Appreciate it Jack! But I tell you, it can sometimes be a drain. When it's midnight and I'm trying to get a video out for the next morning, and everything I tie is turning out crappy... but overall it's still a lot of fun. :-)
Thanks Richard! And yes, absolutely. That's one of the most fun things about tying them. Not quite as fancy as salmon flies, but a little more flash than typical trout patterns.
I see a number of comments about this fly not being durable. I’ve never fished for steelhead, but landlocked salmon can chew up a featherwing or floss body pretty well. I use nail polish or a thin UV cement to coat the body. For tail or wing feather, I have coated them with Dave’s Flexament or Softex to keep more flexibility while toughening the feather. I recently bought a flexible UV cement which I think should also work. What I don’t know is whether these methods will work on such large tail & wing feathers. Maybe more steelheaders will suggest their method. I wouldn’t do this amount of gluing on a Rangely style streamer.
Good questions Bob and to be honest, I probably wouldn't tie too many of these simply because they use so many feathers for one fly. I imagine the Flexament or Softex (I've never heard of that one) would make the tail more durable but it would take a lot of it. And I'm thinking you might lose the tail feathers when a fish's teeth catch it at the tie-in point. Stiffening the fibers of the feather isn't going to do much for that. Your tip about coating the body is a good one, and wouldn't take too much cement/resin to do. If I were to tie a bunch in this or similar styles, that's probably all I'd do. And BTW, I did finally break out the Flymen Test Tank. I'll tell you more later but it was mostly a disappointment. Basically the water flow was way too fast. It was somewhat adjustable but even at it's slowest speed, the fly is in water at least 5x faster than you'd ever fish (or strip for a streamer). Oh well, maybe I'll keep tinkering with it.
You say, “salmon fly,” but I see a good bass fly. It’s nice that it’s made from common materials, also. By the way, in the early 1920s a trip from the Canadian border to Baja California by automobile, without stopping (since there wasn’t much to stop for in those days)... well, that was a not insignificant escapade. As always, enjoyed the video. David Palmetto Fly n Fish
Now that I think about it, you’re probably right! Outside of a few big cities, that would have been a lot of miles through not much of anything. Thanks for the note David. 👍
Mike King makes a great point on this one. I have tied something very similar in a perch color scheme for pike. The fly definitely works, but doesn't survive hook ups well.
That’s a nice looking tie. Those steelhead flies just look like fun. I was thinking while watching you tie it that this would be a “ one and done” type fly. Judging from the comments it looks like I wasn’t off in thinking that. Have a great week Matt
Good Afternoon Sir Matt, I've been real busy getting things back in order since the kiddos went back with there mother this last Friday, no salmon were I live but i'm sure the Bass and Crappie will take it. I'll have to try it soon. Thank you Sir I always love what you share, have a great week. I can't wait for the next video already.
Thanks Edward; I always love seeing you here! And you're right... this thing could certainly make an effective bass fly. Have a great week my friend and I'll have something new on Thursday. :-)
I've tied them and used them. They do work but usually just for 1 fish, the tail and/or wing gets destroyed. Still a nice looking pattern. Thanks Matt for sharing
Great pattern, Matt. I have tied a few of them in the past. Using a couple techniques help with durability on alot of steelhead patterns that don't have wool bodies and floss ribs...teeth + wool/floss=opportunity to tie more of the same. Lol Awesome job Mr O'Neal. Thanks and have a spectacular day.
Nicely done Matt, you nailed that rib. I remembered the name more than the pattern, so I looked at the book and online stuff - which I do a lot :o) When I hear Chappie I think of some Mr Monopoly guy saying it, referring to an old friend, like this fly was to Franklin.That orange yarn reminded me of Oregon Cheese colored egg yarn. I like using egg yarn. When I looked on line at the Trinity Fly shop, they like a Chappie tied as a BH wet in smaller sizes 10 to 6, because it looks like a salmon egg or a fresh salmon fry with the egg still attached and the grizzly looks like the parr markings. I imagine the original has lots of action with those up angled wings and hackle tail, sort of like a Silver Hilton. Interesting, lots of comments on it's a one fish fly, that's too bad. Thanks Matt, you ole chap, always great fun, eh!
Ha, Joe you make me laugh old chap! Mr. Monopoly and his monocle. Funny stuff. Of course now I'm going to have to check out a Silver Hilton. Ya'll are always giving me new flies to research and tie. :-)
@@SavageFlies I forgot, Scandic Angler .com "shared" this and a lot of your videos, as well as other popular channels on their site. Check out that Chappie on Trinity Fly Shop's site, bloody brilliant fly. Cheerio mate!
