Good question! when you don't use silver tinsel under your floss the color will be very dull and unattractive. It is a very common technique used when tying spey/salmon flies, that have floss as a body material. You can do without, but it will look much nicer this way! Best Maarten
Never fished for still water farm trout, but generally I think it is a bit on the large size for trout... try it and find out if it works! Tight lines!
Absolutely beautiful fly. Lots of work but the results I'm sure will pay off. I love the Petitjean vise. I saw you tying on what looked like a Dyna King with the tube flies. Do you have a preference? All the best and thanks for sharing. Sean
+Sean Mooney I now tie my flies tied on hooks on either a Regal revolution or a Norvise. For my tube flies I'm using a FutureFly tube vise. Best Maarten
I looked on the site you recommended, but is the ribbon Kreinek or did you use something else? Need more info on the exact materials used so that I can duplicate it. Thank you Have a great and blessed day, go fishing if you get the chance. Jeff
Great looking pattern
These colours work great for Pimk Salmon too.
Thanks!
Any chance of getting the ingredient list pinned to the top? Thanks! Nice looking fly and want to give it a try
nice pattern...I'll be tying some of these
+Roy ‘Grandpa Fish’ May Thank you for your kind words Roy!
Good question! when you don't use silver tinsel under your floss the color will be very dull and unattractive. It is a very common technique used when tying spey/salmon flies, that have floss as a body material. You can do without, but it will look much nicer this way!
Best Maarten
hi, beautiful steelhead fly! nice tying tips also. wish the audio was better, I still subscribed. thanks for your tutorials
Never fished for still water farm trout, but generally I think it is a bit on the large size for trout... try it and find out if it works!
Tight lines!
Absolutely beautiful fly. Lots of work but the results I'm sure will pay off. I love the Petitjean vise. I saw you tying on what looked like a Dyna King with the tube flies. Do you have a preference? All the best and thanks for sharing. Sean
+Sean Mooney I now tie my flies tied on hooks on either a Regal revolution or a Norvise. For my tube flies I'm using a FutureFly tube vise. Best Maarten
whats the purpose of the tinsel if you tie over it?
what hackle are you using in this fly as wing props???
Was there any specific reason for try switch? I have the revolution now, but this thing is just too sexy to not have haha
It's great for smaller flies / hooks, but to rearrange the vise every time you use a different hook is a pain in the a*s.
How do you like the vise? Do you think it's worth the $
to me it is, alltough I now tie on a Regal Revolution
are there any other color combos that would work well with this fly?
Hi Nick,
Sure... I fish it a lot in a Hot pink color and a shrimp pink / white combination... but hey... fish it in the
colors you like!
I looked on the site you recommended, but is the ribbon Kreinek or did you use something else? Need more info on the exact materials used so that I can duplicate it.
Thank you
Have a great and blessed day, go fishing if you get the chance.
Jeff
Turn up the volume
What is the wing material?
The wing is made with Finn Racoon
Nice Bug,,, yur commentary is lame. ,,,TURN UP THE VOLUME,,,
Thank you for your kind words Doug!
totaly lost why would you put the tinsel on and then cover over it makes no sense to me