I purchased a book about 25 years ago "the best 1000" it was the only thing I could get to learn about trout. The photos are perfect in this book. I recommend every tier should have one. I did not have any teachers and never fished for Trout. I finally was able to fish in the Smokey Mountains. I learned to tie flies for warm water species. I love the fly fish and I Love to tie flies. It is a great hobby and you learn about stream entomology and how various fishes feed and what they eat. GREAT VIDEOS!!!!!!
Thanks James! I think a lot of us started with warm water flies. I know my first few were some bass bugs and bluegill patterns. Of course bluegill and panfish will eat anything. I'm going to see if I can dig up an old copy of that book. I love old fly tying books. Cheers. -Matt
That's the book I've had for years. The fly shop you were taking about I believe was on the corner in Mt Vernon, Wa. They had a tying counter where you could make your own and head back to the Skagit River.
Thanks Mike! I'm going to mix in some old English spider patterns in this series. Sometimes a sparsely tied soft hackle will catch fish when nothing else will!
I never would have thought of using wool/yarn for a body like this…I could crank out a ton of black gnats this way. You could mix the strands of yarn to get different patters. Thanks Matt, I just learned a cool trick.
You bet Sam! And different color strands could give you a variegated look as well. You could certainly experiment and come up with some cool combinations.
Thanks Michael. I'm with you on the classic patterns... and any fly that has been around for a hundred years is still around for one reason: because it works!
Well, thank you! I've read (and loved) your site for many years. You have done a lot for the fishing and tying community. All top-notch content! Cheers. -Matt
Would love to see some bonefish and permit flies when you are done with this series👍🏼 love this series, I’ve made a couple trips to the smoky mountain area and this is great information!
Thanks Joel! I have never done any saltwater fishing, and alas, have never tried tying anything for the big guys. But I am thinking of some warmwater bass and panfish flies next year... maybe I can mix in some bonefish and permit. We'll see. but they do look fun!
Hey Matt ,have you seen that new ice dub egg patterns yet? There's research to do obviously I don't fish many egg patterns just the eggstascty pattern but the ice dub egg gave me all these ideas
Thanks Sarge! And that's a good question. No specific reason the wings should be lower on that first one I tied-- just that's how it's creator tied it. And most all the ones you see out there have a fairly swept-back wing.
Thanks Rodolfo! I would fish this as a standard wet fly-- either dead drift through some seams or quartering downstream and on a swing. The soft hackle should give it enough life even in pretty still water. I appreciate you watching my friend!
Ok ok. Did you add background music?? You probably already know that I like that one my videos, and trying to be objective here, but it gives your video a very cool vibe! Excellent design! I think that what you do is very creative and takes skills and practice. Like I said on my video, filming trees and railroads is way easier than tying these! Good job!!
Thanks!! I was wondering if anybody would notice the music. I'm all about experimenting and this was the first one I tried with background music. I'll keep it up for a few more and see if it makes a difference. Also, I'm working on redoing my camera angle and backdrop for my intros so stay tuned for something different there too. :-)
@@SavageFlies Yes I did notice right away. I can't say that it will bring more followers but it sets a nice tone. But like I said, I might not be as objective BUT I will say that before making all these youtube videos, I did enjoy when content creators used music as a background without blowing away the main voice.
Good looking fly Matt!!
Giddsy Matt. Great fly and great history. Thanks.
I purchased a book about 25 years ago "the best 1000" it was the only thing I could get to learn about trout. The photos are perfect in this book. I recommend every tier should have one. I did not have any teachers and never fished for Trout. I finally was able to fish in the Smokey Mountains. I learned to tie flies for warm water species. I love the fly fish and I Love to tie flies. It is a great hobby and you learn about stream entomology and how various fishes feed and what they eat. GREAT VIDEOS!!!!!!
Thanks James! I think a lot of us started with warm water flies. I know my first few were some bass bugs and bluegill patterns. Of course bluegill and panfish will eat anything. I'm going to see if I can dig up an old copy of that book. I love old fly tying books. Cheers. -Matt
That is just a classy fly. With the color options, what an arsenal. Love this pattern you tied. Thank you Matt. Nice job and great video.
