Thanks Brian! And hey, I haven't forgotten about sending you a box of steelhead flies to try. And wasn't it you who came up with the name of Banana Split for one? Yeah, we're going to invent that thing. 🤣
Good Morning Sir Matt, Yeah Baby Catskill style flies you got to love him. When someone mentions fly fishing this is the fly I envision and also Adam style flies. Thanks again Sir Matt great skills in your tying as usual. 😉❤👍🎣💯
Nicely tied, effective looking fly. When tying Catskill dries, rolling the quill fibers for the wings to separate bunched fibers before tying them to the hook can help later when dividing them into the two wings.
Good morning Matt.My favorite style of flies to tie.Had a shadow box for 12 flies,hadntt filled yet.Two weeks aģo today,we a hard all day rain from Ida.Sat down at the bench for about 10 hours,tied 12 Catskill flies.Counted the tail fibers,and the wing fibers,counted the wing fibers when I split the wings.Used Denny waxed thread,8/0 ran through a waxing mechain marking it like 6/0,every thread had to count.Left space behind the eye for the turel knot.I'll send you a pic. afterwhile.Have a great day Matt. Ken
Thanks Jim! I just can't wait to get back down to GA. I've got a day on the river planned for Saturday but now it looks like rain on Friday. I haven't had any luck getting out lately!
Although I’m a little past these style dry flies, I always find these different Catskill. Patterns fun to tie. I discovered a you tuber roger duckworth that posted his technique to make an imitative lifelike tail/abdomen using a variable speed drill, different sized sewing needles using silicone and dubbing and tail fidbits. I like the books that show entomology pics of various mayflies. I tie up a bunch of sections of the flies I’m going to tie, set them aside and use them when needed. I remember years ago using mallard flank feathers to do the same thing. I like dry flies that look natural and realistic.
Good morning Matt. Back to my routine, morning ☕️☕️ and your video. I like the big hackles on the Catskills style dry flies. To me they just look buggy. Nice work on tying this one. Take care and have a great week.
That looks like a good one Matt. Catskill dries and other traditional flies are my favorites to tie. I used to fish the Beaverkill when my sister lived close to Roscoe. The Bradley Special dressing is listed the book, The Dettes, a Catskill Legend. There's not a lot of information for the fly but there are a couple of paragraphs and it's pretty funny. The Dettes didn't like Bradley apparently and called him a real pain because he was always demanding changes to the pattern. I's good book that I've re-read several times, full of history if you ever get the chance to read it.
Oh man, I have never made it up to the Catskill fly fishing mecca of Roscoe. But it's definitely on my to-do list as soon as I can make it happen. I just did another Catskill tie for tomorrow's video. It's Harry Darbee's Two-feather. Have you ever done that one? It's quite simple, but a pretty cool looking fly. :-)
@@SavageFlies Matt, yep I've tied that one one. Looking forward to you r rendition! The one I really remember is the the extended body Green Drake that Ralph Graves showed me how to to tie in his Old Glory fly shop in Roscoe. He was a great guy. Still fish it on Penn's Cree and Pine creek. Roscoe is great place to visit - or it least it was back in the 90's.
Wow, thank you Barbara! I certainly appreciate the support. Let me know if ya'll ever have any requests. I'm not really active on Facebook but I do read the comments here every night. :-)
@@SavageFlies the fly fishing club I belong to here in Idaho has a Facebook group, I shared it on there so the members could subscribe to your channel. Lots of us tie flies.
The Catskill style patterns are some of my favorites too fish of course that could be because I live near the Catskills so I might be a bit biased. But to tie them is still a skill I am learning it amazes me how easy you make it look Matt but of course it also shows years of tying experience. Awesome looking fly.
Well thank you Cephas! But believe me, I mess up plenty of these type flies. But as long as my hackle isn't so big and bushy that it closes the hook gap too much, they still work. 👍
I haven’t tied a lot of Catskill style flies but this one looks fun. Do you think this pattern would work well in the northwest? We have an abundance of fox squirrel where I live and I take a wood duck once in awhile when needed. I have dyed mallard flank but I prefer the wood duck barring. Thanks again for the great video. And thanks for your service for our country as well. Continued blessings my friend.