Loving this pattern! Sorry it took me a min to get to the video lol Found you another fly... similar but different to the skykomish sunrise, there is also the stillaguamish sunrise. Both named after local rivers known for there steelhead. And a 30 min drive from eachother! Lol
Okay, only one PNW fly at a time!! Somehow I've heard of the Stillaguamish Sunrise as well so it must be in at least one of my books. I'll add it to the list after the Skykomish. :-)
Nice looking fly Matt. I see a lot of people saying you can only hook up a couple times before the flies no good. If you clear coated the tail feathers would that make it more or less durable.
Hi Mr Matt! I was wondering If you could give me some suggestions on cheaper fly hooks for a beginner tier such as myself. I don't have a lot of money to put into expensive hooks but cannot tie them on the big hooks I own. Any help is super appreciated!!!
Josiah- check out the Saber hooks from The Fly Shack. They’re about $6-7 for a hundred. They’re not the greatest hooks in the world but I use them all the time and the only time I’ve broken any is when I get hung up on rocks. 😁
Matt, I love seeing folks having as much fun as you..
Appreciate it Jack! But I tell you, it can sometimes be a drain. When it's midnight and I'm trying to get a video out for the next morning, and everything I tie is turning out crappy... but overall it's still a lot of fun. :-)
Love those steelhead patterns. They seem to lend themselves to interpretation as far as color size and materials. Good job.
Thanks Richard! And yes, absolutely. That's one of the most fun things about tying them. Not quite as fancy as salmon flies, but a little more flash than typical trout patterns.
Nice color combination! Looks like a good brown trout pattern!! Good tie Matt, thanks for sharing!!!
You bet Franky! Thanks for watching my friend. 😁
Nice colorful body on that fly. Keep the good stuff coming.
Appreciate it my friend!
I see a number of comments about this fly not being durable. I’ve never fished for steelhead, but landlocked salmon can chew up a featherwing or floss body pretty well. I use nail polish or a thin UV cement to coat the body. For tail or wing feather, I have coated them with Dave’s Flexament or Softex to keep more flexibility while toughening the feather. I recently bought a flexible UV cement which I think should also work. What I don’t know is whether these methods will work on such large tail & wing feathers. Maybe more steelheaders will suggest their method.
I wouldn’t do this amount of gluing on a Rangely style streamer.
Good questions Bob and to be honest, I probably wouldn't tie too many of these simply because they use so many feathers for one fly. I imagine the Flexament or Softex (I've never heard of that one) would make the tail more durable but it would take a lot of it. And I'm thinking you might lose the tail feathers when a fish's teeth catch it at the tie-in point. Stiffening the fibers of the feather isn't going to do much for that. Your tip about coating the body is a good one, and wouldn't take too much cement/resin to do. If I were to tie a bunch in this or similar styles, that's probably all I'd do. And BTW, I did finally break out the Flymen Test Tank. I'll tell you more later but it was mostly a disappointment. Basically the water flow was way too fast. It was somewhat adjustable but even at it's slowest speed, the fly is in water at least 5x faster than you'd ever fish (or strip for a streamer). Oh well, maybe I'll keep tinkering with it.
nice looking steelhead fly, thanks Matt
Appreciate it Lee! Thanks for watching. :-)
Awesome looking pattern matt.great looking fly.thanks for all the patterns you put out there so far👍
Thanks Mike! Always appreciate it my friend. :-)
You say, “salmon fly,” but I see a good bass fly. It’s nice that it’s made from common materials, also.
By the way, in the early 1920s a trip from the Canadian border to Baja California by automobile, without stopping (since there wasn’t much to stop for in those days)... well, that was a not insignificant escapade.
As always, enjoyed the video.
David
Palmetto Fly n Fish
Now that I think about it, you’re probably right! Outside of a few big cities, that would have been a lot of miles through not much of anything. Thanks for the note David. 👍
Mike King makes a great point on this one. I have tied something very similar in a perch color scheme for pike. The fly definitely works, but doesn't survive hook ups well.
I’m sure you’re right Jim- and I wouldn’t want to use five feathers on a fly that might only last a couple of fish!
New one for me ! Thanks Matt .
You bet; thanks for watching James!
That’s a nice looking tie. Those steelhead flies just look like fun. I was thinking while watching you tie it that this would be a “ one and done” type fly. Judging from the comments it looks like I wasn’t off in thinking that. Have a great week Matt
I think you’re right John. I’ll bet a decent smallmouth would chew through this thing too. 🥴
Great looking fly Matt. I’d want a piece of AFW wire in front of this one. I can see a toothy Pike hitting this fly. Great video. Thank you.
Thanks Jeff! And yeah, I'd say a big pike or bass might be tempted to chase this thing. :-)
Good Afternoon Sir Matt, I've been real busy getting things back in order since the kiddos went back with there mother this last Friday, no salmon were I live but i'm sure the Bass and Crappie will take it. I'll have to try it soon. Thank you Sir I always love what you share, have a great week. I can't wait for the next video already.
