.
Nice looking pattern. I have seen that one in several of my pattern book, just never tied it before...I am going to give it a try. Thanks, Matt. Have a great weekend.
That's actually a great idea! Put a little less weight on it, and go with a lighter colored bucktail for the tail. This thing could definitely look like a sunfish fry.
Okay, streamers aren't usually too tricky, but I wouldn't try a feather wing for your first one! Go with some bucktail, or better yet, something with a marabou wing. Great fish catchers, and easy to make them look good! :-)
No kidding Michael, me too! I've never fished anywhere outside of the states. New Zealand and some of the Nordic countries are definitely on my bucket list. :-)
A very popular fly here in South Africa - works as a good baitfish, dragon nymph imitation. The feathers create a good body profile when wet and flare and pulse as it is retrieved giving it good movement and flashes of the underbody colour like a gill. Very effective on a sinking line, you can do multiple sets of feathers , like one set mid body and one at the head
Yes, a very effective pattern. It's a little harder to tie the original way. The Walker's Killer works extremely well here in Canada too, ( haven't seen anyone else using it here). I guess it could resemble a multitude of things in the water, perhaps even a leech when the body thins out.
Good Saturday morning to ya Matt! Ya know, I need to know the history of other bugs out there. This was a nice one I need to give it a go. Have a awesome and safe day👍☕️☕️
Absolutely love this pattern never seen it before cant wait to tie it. I'd bought a full pheasant cape about 4 months ago giving me a chance to get stuck into it lol
Thanks Terry! As many variations of this as I saw, I was hoping that Peter Gathercole (from the UK) tied it with the traditional recipe. Good to hear that he did. Thanks for the note. :-)
The story I read in a fly tying book was that if Mrs Simpson could catch the King of England then the Mrs Simpson fly should be able to catch the King of the Lake.
Ohhhh, I know I should break out the Flymen test tank again, but that thing was so hard to get working very well. But I agree, I'll bet this thing does look good in the water. And as for the NZ trout? I would love to get down there someday. I guess I'll keep dreaming. :-)
@@SavageFlies Sorry. I didn’t mean the tank. I meant I would love to see it being fished, since I can’t test it myself. I hope you or another US subscriber tries it out & reports, so I know if I should tie up a bunch for my donations. It looks cool & fun to tie.
It was probably an underhanded commentary on how mrs. Simpson was catching husband after husband. The English are kinda passive aggressive like that! Ha ha😂😂
Hi There, I read your description on this fly and how it was named and you've actually got the story wrong. Its named after the lady who tied it, Mona Simpson. Simpson is her married name, her maiden name is Carter. I know this because she was my great aunty. She also tied a few other very well known flies, more famous one called The Kea.
Excellent tie Matt. Great research too, didn't know it was the "killer" style of wing. I tied some Matuka flies with those pheasant feathers but used the whole feather without stripping the the lower part, then threaded the wire rib through the feather's barbs top and bottom as I wound it. Just experimenting after reading an article in a fly mag years ago. So you gonna do a Killer with chukar feathers?
Maybe so… a killer chukar! I haven’t ordered a skin yet. When I looked it up they said a chukar was basically an American bred version of the French partridge. I do have one of those but haven’t looked at it too closely. I’ll have to play around some with it. 😁
@@SavageFlies I haven't held the French one in hand but I can tell you the Chukar I have is awesome looking. I really don't think there's much difference. The Lord's Killer with chukar wings in that Orvis Index of fly patterns is a lot different than the ones I looked up on line. Either way it's a cool style of tying what ever feather you use for the wings, and there's a lot of them. For me one of the best things of your channel is researching the patterns you tie. I may or may not have known about it or tied it but I learn more about it than it's just a cool looking pattern. Thanks Matt. BTW, do you plan on taking any of these flies you tie for a swim?
Good Morning Sir Matt, That's What i'm talking about!!! I Love This Fly. a question since it's a streamer would it look good with Junglecock Eyes? or would that be overkill? anyways great job Sir Matt. Thank You and have a great rest of your Weekend. PS I wasn't expecting a third video this week, thank you for that. I have plenty of feathers for this pattern. i will be making a few. thanks :)
Appreciate it Edward! I'm not sure about putting jungle cock eyes on it. I'm sure we could, but they might be wasted on a fly that's meant to be fished really deep. Hope you're having a great weekend my friend. :-)
Morning Matt. Enjoyed the video and seeing something different. Definitely creates a larger profile and I would think a fair amount of movement in the water. Take care Matt. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Matt, do you ever smash your feather stems to keep them from rotating? It works for me if I have a feather that wants to rotate on me. Keep the good stuff coming.
