Thanks Matt! Easy enough, I think what makes this fly work is the peacock, there's just something very alluring to the fish when peacock is tied in. Tight lines. 👍
Thank you Matt! Super simple but looks so fishy! I’m definitely going to be tying this one up! I was just at a presentation by Nate Brumley on dry fly fishing. It was excellent! I purchased both his books.
Hi Matt ,right now we are blessed with this warm weather dry fly fishing has been really decent here in north central Pa,size 20 Bwo's and griffins gnats are working well for me then I saw this pattern so I tied it down small #18 and boom those trout not taking the previous mentioned flys hurry took the Alder
Thanks Matt, it's always nice to learn a new promissing fly. I've never saw or heard of this. But then, there's a lot I'never heard of, lol. God bless.
Hi Matt, great tie. I believe I asked you if you had any patterns for the Alder Fly a year or so ago. This is the most popular hatch on the Androssoggin in NH. Thanks for finding a pattern and posting it. Like you said there is not a lot of info on dry fly patterns for this fly.
A simple handsome fly. I always was attracted tth wet Alder even as a kid. I like folded and /or bunched wings. In the water. all feather wings separate anyway. And they look good and work well. Nice work. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️. I can’t recall ever hearing about Alder flies. Not sure if we have them up here. Going to have to check. Neat looking little fly. Going to the farm 🎣 this weekend at all? We have had a beautiful fall. It got into the 70’s the day before yesterday and in the 60’s yesterday. It’s great, everyday like that is one less day of winter. Take care Matt and have a great weekend.
Now that's some nice weather for a Canadian October! I didn't make it out to the farm this past weekend (we went to an amusement park and I had some rabbit pens to build on Sunday). But... I am planning a trip out to western Maryland next weekend. A little bit of farm work, and a little bit of fishing. Not sure which will get the most hours of my time, but I now what I'd rather win out. Have a great week my friend!
Good morning Matt, That really looks good, back home now. I made a few drifts at the Toccoa just down from the dam. No luck, but a good stop to take a break. ☕️☕️👍
It's always good to be home! I've been swamped around here. We went to an amusement park on Saturday (King's Dominion) and I had to do some rabbit tending on Sunday. Plus... I got to tie J. Stockard's November Fly-of-the-Month. Look out for that one to come out on Friday. As for tomorrow's fly, I cheesed out on that one. I just finished a silly little craft fur streamer. Not as nice as your big Clousers, but it was still fun. Hope you're having a great week!
I’m not sure I’ve seen one near the rough & tumble water I fished, but I bet it will be useful for the pond based group that I donate flies to. Thanks for the reminder & the pattern. It might be good to treat it with Watershed or other permanent floatant. In addition to actual alderflies, perhaps it might also be taken for a large midge by the fish.
Great comment Bob- which reminds me to try some permanent floatant someday. I've never used that but it could certainly make for an educational video. Thanks for the idea! Hope you're having a great week. (I'm just now getting around to responding to Friday's comments...)
Good Morning Sir Matt, this Alder Fly looks great. I'm going to have to give this one a shot. Have a great weekend my friend. Great video this morning Sir.
Peacock works so well I would hate to see what would happen if a live peacock fell in the water... Trout would be all over it like piranhas on a monkey... 🤣😅😂
Nice pattern. This fly was traditionally tied as a wet fly to more imitate the semi-aquatic natural. The wet fly pattern is in Mike Dawes "The Flytyer's Manual" and describes it as "Not everybody's favourite fly....". Thanks for showing this variant of the fly and let us know if it was a fish catcher.
Nice 3 minute fly Matt ⏱ But you answered your own question 😉I remember reading about alderflies in Handbook of Hatches by Dave Hughes, but I don't remember the specifics and I think it was the wet version. I guess the adults sink pretty fast if they fall into the water, and they pupate on land, hence the wet fly. But you're right, that would make a good dry fly. In Paul Weamer's Pocketguide to NY Hatches he mentions 3 flies for the Fishfly and the Alderfly (they're both related, as is the Dobbsenfly) if you see them on streamside vegetation or on the water. Charlie's (Meck) Fish Fly Adult, Dette's Black Trude, and the Ed Bendel Wet Fly. All three flies are fairly big, black or dark grey. But you can't go wrong with peacock! Thanks Matt, have a good one!