Thanks Mark; I appreciate the kind words! And oh yeah, this fly, and most others in this family and style will work wherever you have mayfly adults (or duns) on the water. That's why the Adams is so popular all over. It's a mayfly dun that doesn't look exactly like any bugs, but it looks enough like any mayfly.
Great job Matt. I like how you tie with the materials that you have, I do the same. Some of my favorite Fran Betters patterns purposely have the thread show through the dubbed body. Just curious though, is the recipe in the description from Klausmeyer's book, calling for fox squirrel dubbing? The Dettes index card from Valla"s book calls for red squirrel. I ask because sometimes the names of some animals are regional. Looks like tie with what you have, I'd even use rusty orange Australian opossum. Not many Fox squirrels here in CNY. But we have tons of the Red as well as Gray, and Chipmunks too. I have pelts and tails from all three. If you're interested, Fly Tyer summer 2021, has an article on a better way to tie mayfly wings compared to the Catskill School. Also a nice Quill Gordon photo on the last page. And I really enjoy watching Umberto Oreglini tie very pretty Catskill style flies. His channel is Down By The River - Fly Tying Videos. He learned a lot from Valla's books. Thanks again Matt, happy hump day! :o)
D'oh! I think I got that one wrong. Klausmeyer's book does indeed call for red squirrel. It wouldn't have mattered to me as I don't have either! But I hear what you're saying about animals being called different things in different areas. Remember the picket pin? What was that critter? A groundhog? Or a woodchuck? Or sometimes called a ground squirrel? In my back yard, I have tons of plain gray squirrels. I'll see a few flying squirrels every year, and a few of what I always thought are fox squirrels. These guys are much bigger, have a little red in their tail, and their belly fur isn't as white as regular squirrels. It has a tint of red in it. But these aren't true "red squirrels" as they are something different. I've never seen one but I have bought some tails. They are really red and much smaller. And wow, I just checked out Umberto's channel. Good stuff! I'll have to look at the summer Fly Tyer for the mayfly wings. Thanks for the note!
Hey Mattskill,
Luv that work on that Catskill !!!!!!!!!
You ARE ..... the MAN 😎👍🏻🇺🇸
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Thanks Brian! And hey, I haven't forgotten about sending you a box of steelhead flies to try. And wasn't it you who came up with the name of Banana Split for one? Yeah, we're going to invent that thing. 🤣
Thanks MATT !!!!! Yessir Brook - Trout Dreams ....... “ BANANA 🍌 SPILT “ Tie !!!!!!
Be Well and Great Fishing Brother .....
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Good Morning Sir Matt, Yeah Baby Catskill style flies you got to love him. When someone mentions fly fishing this is the fly I envision and also Adam style flies. Thanks again Sir Matt great skills in your tying as usual. 😉❤👍🎣💯
You're 100% right there Edward! The Adams or Royal Coachman are what non-fishermen think of when they think of flies.
Matt, I am impressed. These Catskill flies always caught my eye and obviously they catch trout.
Well thank you James! Yep, I think they've been popular so long because they work so well. 👍
Nicely tied, effective looking fly. When tying Catskill dries, rolling the quill fibers for the wings to separate bunched fibers before tying them to the hook can help later when dividing them into the two wings.
Great tip, and one that I should know! I usually remember it on pheasant tail fibers but I didn't think of it here. 🤔
Good morning Matt.My favorite style of flies to tie.Had a shadow box for 12 flies,hadntt filled yet.Two weeks aģo today,we a hard all day rain from Ida.Sat down at the bench for about 10 hours,tied 12 Catskill flies.Counted the tail fibers,and the wing fibers,counted the wing fibers when I split the wings.Used Denny waxed thread,8/0 ran through a waxing mechain marking it like 6/0,every thread had to count.Left space behind the eye for the turel knot.I'll send you a pic. afterwhile.Have a great day Matt. Ken
Ken- that sounds like my kind of Saturday! I think I'm better at fishing Catskill flies than I am tying them. I can't wait to see your pictures. 👍
Really love this style of dry fly, I always tend to use an oversized hackle for my dries, helps them ride higher. Thanks for sharing Matt!