Sometimes I do for thicker stems, but sometimes I get lazy and just skip it and hope for the best. I should probably not do that and just practice more. 😁
@@brianfeeney9493 Oh yeah, so does my hound dog. A few years ago, I found a full ringneck skin (head, tail feathers and all), beautiful specimen, and not cheap! I got it in the mail, opened it, and left it out on the dining room table when the family and I went out to dinner. We came back to feathers all over the house. I salvaged about 20% of it in various pieces and parts. :-)
Good to see a classic NZ streamer being tied. I live in NZ and I’ve caught many a fine trout on this fly. Well done Matt
Appreciate it Phil! I've already seen a few requests for other NZ patterns so I'm going to have to do some research and see if I can add a few more. Thanks for the note. :-)
Good morning Matt.Linda tied this fly when she was on the pheasant skin kick.These feathers love to twist and spin on you.My solution to this is to pinch the stem at the tie in spot with the rear part of your so scissors to flatten the stem.Cloie will enjoy this one.It's back to school Monday for her.Have a great weekend Matt. Ken and Linda
Thanks Ken! And yep, I know that trick of flattening the feather stem, but I usually forget. And in this case, these stems were thin enough I could flatten them with thread tension. Tell Cloie I said hello and good luck back at school. :-)
Very nice fly & Trout will hit this fly !! I learned the Mrs. Simpson pattern years back & had good luck selling my own version at some fly shows I had a booth at showing my flies & tying methods. The version I learned was tied somewhat different. The underbody & the feathers were put in at different stages & I'll be sending you a pic of my version. If & when you fish yours could you show a pic of the fish that took the fly ?? Keep the videos coming too !!! David, Fisher-of-Men Fly Tying Ada, Michigan
David- that's very cool to hear! If I fish this one and catch something worthy of taking a picture, I sure will. :-)
I thought this would be all yellow with blue hair. Then I noticed it said Mrs. Simpson , not Marge Simpson. Stupid joke , I know. Really neat fly. Great video and thanks as always,Matt.
Not a stupid joke at all! I've been a Simpsons fan forever. And when tying it I kept saying D'oh! I even considered making a blue hair joke, but totally forgot about it when I pushed record. Oh well... we could make up a Homer. Or a Bart. Ohhh.... how about the Krusty?
Now you have me thinking.🤔
Very cool. I’m excited to tie and fish this fly. Thx Matt!!!
Awesome Clyde; go for it my friend!
Interesting fly. Thank you Sir Matt
This fly should have a nice big meaty profile in the water. I think it would fish well for many species of fish. Thanks for tying it up.
You bet Ralph; appreciate the note my friend!
Thank you Matt, a very nice pattern. One special thing of that is that can be tied with a variety of different feathers to look for different imitations. Greetings.
Agree Francisco! I think it would look pretty good with some pheasant hen feathers as well. :-)
Cool pattern, will have to give this a spot in the streamer box. Thanks Matt for sharing
Thanks Layton, the only downside to patterns like this is how much space they take up in our boxes! I was thinking of getting a new box for some of my big bass flies anyway. :-)
That is a very cool pattern like it! Not to hard and easy.thanks Matt great pattern as always
Appreciate it Mike!
I have actually tied and used this pattern, but no luck with it, then I lost the flybox it was in. Completely forgot about this fly, this video refreshed my memory
Good morning Matt. Wow thats a really cool looking pattern. Cant wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Karl! Thanks for watching and happy Saturday to you!
Definitely going to be putting some in my fly box. Very cool looking.,,👍
I agree Thomas! And it was pretty fun to tie. I do wonder why it had a red body instead of something lighter such as a white or silver. I think the red is going to look pretty dark when it's fished deep. (If the fish even see the body at all.)
@@SavageFlies I bet using gold braid for the body would do really well deep.
Gorgeous fly!!
Flat out beautiful fly. You have to love the Pheasant. Great job Matt. Thank you for sharing the history associated with this streamer. Very interesting story. These additions are what make this channel superior to so many others. Great video Sir. Thank you.
Nice to see a classic from years ago. Good job thanks for sharing Matt. I see that Dave McPhail has Variant of Mrs Simpson .
Thanks Butch! I'll have to check it out. Oftentimes before doing a video I'll see if any other tiers have one of it, but I didn't do that this time.
