A crippled midge and prospecting for nymphs
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- Опубликовано: 6 апр 2022
- Created by Greg Carrier and featured in Raymond Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the best 1,000," the crippled midge can be an effective pattern when the midges are hatching but the fish are eating them in their final emerging stage.
Hook: #12-18 extra long
Thread: White
Rib: Extra small copper wire,
Tail: White Antron
Body: White Antron
Thorax: Peacock herl
Wings: White hackle tips
Hackle: White dry fly
This 3x long, curve shanked hook is J. Stockard's J2 Model 430, and available at:
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Great video Matt. The combination of the fly itself, the fly's history and the additional "tips and tricks" is what makes your channel one of the best on RUclips, especially for us "less experienced" folks.
Well thank you Garrett... and it's also all of ya'll who watch and leave comments that make this a great community. :-)
Nice fly Matt! Thank you for the tip on surveying what is in the creek. I happen to be the world's worst fisherman, but I'm also the world's best fishing lure. I'm that guy who gets skunked on a regular basis, but the guy right next to me, has his best day ever.. This may improve my odds.. Haha!
Ha! It can't be that bad Troy. I've been skunked my last two times out but I'm going to fix that this weekend. And oh yeah, my kids got me a shirt that says "World's okayest fisherman." So I'm not the greatest, but not the worst either. :-)
Midge on a dropper. Always amazed me how such big fish eat small flys. Nice tie Matt, enjoyed the video.
Oh yeah Jim! And thanks for watching my friend. :-)
Sweet. That is one cool looking fly. Looks enjoyable to tie as well. The tip with the net on the creek is a great idea. Thanks for sharing that one. Matt you have created a total fly fishing program for all of us. Thank you so much my friend. Totally grateful for all of the instructions and information you provide for us. God bless you Brother. Great video. Have a great weekend buddy.
Thanks Jeff; I always appreciate your kind comments and support. Thank YOU my friend. :-)
Bonus! A fly pattern and Entomology 101! What a great way to start the day.
You got it Bruce! Thanks for watching my friend. :-)
That's a nice pattern. Your comment about nymphs deteriorating after about three days sounds like experience!
Ha! You know it was from experience Tom. And what's worse, leave those vials in your hot truck for a week and they won't just deteriorate, they'll really stink!
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Good morning Matt. ☕️time watching you tie a fly. Nice pattern, few materials and a relatively easy tie. Any white Antron I’ve seen around here has been on spools, didn’t know it came otherwise. Neat trick with the bug net. I always have one but seldom wear it. We use a 20 gauge for the mosquitos up here. Just kidding Matt don’t want to scare you more than I already have. Lol. Good tie this morning. Take care Matt.
Ha! The mosquitos in South Carolina were big enough to shoot with a 20 gauge. :-) I've got Antron and Z-lon in both bags and cards (probably from Hareline or Metz) but this spooled stuff is pretty convenient. I think this was generic Flyshack stuff as there is no label on the spool.
This is a great fly.I tye them on 16s and18s.And several colors and materials. And entomology is a big part of fishing and tying.Have a great end of the week my friend.And great tie on this one. Ken
Good morning sir Matt. Enjoying my coffee tying time with you before work . Nice little pattern this morning I will tie a few of these for the box. Thank you for the bonus advice on choosing the best fly to use. Have a great day my friend and stay safe.
Thanks Karl! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Pretty little thing. Great advice on surveying waters. Thx Matt. Have a fabulous weekend. 🙂
Thanks Clyde! You too my friend. :-)
Thank you for the reply I am going to start my search for some of the books on the web and thanks again for the flys you show on your channel they are awesome I like the history you add with them it's awesome
Hey Matt☕️☕️
Nice bug and very slick advice! I’ve got my steak and egg biscuit with coffee heading out for some Striper fishing 🤣🤣🤣
Oh man, I am always jealous of your adventures! I got in from Boston Tuesday night about midnight. An all day meeting at work on Wednesday, than had to drive three hours for more meetings up north of Baltimore today. But... I'm taking Friday of and heading to the farm! Of course, that means I'll be up late tonight making a video for Saturday. Which I haven't even started yet. So don't expect much for Saturday's installment of Savage Flies. Have a great weekend Jim and l want to hear how the striper fishing went!
Thanks Matt. Another great vid. Have a backlog of flies to try tying thanks to you.