Thanks Hardy, and yep, I think that's one of the reasons they tie them like that. High floaters in broken water. 👍
Nicely tied Matt. I really love fishing this pattern, riding high and easily seen. I appreciate you sharing.
Thanks Layton! There's nothing like dry fly fishing with these old Catskill patterns. :-)
Hey Matt!
Watching a little late today, Love the Catskills flies you did a amazing job. Always enjoy your insight and input of what you’re doing👍
Thanks Jim! I just can't wait to get back down to GA. I've got a day on the river planned for Saturday but now it looks like rain on Friday. I haven't had any luck getting out lately!
@@SavageFlies Hopefully the weather will change and always look forward when you can come👍
Nice looking Catskill style dry fly. Thanks Matt
Appreciate it Lee!
Although I’m a little past these style dry flies, I always find these different Catskill. Patterns fun to tie. I discovered a you tuber roger duckworth that posted his technique to make an imitative lifelike tail/abdomen using a variable speed drill, different sized sewing needles using silicone and dubbing and tail fidbits. I like the books that show entomology pics of various mayflies. I tie up a bunch of sections of the flies I’m going to tie, set them aside and use them when needed. I remember years ago using mallard flank feathers to do the same thing. I like dry flies that look natural and realistic.
Ed- I had never seen this channel so thank you for the tip! I'm watching the video now. I might just have to give this a try. :-)
Good morning Matt. Nice looking fly. Will give it try. Thank you have a great day.
Appreciate it Karl! And as always, thanks for watching my friend. :-)
Another nice fly Matt. Keep the good stuff coming.
Appreciate it my friend! I'm working on an old school Ray Bergman pattern tonight. We'll see if I can pull it off. :-)
Good morning Matt. Back to my routine, morning ☕️☕️ and your video. I like the big hackles on the Catskills style dry flies. To me they just look buggy. Nice work on tying this one. Take care and have a great week.
Thanks John! It's always good to be back in a routine. 😁
That looks like a good one Matt. Catskill dries and other traditional flies are my favorites to tie. I used to fish the Beaverkill when my sister lived close to Roscoe. The Bradley Special dressing is listed the book, The Dettes, a Catskill Legend. There's not a lot of information for the fly but there are a couple of paragraphs and it's pretty funny. The Dettes didn't like Bradley apparently and called him a real pain because he was always demanding changes to the pattern. I's good book that I've re-read several times, full of history if you ever get the chance to read it.
Oh man, I have never made it up to the Catskill fly fishing mecca of Roscoe. But it's definitely on my to-do list as soon as I can make it happen. I just did another Catskill tie for tomorrow's video. It's Harry Darbee's Two-feather. Have you ever done that one? It's quite simple, but a pretty cool looking fly. :-)
@@SavageFlies Matt, yep I've tied that one one. Looking forward to you r rendition! The one I really remember is the the extended body Green Drake that Ralph Graves showed me how to to tie in his Old Glory fly shop in Roscoe. He was a great guy. Still fish it on Penn's Cree and Pine creek. Roscoe is great place to visit - or it least it was back in the 90's.
Very cool pattern Matt.great job tying it looks great.thanks for sharing
Thanks Mike! Appreciate it my friend. 👍
Nice looking fly. Great job as always. Thanks.
Thanks Chad! I really appreciate it my friend. :-)
Nice tie Matt! Thanks for sharing.
Very cool dry fly. Thank you Sir Matt
Nice Matt it looks great
Super cool pattern. Definitely going to have to tie some of these for next spring.
Thanks Antonio! Appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
I really like this fly. I’m going to try it out! Thank you so much for sharing. I shared your channel on my women’s fly fishing Facebook group!
Wow, thank you Barbara! I certainly appreciate the support. Let me know if ya'll ever have any requests. I'm not really active on Facebook but I do read the comments here every night. :-)
@@SavageFlies the fly fishing club I belong to here in Idaho has a Facebook group, I shared it on there so the members could subscribe to your channel. Lots of us tie flies.