Great tie Matt! A while back my son bought me a pheasant skin. Not knowing what all I could do with it, I put the question out to a couple of Facebook groups. The Mrs. Simpson was the greatest response that I received. A few variations out there. I liked how you did yours. Thanks for the video!
Thanks Jon! Do a search for Jack Gartside too as he had several patterns using pheasant feathers. (I believe Jack passed away a few years ago but someone is still keeping his website up. Maybe not active, but I think it's still there.)
@@SavageFlies Jack’s site is still active & maintained by a good friend of his. It has printable tying directions for all of his patterns. Try his Soft Hackle Streamer which is tied with marabou. It also still sells some of Jack’s first favorite materials.
Hi Jon. I meant to reply to you but accidentally made my reply to Matt about the Soft Hackle Streamer & Jack Gartside’s site, so you may not see it. Please view my reply meant for you. Sorry & best wishes. -Bob
Good morning Matt well it looks like a butterfly to me I love it
I didn't even think of that Marty, but you're right! I wonder if anybody has ever created a fly called the Papillon (french butterfly). Hmm...
great tye love the history .Thanks Matt !
Appreciate it James! Have a great weekend my friend. :-)
So happy you chose this one🤘👌 great tie Matt 🙌
Appreciate it; thanks for watching Alex!
That is a cool looking fly Matt
I can see a big bass on that one Thanks for the video and have a great weekend
You too Dave! Have a great what’s left of the weekend. 😁
I've tied this pattern before working from a magazine photo and recipe. My procedure is about the same as yours. Thanks for tying this to verify I was doing this correctly.
You're welcome Don! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Nice looking pattern. I have seen that one in several of my pattern book, just never tied it before...I am going to give it a try.
Thanks, Matt. Have a great weekend.
Appreciate it Todd, and happy Saturday to you too my friend. :-)
Absolutely 💯,😎 awesome. Thanks for sharing...,.
I might try this out here in baby sunfish colors. Bet it would do great with smallmouth and trout.
That's actually a great idea! Put a little less weight on it, and go with a lighter colored bucktail for the tail. This thing could definitely look like a sunfish fry.
I haven't tried streamers yet. This will be on my "To tie" list.. Thanks for teaching us Matt!
Okay, streamers aren't usually too tricky, but I wouldn't try a feather wing for your first one! Go with some bucktail, or better yet, something with a marabou wing. Great fish catchers, and easy to make them look good! :-)
Awesome looking fly Matt. Would love to try it in New Zealand my dream 😴 vacation spot.
No kidding Michael, me too! I've never fished anywhere outside of the states. New Zealand and some of the Nordic countries are definitely on my bucket list. :-)
Yeah, one of our classics. Caught my first trout on this one some 45years ago.....
I think many of us remember the fly we caught our first trout on. Mine was an Adams. Kind of boring, but that's what it was. :-)
The Taupo Tiger is an interesting streamer with a bright red head.
As you said, lots of variants on today's fly.
A very popular fly here in South Africa - works as a good baitfish, dragon nymph imitation. The feathers create a good body profile when wet and flare and pulse as it is retrieved giving it good movement and flashes of the underbody colour like a gill. Very effective on a sinking line, you can do multiple sets of feathers , like one set mid body and one at the head
Yes, a very effective pattern. It's a little harder to tie the original way. The Walker's Killer works extremely well here in Canada too, ( haven't seen anyone else using it here). I guess it could resemble a multitude of things in the water, perhaps even a leech when the body thins out.
Good Saturday morning to ya Matt! Ya know, I need to know the history of other bugs out there. This was a nice one I need to give it a go. Have a awesome and safe day👍☕️☕️
Thanks Jim, and happy Saturday to you my friend! (No tying or fishing for me today. Off to the movies with my daughter. :-) )
Enjoy your time together, there is nothing like father daughter time. And the memories that it will bring later! 👍
Absolutely love this pattern never seen it before cant wait to tie it. I'd bought a full pheasant cape about 4 months ago giving me a chance to get stuck into it lol
Oh yeah Justin, you can get all kinds of cool flies with a ringneck pheasant skin. Have fun!
I tie regular spin jigs just like this. It's a killer on crappie and smallmouth
Oh yeah David, I could see smallmouth attacking this thing. :-)
Nice pattern ! BZ.
Great work Matt. The greenish feathers are the ones to use traditionally. I'm sure the Kiwis would approve. (I'm Australian by the way). :-)
Thanks Terry! As many variations of this as I saw, I was hoping that Peter Gathercole (from the UK) tied it with the traditional recipe. Good to hear that he did. Thanks for the note. :-)
The story I read in a fly tying book was that if Mrs Simpson could catch the King of England then the Mrs Simpson fly should be able to catch the King of the Lake.