Ha! It's a never-ending list around here Mark. Thanks for watching my friend. :-)
Neat bug. Easy and effective I’ll bet. Years ago we used an old window screen and insulated waders to seine hellgrammites out of the Payette river to catch whitefish (which school up in the winter). We used the same technique that you showed. Occasionally we would get some black stone flies or even a sculpin, but would throw them back as they were not effective for whitefish. Wonderful memories 50 years ago.
Wow Mark, what a great memory! Hellgrammites can be some huge bugs too. I'll bet that was some fun fishing. :-)
Neat looking little white\green dry fly! Looks like a highly visible fish catcher! I'm a fan of all white so I would most likely substitute in white ostrich hearl! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
That would look pretty cool John! White ostrich herl. I too think white makes some sharp flies. :-)
Good afternoon Sir Matt, Great video and I think the Fly looks awesome. I had to cut my vacation short. they needed my help back at work, good think we are in the new house now. I will be tying some of these when my fly tying station is set up and back on line. See you on Saturday's video. Thank You Sir.
Oh that's a bummer Edward! I guess your services are in demand. That's not a bad situation to be in though. Have a great weekend my friend. :-)
Awesome little midge pattern matt.thanks.
Great tips, Matt. Thanks for sharing. Good looking pattern.
Thanx Matt, awesome pattern and great tip at the end! Some of us need all the help we can get ;)
I hear you there William! I too need all the help I can get. :-)
Good day Matt. Like the fly. Ok! The next. A good friend of mine gave me one for that purpose. My problem is that I forget that it's in my vest and just start fishing. One day I will use it. Thanks for the reminder. Have a blessed day.
Ha! Thanks Nich. One tip... let the mosquito net completely dry before putting it back in that little pouch it comes in. Otherwise a month later when you pull it out, it might really stink. :-)
Hi Matt. Interesting pattern and a great head's-up on how to find out what the bug population is doing.
Thanks Don! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Love that contrasting thorax. It works! 👍
Thanks Glen! I appreciate the note my friend. :-)
Great tip and video Matt. I love Midge fishing. This sure looks like a fish catcher to me.
Thanks Todd! And I hope so. :-)
Nice looking fly. Thanks again Matt. Awesome tip, Matt. Never did this before. Oh, and Wild Turkey is the only alcohol for me.😆
Ha! Thanks Chad! And I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
cool little pattern matt thanks. have a great weekend. see ya joe.
Thanks Joe! I always appreciate the note my friend. :-)
Hi Matt, Great video and fly. We don't use many white flies over here (stillwater rainbow trout lures excluded) but this one will get a swim 😉 caenis dry (anglers curse) or a maggot style nymph are the only white flies I use, a white woolly bugger is a good river streamer though. You get scoop nets for kick sampling now over here and they are good, they are standard trout scoop nets with a fine mesh panel. It's amazing seeing the nymphs that we are trying to imitate and how small they actually are compared to our artificials, all fly tyers should kick sample as it defo opens your eyes and gives you a new perspective.
Hey Matt. Great fly and great bonus content. Thanks.
Thanks Ken! I always appreciate the note my friend. :-)
Nice tie and cool trick for catching bugs 🐛
Thanks Sally! I always appreciate the note my friend. :-)
Great Fly Matt, I bet you can tie it different colors, and thanks for knowledge on looking for bugs to you use when out on the stream.
Thanks J! And I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Cool looking fly Matt
Love the tip at the end
Thanks for the video
You bet Dave! Thanks for watching my friend. :-)
That is a cool looking bug Matt. First glance I thought of a Prince Nymph dressed for a formal dinner :o) Cool idea to seine with the mosquito net over the landing net. I've done that with old pantyhose. I've also used the foot part to put over my hand, spread out fingers, then lift rocks upstream with the other hand. Good fishing tip Matt.
Oh nice... panty hose would be convenient! I've done this once with my mosquito net and an hour later needed it for biting bugs, and had to put a semi-wet stinky net over my head. But it dries quickly enough. :-)
@@SavageFlies During warmer months I dunk my hat and a bandana worn around my neck in the cool water for some heat relief. When Black flies are out the head net goes on.
Nice job Matt!
Nice fly Matt ! Another one for my to do list. Great tip at the end ! Thanks
Thanks Mike! And I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Nice little fly pattern
I use a gray version of that fly that works fairly well but I will have to give white a go. And the critter catcher tip is a good one. Thanks for this mornings start!