Thanks Edward; I always love seeing you here! And you're right... this thing could certainly make an effective bass fly. Have a great week my friend and I'll have something new on Thursday. :-)
I've tied them and used them. They do work but usually just for 1 fish, the tail and/or wing gets destroyed. Still a nice looking pattern. Thanks Matt for sharing
You bet Layton, and yeah I can see this not being a very durable fly. But still a fun one. 😁
Nice job Matt. Looks like the feathers will only last for one or two fish. But it looks good thanks for sharing Matt. Have a good week.
Great pattern, Matt. I have tied a few of them in the past. Using a couple techniques help with durability on alot of steelhead patterns that don't have wool bodies and floss ribs...teeth + wool/floss=opportunity to tie more of the same. Lol
Awesome job Mr O'Neal. Thanks and have a spectacular day.
Ha! I’ve still never been steelhead fishing but I’ll bet a big one could tear up almost any fly. 😄
@@SavageFlies steelhead are one of the toughest FW fish out there...real tackle shreaders...fun fish. 😎
Man I’ve really got to go catch some!
Nicely done Matt, you nailed that rib. I remembered the name more than the pattern, so I looked at the book and online stuff - which I do a lot :o) When I hear Chappie I think of some Mr Monopoly guy saying it, referring to an old friend, like this fly was to Franklin.That orange yarn reminded me of Oregon Cheese colored egg yarn. I like using egg yarn. When I looked on line at the Trinity Fly shop, they like a Chappie tied as a BH wet in smaller sizes 10 to 6, because it looks like a salmon egg or a fresh salmon fry with the egg still attached and the grizzly looks like the parr markings. I imagine the original has lots of action with those up angled wings and hackle tail, sort of like a Silver Hilton. Interesting, lots of comments on it's a one fish fly, that's too bad. Thanks Matt, you ole chap, always great fun, eh!
Ha, Joe you make me laugh old chap! Mr. Monopoly and his monocle. Funny stuff. Of course now I'm going to have to check out a Silver Hilton. Ya'll are always giving me new flies to research and tie. :-)
@@SavageFlies I forgot, Scandic Angler .com "shared" this and a lot of your videos, as well as other popular channels on their site. Check out that Chappie on Trinity Fly Shop's site, bloody brilliant fly. Cheerio mate!
Excellent! Thanks for letting me know!!
Very cool pattern
Good morning Matt! How did this get past me😳
I need my coffee ☕️☕️☕️☕️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No idea Jim; I was starting to worry about you. :-)
Loving this pattern! Sorry it took me a min to get to the video lol
Found you another fly... similar but different to the skykomish sunrise, there is also the stillaguamish sunrise. Both named after local rivers known for there steelhead. And a 30 min drive from eachother! Lol
Okay, only one PNW fly at a time!! Somehow I've heard of the Stillaguamish Sunrise as well so it must be in at least one of my books. I'll add it to the list after the Skykomish. :-)
@@SavageFlies ok I promise I'm done haha
like this one matt...thanks...see ya joe
It is cool pattern!
I've tied that on a size 6 for Smallmouth but it doesn't hold up very well. It is a fun fly to tie like you said.
Yeah, I can see that Mike. And it probably uses too many feathers for a fly that only lasts a fish or two. Still, it’s fun to look at.
Nice looking fly Matt. I see a lot of people saying you can only hook up a couple times before the flies no good. If you clear coated the tail feathers would that make it more or less durable.
Michael- that would definitely make it more durable, but would it make them too stiff to have the right action in the water? I'm not sure. It might.
Great pattern. Just doesn’t last past first or maybe second hook up. 🙂. Thanks Matt.
Thanks Clyde! And yeah, I'm seeing a lot of folks say that here in the comments. I could imagine the tail feathers getting roughed up pretty quickly.
That is a cool looking fly Matt
Never seen or heard of it
Think bass would take it?
Thanks for the video Matt
Oh yeah Dave, I'm sure this would make a fine warmwater pattern. Thanks for watching!
Hi Mr Matt! I was wondering If you could give me some suggestions on cheaper fly hooks for a beginner tier such as myself. I don't have a lot of money to put into expensive hooks but cannot tie them on the big hooks I own. Any help is super appreciated!!!
Josiah- check out the Saber hooks from The Fly Shack. They’re about $6-7 for a hundred. They’re not the greatest hooks in the world but I use them all the time and the only time I’ve broken any is when I get hung up on rocks. 😁
Real nice fly bet it would bring steelhead out of the deep holes
You might be right Mark! Would love to test it and see. 😁
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I got it Butch and just sent a reply. Don't worry, you won't miss anything! (One note, your RUclips username is just a dot right now.)
I have heard of the terrible movie "Chappie".
I’ll do you one better... I’ve actually seen the movie. And yes, it was terrible!