I would love to see this in the water. NZ trout have a reputation for being huge, & I bet they love this meaty looking fly.
Ohhhh, I know I should break out the Flymen test tank again, but that thing was so hard to get working very well. But I agree, I'll bet this thing does look good in the water. And as for the NZ trout? I would love to get down there someday. I guess I'll keep dreaming. :-)
@@SavageFlies Sorry. I didn’t mean the tank. I meant I would love to see it being fished, since I can’t test it myself. I hope you or another US subscriber tries it out & reports, so I know if I should tie up a bunch for my donations. It looks cool & fun to tie.
You know the Mrs Simpson is the best carp fly in South Africa
got any more from New Zealand ??? love it!
I didn't know so many New Zealanders watched the channel, but I'm getting enough comments that I might just have to add a couple more patterns.
Mean tye, defenitly try them smaller and weightless 👌
It was probably an underhanded commentary on how mrs. Simpson was catching husband after husband. The English are kinda passive aggressive like that! Ha ha😂😂
Yep, I didn't even think of that but I'll bet you're right. She did seem to be quite the man attractor. :-)
Hi There, I read your description on this fly and how it was named and you've actually got the story wrong. Its named after the lady who tied it, Mona Simpson. Simpson is her married name, her maiden name is Carter. I know this because she was my great aunty. She also tied a few other very well known flies, more famous one called The Kea.
Excellent tie Matt. Great research too, didn't know it was the "killer" style of wing. I tied some Matuka flies with those pheasant feathers but used the whole feather without stripping the the lower part, then threaded the wire rib through the feather's barbs top and bottom as I wound it. Just experimenting after reading an article in a fly mag years ago. So you gonna do a Killer with chukar feathers?
Maybe so… a killer chukar! I haven’t ordered a skin yet. When I looked it up they said a chukar was basically an American bred version of the French partridge. I do have one of those but haven’t looked at it too closely. I’ll have to play around some with it. 😁
@@SavageFlies I haven't held the French one in hand but I can tell you the Chukar I have is awesome looking. I really don't think there's much difference. The Lord's Killer with chukar wings in that Orvis Index of fly patterns is a lot different than the ones I looked up on line. Either way it's a cool style of tying what ever feather you use for the wings, and there's a lot of them. For me one of the best things of your channel is researching the patterns you tie. I may or may not have known about it or tied it but I learn more about it than it's just a cool looking pattern. Thanks Matt. BTW, do you plan on taking any of these flies you tie for a swim?
Good Morning Sir Matt, That's What i'm talking about!!! I Love This Fly. a question since it's a streamer would it look good with Junglecock Eyes? or would that be overkill?
anyways great job Sir Matt. Thank You and have a great rest of your Weekend. PS I wasn't expecting a third video this week, thank you for that. I have plenty of feathers for this
pattern. i will be making a few. thanks :)
Appreciate it Edward! I'm not sure about putting jungle cock eyes on it. I'm sure we could, but they might be wasted on a fly that's meant to be fished really deep. Hope you're having a great weekend my friend. :-)
Lol I tied that fly last Feb and sent them to mich my son said they worked good
Excellent Mark! Appreciate the note. :-)
Morning Matt. Enjoyed the video and seeing something different. Definitely creates a larger profile and I would think a fair amount of movement in the water. Take care Matt. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Matt, do you ever smash your feather stems to keep them from rotating? It works for me if I have a feather that wants to rotate on me. Keep the good stuff coming.
Sometimes I do for thicker stems, but sometimes I get lazy and just skip it and hope for the best. I should probably not do that and just practice more. 😁
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Can you do a video to tye the Ginger Mick Streamer Fly?
I've never heard of that one but I just put it on my list to research. Thanks for the note!
Hey Matt !!!
Don’t get Too “ COCKY “ with this pattern ..... 🙃
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Ha! Still... gotta love the ringneck pheasant cocks. :-)
We DO ..... Luv those Ringneck Pheasants Matt!
My Birddogs do as Well !!!!!
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@@brianfeeney9493 Oh yeah, so does my hound dog. A few years ago, I found a full ringneck skin (head, tail feathers and all), beautiful specimen, and not cheap! I got it in the mail, opened it, and left it out on the dining room table when the family and I went out to dinner. We came back to feathers all over the house. I salvaged about 20% of it in various pieces and parts. :-)