Thanks! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
I like that mosquito net trick! I have two landing nets one rubber and one fine black mesh. The mesh one would probably catch mayflies but I'm not sure about anything else. I did find it quite handy for catching crawdads last summer to help a old man fill his bait bucket. I'll have to try it for nymphs now!
Oh, that brings back memories David! Catching a bucket of crawdads for bass fishing my old farm ponds. They love them. :-)
Great looking fly
Nice ty Matt and a great net hack , to help match up with the conparahatch guide
You bet Dennis! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Cool idea.
Nice tie Matt , check out a paint screen for using on net they come in two sizes dirt cheap and work fantastic for catching bugs in stream 😉
Great tip Jim! I will definitely check out using a paint screen. :-)
Nice tie Matt, plus love that tip with the net just orded one on Amazon !
Excellent! Have fun with it Yvon. :-)
Really nice Matt thank you for sharing have a blessed day my friend.
Thanks, you too! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Love this pattern wow
Great tip! Thanks.
That a good idea Matt!! Thanks for sharing bud!!
Thanks Franky! And I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Nice easy fly again Matt. I used to preserve all kinds of things when I was a kid, up to and including snakes. Fortunately my mom was OK with it all. Keep the good stuff coming.
That sounds pretty fun! I've always had an interest in preserving bugs-- both soft bodied and terrestrials. But I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe this year. :-)
Love the seine trick with the net. I will look for some medium size rocks and turn them over to see any creatures, your way in much more productive!
Thanks Rollin and I do the same thing but then you have to stick your arm down in the cold water. :-)
Very nice fly!! This was a very informative video, thanks Matt for sharing the pattern and for the added tips!!
You bet James! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
You are right. That is a cool looking fly. It might be your lighting, but the white Antron body looks slightly translucent.
Good use of those narrow hackle tips too. They are too narrow for use as wings on dry flies, but they are perfect for this use.
Good eye Bob, this Antron does actually look a little translucent. I just checked what color this was and Hareline calls it "fluorescent white." I didn't particularly buy that on purpose, but it was the only white they offered.
Thanks Matt for another nice fly pattern. I tie those in lots of colors from black to white with both peacock and ostrich herl. the mosquito netting is a nice idea for bug surveying.
Thanks Lee! Have a great weekend my friend. :-)
Great little pattern and nicely tied Matt, thanks for sharing
Appreciate it Layton!
Thanks Matt. For the tip, and that's a cool fly pattern. Going to have to make a few of those.
You got it Ash! Thanks for watching my friend. :-)
Great Idea wish I thought of that Thanks Matt
Appreciate it John! Thanks for watching my friend. :-)
With slight modification, I think this pattern will work well on a midge hatch I run into every so often. Good tip on the improvised kick net, Matt.
Thanks Jim!
That's a really cool fly.
Thanks Casey!
Nice 👍🏻 Matt !!!
Off for Steelhead tomorrow on the Manistee !
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Oh man, good luck! And I suck because I never did send you any steelhead patterns to try out. And I've still got the index card with the "Banana Split" written on it. We're still going to have to come up with that thing someday. I can't wait to hear how you do!!
I’ll keep you up to speed !! Wet a line soon Brother …..
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High water and dirty …… too much rain and snowmelt recently. Too COLD 🥶 for the morels to start popping …… saw lots of waterfowl and lost a few new flies ☹️
Hope for better conditions soon Matt!
I really like this pattern Matt! Thank you!! I’m thinking to you can do this pattern in different colors too! And thank you for the tips for on the river . I really never thought of that way to find the bugs in my water. Great video thank you Matt! Have a great weekend!!
I tie them with olive antron, black antron, and cream antron too. Dark brown hackle on a black antron body is a killer on a midge hatch. I like a size 16 the best for that.
Thanks Barbara! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Good call Big Green! The pattern does call for #12-18 but I agree that most likely the smaller the better on this one.
I’ve fished a few streams with a gravel bottom,walked shuffling my feet to creat a downstream “chum” slick.Try that some time,works like a charm.Cripples work great all the time.
Shuffling is illegal on most rivers over here in the UK...just hope nobody is watching 👀
Yeah, I've heard that Graham. And some people frown upon it here too but I'm not sure if it's actually illegal.
@@SavageFlies illegal as in against the rules on most rivers, not illegal as in you are going to jail lol
Cool pattern I like it, been doin that tip of yers for along time to match the hatch!! Dont usually share that info tho lol have a good day!!
