Gray Hackle Peacock - Fly Tying Appalachian/Great Smoky Mountain Trout Patterns
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This variant from the Gray Hackle series has been used in the Great Smoky Mountain area since at least the 1840s. Thought to have originated on the East and West Fork of the Pigeon River, this was possibly the first soft hackle wet fly introduced to the area.
Hook: #8-12 Wet fly
Thread: Black
Tag: Gold tinsel
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Grizzly hen soft hackle
** Great Smoky Mountain Fly Tying Books used in this series **
Hatches and Fly Patterns of the Great Smoky Mountains, by Don Kirk, amzn.to/2HLZuVT
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Angler's Companion, by Ian Rutter, amzn.to/2HQwDQr
Southeastern Flies, by L.J. DeCuir, amzn.to/3l0McTG
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Classic pattern. It was my grandfather's fly of choice fishing small streams in northern New Mexico. Oddly enough he would put the tail end of a grasshopper on the hook and it worked like a charm.
The rope was great. Nice tie. Enjoy your channel very much. Thanks for sharing your talent! KANSAS
Thanks Jack! Always appreciate your support my friend. :-)
That little spot of red on the tail must get the fish like crazy!
You may be right, and red does seem to be a trigger for the fish a lot of times. But oddly enough, sometimes yellow and purple is too!
Very nice tie Matt.thats one I want to tie up and give try.thanks for sharing!.
Thanks Mike- much appreciated!
Awesome tie, thanks for sharing
Nice fly Matt, I just bought a few Peacock feathers I'll give it a try. I like.how you twisted the peacock before adding it to the hook.
Thank.
Keep it Tying
Thanks Pablo! And yep, sometimes twisting the herl into a rope makes it stronger.
Great looking fly Matt, Can't wait to give it a try
Thanks Dave, always appreciate you watching!!
Just subscribed as this is the first time I have seen your videos and I enjoyed your tying. It's nice to broaden my tying base with more international patterns. I will try this one in the Waioeka River down-under in New Zealand. Thanks and tight lines.
Thank you John! I appreciate the kind words and welcome aboard! I'd love to hear how some of these southern American patterns do for you down under. :-) Cheers. -Matt
Nice simple fly. Love it.
Thank you Clyde, much appreciated!
Still water fishing is more my speed and I see where someone mentioned that this fly could work well in lakes. That is good information and ups the odds slightly that I might give fly tying a go one of these days.
Hey, thanks Debora! You know... there are a handful of tiers throughout history who never even fished. They're pretty few, but it's not unheard of. Now if you do ever want to tie (or fish), I'm here for you. 😁
Good Morning Sir Matt, going to give this one a try. I'll have to sub the red for a hot pink though no red feathers lol I'll have to pick some up. I'm believing this will work in lakes and still waters. Thank you Sir Matt.
Thanks Edward, I'm sure hot pink will look pretty cool!
Peacock 🦚 Herl. You know I’m loving this one. Great job on this fly. I enjoyed the opportunity to see you use that loop again. That’s a nice technique. I was sorting through the materials, earlier this evening, that were included in the Bantam kit I purchased. The tinsel in it is marked fine. Just wondering if you would mind recommending the best size for me to have on hand please? Also as for lead wire, is .20 a good basic size? Another very impressive fly my friend. You make it look so easy. Thank you Matt.
Thanks Jeff! I just finished tomorrow's video-- a Black Coachman. Another one that prominently features peacock herl. Okay, as for weight, 0.020 is a good size to have but I use 0.015 more than 0.020. But then again I probably tie more smaller flies than big ones. For weighted nymphs in size 14 or smaller, I think 0.015 is usually the right choice. But for streamers or some of the bigger nymphs, 0.020 is fine. You can even go up to a 0.025 or 0.030 for the biggest patterns. If I were to keep two spools on hand, it would be the 0.015 and 0.020. (I rarely ever use my bigger stuff.)
As for tinsel, some vendors will call it: fine, small, medium or large. And some vendors (like Danville) will call it: 10, 12, 14 or 16/18. I'd probably start with spools of 12 and 14, or small and medium. That would cover 90% of the flies we tie. And which you use will depend on the size of the fly you're tying, or if you're using the tinsel as a rib or a body.
And by the way, I certainly don't mind you asking these questions here. You never know who else might have had the same question and be reading this reply!
Cheers,
Matt
@@SavageFlies Thanks for the heads up on tomorrow’s fly. Looking forward to seeing this one. Man I love the Peacock. Thank you for the material information Matt. I appreciate that, as well as your willingness to field all of my questions. Hope I haven’t repeated any of them. Before I get to far behind, I’m going back through all of your replies and emails. I’m starting a journal to record the information you have provided to my questions. Plus all of the tying advice you have shared. It will make a good reference to look at until this becomes second nature. The study of tying is as intriguing to me as I think the actual tying will be once I start. I want to do this right. Having your help, I feel I’m on the best path I could be. Catch ya tomorrow buddy, sharing the Black Coachman.