That's the book I've had for years. The fly shop you were taking about I believe was on the corner in Mt Vernon, Wa. They had a tying counter where you could make your own and head back to the Skagit River.
As a side note, I've tied that fly in red and purple, was good for steelhead.
I’m learning now how to fish that river…
Great video cool looking Pattern
Thanks Wayne! Appreciate you watching my friend. 👍
Love soft hackles.fish them alot.nice tie matt.thanks for sharing
Thanks Mike! I'm going to mix in some old English spider patterns in this series. Sometimes a sparsely tied soft hackle will catch fish when nothing else will!
I never would have thought of using wool/yarn for a body like this…I could crank out a ton of black gnats this way. You could mix the strands of yarn to get different patters. Thanks Matt, I just learned a cool trick.
You bet Sam! And different color strands could give you a variegated look as well. You could certainly experiment and come up with some cool combinations.
@@SavageFlies any way to send you pics of the results?
Thanks for sharing, I appreciate the help . You are very generous with your time!
Thanks Jack, I really appreciate you watching. And encouraging comments like this help keep me motivated to keep making videos. Cheers. -Matt
Great looking fly Matt, I will have to give it a try
Thanks Dave. I appreciate it!
Love your passion it really shows through. Nice pattern and thank you
Thanks Alexander! Sorry I just saw this; I thought I was up to date on responding to the comments. Cheers. -Matt
Just love classic fish catchers.new ties are great but ones that have worked for 100 years or more are better in my book.
Thanks Michael. I'm with you on the classic patterns... and any fly that has been around for a hundred years is still around for one reason: because it works!
Love your mission and your videos. Keep it up!
Well, thank you! I've read (and loved) your site for many years. You have done a lot for the fishing and tying community. All top-notch content! Cheers. -Matt
@@SavageFlies Your mission is SO important. Keep us in the loop and let us know how we can help. mcutchin@midcurrent.com
@@MidCurrentflyfishing -Absolutely, and will do! I'll touch base with you via email. Thanks for the support!
love this
Thanks Mike! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Would love to see some bonefish and permit flies when you are done with this series👍🏼 love this series, I’ve made a couple trips to the smoky mountain area and this is great information!
Thanks Joel! I have never done any saltwater fishing, and alas, have never tried tying anything for the big guys. But I am thinking of some warmwater bass and panfish flies next year... maybe I can mix in some bonefish and permit. We'll see. but they do look fun!
Hey Matt ,have you seen that new ice dub egg patterns yet? There's research to do obviously I don't fish many egg patterns just the eggstascty pattern but the ice dub egg gave me all these ideas
I think it looks great with no Peacock on it
Have you ever done a video on your tools you use?
Great story. That spiral (tinsel?) looks cool. Can you explain why the wings need to sit lower? More realistic to the fish?
Thanks Sarge! And that's a good question. No specific reason the wings should be lower on that first one I tied-- just that's how it's creator tied it. And most all the ones you see out there have a fairly swept-back wing.
I thought maybe fish don't like their prey to look intimidating ha
Otto Julian 😆
Very nice pattern and looks like very effective.How do you fish that fly?
Thanks Rodolfo! I would fish this as a standard wet fly-- either dead drift through some seams or quartering downstream and on a swing. The soft hackle should give it enough life even in pretty still water. I appreciate you watching my friend!
One of favourites so far, great instructions and background (as usual!). Cheers :-)
Ok ok. Did you add background music?? You probably already know that I like that one my videos, and trying to be objective here, but it gives your video a very cool vibe!
Excellent design! I think that what you do is very creative and takes skills and practice. Like I said on my video, filming trees and railroads is way easier than tying these! Good job!!
Thanks!! I was wondering if anybody would notice the music. I'm all about experimenting and this was the first one I tried with background music. I'll keep it up for a few more and see if it makes a difference. Also, I'm working on redoing my camera angle and backdrop for my intros so stay tuned for something different there too. :-)
@@SavageFlies Yes I did notice right away. I can't say that it will bring more followers but it sets a nice tone. But like I said, I might not be as objective BUT I will say that before making all these youtube videos, I did enjoy when content creators used music as a background without blowing away the main voice.
I can’t get this to look right don’t know why
BC flies