Ha! Thanks Richard. This is one area where I'm not old school. I'll tell anybody on the river anytime, what I'm fishing with, whether it's working or not, and where my best spots may be. Of course, most people would be foolish to follow me as I seem to be getting skunked a lot lately. :-)
Very nice pattern. A good color selection may be PMD colors for an effective late spring/early summer pattern for Eastern streams like the Gunpowder or S.B. Raritan.
Also, to control spreading of the Antron while wrapping would be to follow the thread up to the tie-in point.
Always enjoy these videos.
Thanks Ed and good call! As for using the thread to keep the Antron from spreading, that will work better if you only make one pass. When you go down and back up for a second pass, it would be harder to pull off.
Sweet pattern Matt! A little late watching the video. Been getting my butt kicked at work in the kitchen. These coporate executives at IBM like to eat...lol Checkout the gram for some delicous food pics. Off to work I go. Thank God it's Friday. I'm working on the Euro jig pattern. I have a couple I've tied. I'll send one soon. Be well my friend. :-)
Thanks Alex! I can imagine they like to eat. :-) I haven't been on IG in a while... been meaning to check it out again! Have a great weekend my friend. :-)
Cool fly there Matt. Thanks! I didn't know they had single strand untwisted Antron until you showed that spool! Just yesterday I struggled with getting straight individual fibers from cards of multi strand, twisted sparkle yarn. After trying everything, just when I thought I had some usable fibers, it would just twist or clump together again. Frustrating. I wonder if hot water or stretching would help?
I imagine playing around with it in warm water and just pulling it through your fingers might help, but then again, that's a lot of work! Hareline has it in the spools and it's pretty convenient. I just checked and they actually have lots of colors. I only use the white and cream, and even that I don't use that often. But it's pretty good stuff: www.jsflyfishing.com/hareline-antron-yarn
Hello Matt... Nice job as always.. I'm curious what you recommend for wax.?? Thanks, Greg Wasko
Thanks Greg! I like the Hareline Touch Dub wax in the large tubes. It's usually about $6 but a tube lasts me a couple of years. :-)
Hi Matt & thanks for all your videos, I find them the easiest to follow. Question I see you do not use a rotary vise , any reason? Looking at a couple of Regal vises , just not sure on rotary or not ? Thanks
Thanks John! I use the Regal Revolution as my main vise. And my second one is a Peak Rotary so I do use a rotary. But I primarily use the rotating function to look at the other side of the fly, or spin it around for trimming materials, etc. But if I was tying a bunch of flies that using the rotary would make it quicker, I'll definitely use it. But I don't very often when I'm making a video because I have a camera about four inches in front of the fly, and a backdrop right behind. Using the rotary like this, and trying to move around the bobbin cradle... it's a bit too cumbersome. As for the Regal vises... I love them! And if you're considering the Revolution, that thing is a champ. After using this for the last few years, I really don't want to go back to anything else.
Matt where do you find the books you have with all of these flys I have been to my local book store and they have nothing and awesome fly!!
Thanks Pat! And oh man, where do I find all my books is a big question. I guess the first search is just Amazon. There are plenty of current books available there. Then what I like doing with certain books, is looking at the index and at all the books that author cited. Then if it sounds like a cool old book, I'll look for it on Ebay or maybe as a used book on Amazon. I've found a lot of treasures that way. But basically, any internet search will be a good place to start. Good luck my friend!
I like this fly. Simple and cool looking. My question refers to the mosquito netting use in still water. I would like to try this but here in MS. We don't have rocky streams we have muddy rivers and creeks. I love fishing the lakes and ponds in this state. Do you know a good way to collect samples from warm water lakes and streams?
Oh, that's a tough one Richard. Do you fish these lakes and ponds out of a boat? I imagine you could fasten together some kind of weighted net and drag it along the bottom or through the grassy weeds along the banks. I'm not sure how well that would work though. But it might be interesting to try. I'm going to think some more about this and if I can figure out a better way, I'll mention it in a future video. Thanks for the question!
@@SavageFlies yes I fish from kayak
Interesting. Never thought about preserving a live nymph like that. I occasionally just noodle with my hand what's down there and take a peek, but never thought about filtering like that.
I do that too Ryan, but it's not that fun to reach your arm into the water up to your elbow... in January. :-)