Appreciate it Joe! Sorry I'm just responding; it was a long weekend around here. Not work mind you, but rabbit tending and an amusement park. And I got to do J. Stockard's November Fly-of-the-Month yesterday (will be published on Friday.) So been busy here, which you'll be able to tell after watching Tuesday's cheesy video. But it was a fun one. Have a great week my friend!
Darnit Matt....lol Every time I think I have too much fly tying materials you manage a way to find some I don't...lol I just finished tying this pattern, However, I didn't have black dry fly hackle so I had to use a grizzly hackle. Guess I have to go get some black dry fly hackle...lol
Hahaha! Grizzly hackle is universally useful, but brown and black isn't far behind. Now whey you really start to go overboard with this hobby, you'll end up with crazy yellows and blues too. :-) And PS: not sure if I answered you the other day, but yes, I'm planning to go to the tying show in NJ on Sunday 11/13. I've already got plans for the Saturday. Are you going to make it down??
I think the main reason there tied wet is because there a terrestrial insect. There not a water breed insect. They are caddis like and have wings but don't think they float well. The alder fly is a great wet fly.
Nice fly Matt. Since there's no tail on this fly I think it would sit pretty low in the film. Not that that's necessarily good or bad, just an observation. Keep the good stuff coming.
Yep, I think you're right Dave. And I think it would be hard to see very far out, or in any riffled water. Probably not going to be a go-to fly for me, but I'll keep a few in my box as you never know!
I don't really know where they live Dave. I've heard of the Alder Fly for years but don't think I've ever seen any. And I doubt I'd even recognize an Alder bush where they're supposed to live!
Absolutely! I probably wouldn't tie a bug like this much bigger than a #10 though. Maybe an 8 if you think the big bass will come up for an insect like this. But I'd probably just stick with hair bugs or poppers if you're targeting bass on the surface.
Fur, hooks tools and twenty other things that I have. How do you organize that growing supplies what is your trick??? ArrGGG pirate sound. Please do a video on this your loyal follower greg from jefferson city mo
Thanks Greg! I haven't done an organization/setup video in a while but I did one almost two years ago and my setup hasn't changed too much. Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/N28nDvqs3Ro/видео.html
Thanks Matt! Easy enough, I think what makes this fly work is the peacock, there's just something very alluring to the fish when peacock is tied in. Tight lines. 👍
I agree Jim! You can never go wrong with peacock herl. :-)
Thank you Matt! Super simple but looks so fishy! I’m definitely going to be tying this one up! I was just at a presentation by Nate Brumley on dry fly fishing. It was excellent! I purchased both his books.
Thanks Barbara! I don't have any books by Nate Brumley so now I'm going to have to look him up. :-)
Nice fly thanks for the post Matt
Thanks Matt, great to be back from vacation and back to tying and fishing.
Welcome back my friend!
Nice simple tie but looks to be a good fisher. Thx Matt. Have a fabulous weekend.
Appreciate it Clyde! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Pretty neat fly . I think I will add a few to the box. Thanks again for sharing
Nice fly Matt easy tie
Hi Matt ,right now we are blessed with this warm weather dry fly fishing has been really decent here in north central Pa,size 20 Bwo's and griffins gnats are working well for me then I saw this pattern so I tied it down small #18 and boom those trout not taking the previous mentioned flys hurry took the Alder
Awesome little dry fly that’s fast & simple to tie. Mega Thx !
Thanks for sharing Matt, have a blessed day my friend.
Another great simple one! Tanks Matt, hope you're having a great weekend!
Appreciate it Garrett! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Great looking fly and easy to tie. Thanks Matt and have a good weekend.
Appreciate it Mark! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Nice uncomplicated dry fly, thanks Matt for sharing. Nicely tied as usual.
Appreciate it Lee! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Nice job Matt.
Thanks Matt, it's always nice to learn a new promissing fly. I've never saw or heard of this. But then, there's a lot I'never heard of, lol. God bless.
Another one of those great 3 material flies, very simplistic and buggy. Good fishing Matt.
Thanks Phil! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Awesome looking fly!
Sweet little buggy fly!! Thanks for sharing Matt!!