@@barbaraemerich1921 Thank you so much! I did notice a nice bump in subscribers yesterday. :-)
Very cool pattern, love those old ones
Appreciate it Rocky!
Good looking pattern. Thanks, Matt.
Appreciate it Todd!
Matt, very nice pattern, i believe you convinced me to add it to my catalog. Thanks!
Well thank you Sidious my man! These Catskill dries are certainly a big part of the fly fishing heritage. :-)
Good looking fly Matt
Will definitely have to try this one out Thanks for the video
No problem 👍 I always appreciate your support Dave!
Cool buggy looking fly should do great! Thx Matt. 🙂
Thanks Clyde!
The Catskill style patterns are some of my favorites too fish of course that could be because I live near the Catskills so I might be a bit biased. But to tie them is still a skill I am learning it amazes me how easy you make it look Matt but of course it also shows years of tying experience. Awesome looking fly.
Well thank you Cephas! But believe me, I mess up plenty of these type flies. But as long as my hackle isn't so big and bushy that it closes the hook gap too much, they still work. 👍
Great pattern 👍 great tie
Thanks Alex!
Thanks Matt!
Very nice, I like this fly a lot.
Thank you Alexander! I certainly appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Nice thanks for sharing
Appreciate it my friend!
nice fly
like the dry fly pattern's
I haven’t tied a lot of Catskill style flies but this one looks fun. Do you think this pattern would work well in the northwest? We have an abundance of fox squirrel where I live and I take a wood duck once in awhile when needed. I have dyed mallard flank but I prefer the wood duck barring. Thanks again for the great video. And thanks for your service for our country as well. Continued blessings my friend.
Thanks Mark; I appreciate the kind words! And oh yeah, this fly, and most others in this family and style will work wherever you have mayfly adults (or duns) on the water. That's why the Adams is so popular all over. It's a mayfly dun that doesn't look exactly like any bugs, but it looks enough like any mayfly.
Hmmm. I need to do more with red threads. I don't use them hardly at all. I always like the look of them, but never think to use it.
Speaking of that, I should do more with purple threads! Maybe it's time to do another Purple Haze dry fly. 😁
Great job Matt. I like how you tie with the materials that you have, I do the same. Some of my favorite Fran Betters patterns purposely have the thread show through the dubbed body. Just curious though, is the recipe in the description from Klausmeyer's book, calling for fox squirrel dubbing? The Dettes index card from Valla"s book calls for red squirrel. I ask because sometimes the names of some animals are regional. Looks like tie with what you have, I'd even use rusty orange Australian opossum. Not many Fox squirrels here in CNY. But we have tons of the Red as well as Gray, and Chipmunks too. I have pelts and tails from all three. If you're interested, Fly Tyer summer 2021, has an article on a better way to tie mayfly wings compared to the Catskill School. Also a nice Quill Gordon photo on the last page. And I really enjoy watching Umberto Oreglini tie very pretty Catskill style flies. His channel is Down By The River - Fly Tying Videos. He learned a lot from Valla's books.
Thanks again Matt, happy hump day! :o)
D'oh! I think I got that one wrong. Klausmeyer's book does indeed call for red squirrel. It wouldn't have mattered to me as I don't have either! But I hear what you're saying about animals being called different things in different areas. Remember the picket pin? What was that critter? A groundhog? Or a woodchuck? Or sometimes called a ground squirrel? In my back yard, I have tons of plain gray squirrels. I'll see a few flying squirrels every year, and a few of what I always thought are fox squirrels. These guys are much bigger, have a little red in their tail, and their belly fur isn't as white as regular squirrels. It has a tint of red in it. But these aren't true "red squirrels" as they are something different. I've never seen one but I have bought some tails. They are really red and much smaller.
And wow, I just checked out Umberto's channel. Good stuff! I'll have to look at the summer Fly Tyer for the mayfly wings. Thanks for the note!
@@SavageFlies Yeah glad you understand what I meant and enjoyed Umberto. :o)
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