I love this pattern. Easy and effective fish catching fly. A little red hot spot at the hook bend with or without a red head is one of my favourite variations. I feel fish really key into the red accent.
Hey Tim, nice looking fly. I haven't tied this one in quite a while, but I've had a lot of success using this fly in the trout lakes of Alberta. I like the brown olive, one of my favorite colors of dub.
The traditional feather to use is ringneck pheasant rump feathers for both tail and hackle. ( The traditional body material is chenille.) I hunt pheasants, so I have a good supply of them for this pattern. They are a bit softer than mallard feathers and probably have a bit more motion in the water, but I suspect that mallard feather would work. The fish will let you know if they don't.
Yes Graham, it is believed (although not well documented) that the original version did have all of that except I think it had a peacock herl body. But, as I clearly stated in the video, there have been many variations of it since and this is one of them. Had I called this fly something like a "Tim's Special" I am absolutely sure someone would have said "no", that's just a "Carey Special" tied with different materials. Can you see where I'm kinda damned if I do and damned if I don't.
Nice Video, but that is not a Carey Special.. the 'Must Have' material on any Carey Special is Ringneck Pheasant Rump Hackle. You can use any color of Chenille, Yarn or dubbing for the body, but it ain't a Carey without a collar of Ringneck Rump Hackle...
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I love this pattern. Easy and effective fish catching fly. A little red hot spot at the hook bend with or without a red head is one of my favourite variations. I feel fish really key into the red accent.
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Hey Tim, nice looking fly. I haven't tied this one in quite a while, but I've had a lot of success using this fly in the trout lakes of Alberta. I like the brown olive, one of my favorite colors of dub.
Great video as always one.of my fishing buddys favroite flys thank you.
Great, now I have the Hollies stuck in my head. 😁
Looking good - great fly!
Very nice
well.. I dont have that particular feather at the moment..wonder if mallard feathers would work...they seem long enough.
The traditional feather to use is ringneck pheasant rump feathers for both tail and hackle. ( The traditional body material is chenille.) I hunt pheasants, so I have a good supply of them for this pattern. They are a bit softer than mallard feathers and probably have a bit more motion in the water, but I suspect that mallard feather would work. The fish will let you know if they don't.
What’s a good substitute for Coc dè Leon?
Is this a good late fall pattern for the gorge and other rivers out west in the upcoming weeks? I plan to go out there ASAP.
What is the a good place to fly fish this winter in New Jersey ?
The gouge in calafon
Is that by the Pequest ?
Thank you !! I will have to check it out this winter!!
What is the cutter he uses at the end? The one that looks like a chisel.
Tim discusses this in another video, but it is the end of his whip finisher. He grinds the end until it's sharp and uses that end to cut the thread.
Why didn’t you use the tip you cut off to make the tail instead of using a second feather? Seems a waste of material to me!
The Carey Special has a black body, silver rib, and a brown phase Ringneck Pheasant rump feather hackle collar.
Yes Graham, it is believed (although not well documented) that the original version did have all of that except I think it had a peacock herl body. But, as I clearly stated in the video, there have been many variations of it since and this is one of them. Had I called this fly something like a "Tim's Special" I am absolutely sure someone would have said "no", that's just a "Carey Special" tied with different materials. Can you see where I'm kinda damned if I do and damned if I don't.
Nice Video, but that is not a Carey Special.. the 'Must Have' material on any Carey Special is Ringneck Pheasant Rump Hackle. You can use any color of Chenille, Yarn or dubbing for the body, but it ain't a Carey without a collar of Ringneck Rump Hackle...