Thanks James! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Hi Matt, great tie. I believe I asked you if you had any patterns for the Alder Fly a year or so ago. This is the most popular hatch on the Androssoggin in NH. Thanks for finding a pattern and posting it. Like you said there is not a lot of info on dry fly patterns for this fly.
Thanks Mike! I had forgotten who mentioned it but it has been on my to-do list for a long time now. :-)
Great looking flymy friend
A simple handsome fly. I always was attracted tth wet Alder even as a kid. I like folded and /or bunched wings. In the water. all feather wings separate anyway. And they look good and work well. Nice work. :-)
Appreciate it Terry! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
I love peacock. I feel more confident in some flies over others. Peacock makes me more confident about my fly for some reason. Thanks Matt
Appreciate it Chad! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
thanks matt,,,, as always i will be watching.... see ya joe
Nice job Matt. Love that bronze mallard what a great natural material.
Appreciate it TomDave Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️. I can’t recall ever hearing about Alder flies. Not sure if we have them up here. Going to have to check. Neat looking little fly. Going to the farm 🎣 this weekend at all? We have had a beautiful fall. It got into the 70’s the day before yesterday and in the 60’s yesterday. It’s great, everyday like that is one less day of winter. Take care Matt and have a great weekend.
Now that's some nice weather for a Canadian October! I didn't make it out to the farm this past weekend (we went to an amusement park and I had some rabbit pens to build on Sunday). But... I am planning a trip out to western Maryland next weekend. A little bit of farm work, and a little bit of fishing. Not sure which will get the most hours of my time, but I now what I'd rather win out. Have a great week my friend!
Good morning Matt,
That really looks good, back home now. I made a few drifts at the Toccoa just down from the dam. No luck, but a good stop to take a break. ☕️☕️👍
It's always good to be home! I've been swamped around here. We went to an amusement park on Saturday (King's Dominion) and I had to do some rabbit tending on Sunday. Plus... I got to tie J. Stockard's November Fly-of-the-Month. Look out for that one to come out on Friday. As for tomorrow's fly, I cheesed out on that one. I just finished a silly little craft fur streamer. Not as nice as your big Clousers, but it was still fun. Hope you're having a great week!
This definitely looks like a Peacock Caddis using mallard instead of elk hair. Thank you for tying this one!
Appreciate it Tom! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
I’m not sure I’ve seen one near the rough & tumble water I fished, but I bet it will be useful for the pond based group that I donate flies to. Thanks for the reminder & the pattern. It might be good to treat it with Watershed or other permanent floatant. In addition to actual alderflies, perhaps it might also be taken for a large midge by the fish.
Great comment Bob- which reminds me to try some permanent floatant someday. I've never used that but it could certainly make for an educational video. Thanks for the idea! Hope you're having a great week. (I'm just now getting around to responding to Friday's comments...)
Nice pattern Matt, I have never seen this in a dry fly. I will definitely have to add a few to the box for next season. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Layton! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Thank you Matt. That is one of the easier ones to tie. But looks great. Hope you have a great weekend Sir. Thank you for another great video.
Appreciate it Jeff! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Good Morning Sir Matt, this Alder Fly looks great. I'm going to have to give this one a shot. Have a great weekend my friend. Great video this morning Sir.
Thanks Edward! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Peacock works so well I would hate to see what would happen if a live peacock fell in the water... Trout would be all over it like piranhas on a monkey... 🤣😅😂
Hahaha! Now that's a funny visual. I don't imagine peacocks are very good swimmers. :-)
Another look. A really fantastic fly and very adaptable. It's all I'd need in a caddis really. :-)
Nice job Matt!
Appreciate it! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Thanks Matt... Hey are you going to the fly tying symposium in NJ next month?
Yep, I'll be there on Sunday. :-)
Hi Matt this fly is beautiful. You look at it and it just looks like a fish catcher.
Hi Matt, lovely fly/tie again thank you. A fly you see for sale but never used much if at all over here.
Appreciate it Graham! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Another beautiful pattern well tied matt.quick and easy.yes indeed my b I x will see few of these.thanks brother.
Appreciate it Mike! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Nice fly matt looks like it will catch
Appreciate it Burt! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Nice pattern. This fly was traditionally tied as a wet fly to more imitate the semi-aquatic natural. The wet fly pattern is in Mike Dawes "The Flytyer's Manual" and describes it as "Not everybody's favourite fly....". Thanks for showing this variant of the fly and let us know if it was a fish catcher.
That's interesting Ed. I suppose the Alder wet fly has been around for so long because it actually does imitate other aquatic bugs.
Nice 3 minute fly Matt ⏱ But you answered your own question 😉I remember reading about alderflies in Handbook of Hatches by Dave Hughes, but I don't remember the specifics and I think it was the wet version. I guess the adults sink pretty fast if they fall into the water, and they pupate on land, hence the wet fly. But you're right, that would make a good dry fly. In Paul Weamer's Pocketguide to NY Hatches he mentions 3 flies for the Fishfly and the Alderfly (they're both related, as is the Dobbsenfly) if you see them on streamside vegetation or on the water. Charlie's (Meck) Fish Fly Adult, Dette's Black Trude, and the Ed Bendel Wet Fly. All three flies are fairly big, black or dark grey. But you can't go wrong with peacock! Thanks Matt, have a good one!
Appreciate it Joe! Sorry I'm just responding; it was a long weekend around here. Not work mind you, but rabbit tending and an amusement park. And I got to do J. Stockard's November Fly-of-the-Month yesterday (will be published on Friday.) So been busy here, which you'll be able to tell after watching Tuesday's cheesy video. But it was a fun one. Have a great week my friend!
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Nice fly Matt. It’s a really good looking bug that doesn’t look difficult to tie.
Thanks! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Love the video!
Darnit Matt....lol Every time I think I have too much fly tying materials you manage a way to find some I don't...lol I just finished tying this pattern, However, I didn't have black dry fly hackle so I had to use a grizzly hackle. Guess I have to go get some black dry fly hackle...lol
Hahaha! Grizzly hackle is universally useful, but brown and black isn't far behind. Now whey you really start to go overboard with this hobby, you'll end up with crazy yellows and blues too. :-) And PS: not sure if I answered you the other day, but yes, I'm planning to go to the tying show in NJ on Sunday 11/13. I've already got plans for the Saturday. Are you going to make it down??
Vary nice fly sir thank you for your time it almost looks like a green fly like you would see at the beach thank you for your time sir
Thanks Charlie! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Pretty cool
Just tied 3 of these before I was call away I fun tie it was
I think the main reason there tied wet is because there a terrestrial insect. There not a water breed insect. They are caddis like and have wings but don't think they float well. The alder fly is a great wet fly.
I think you're right Colin. I did read that they don't float very well when they do fall in the water.
Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS
Appreciate it Jack! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Nice fly Matt. Since there's no tail on this fly I think it would sit pretty low in the film. Not that that's necessarily good or bad, just an observation. Keep the good stuff coming.
Yep, I think you're right Dave. And I think it would be hard to see very far out, or in any riffled water. Probably not going to be a go-to fly for me, but I'll keep a few in my box as you never know!
Interesting history lesson on this fly Matt
Is that bug only up north because I have never heard of it
Cool looking fly
Thanks for the video
I don't really know where they live Dave. I've heard of the Alder Fly for years but don't think I've ever seen any. And I doubt I'd even recognize an Alder bush where they're supposed to live!
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I really like this dry fly. I want to try it for largemouth bass. Should I upsize the hook somewhat?
Absolutely! I probably wouldn't tie a bug like this much bigger than a #10 though. Maybe an 8 if you think the big bass will come up for an insect like this. But I'd probably just stick with hair bugs or poppers if you're targeting bass on the surface.
@@SavageFlies thank you. Excited to give it a try
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Fur, hooks tools and twenty other things that I have. How do you organize that growing supplies what is your trick??? ArrGGG pirate sound. Please do a video on this your loyal follower greg from jefferson city mo
Thanks Greg! I haven't done an organization/setup video in a while but I did one almost two years ago and my setup hasn't changed too much. Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/N28nDvqs3Ro/видео.html
Ok Matt I have a growing problem yes it is your faul blame you! My problem is this growing pile of feathers, dubbing, flash, thread
Hahaha! I just send you a link of my bench setup. :-)
Hello Matt. Nice looking fly. Doesn't look rare at all...