Richard Walker's Chomper - classic nymph fly tying tutorial
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- Опубліковано 29 бер 2023
- Hot stillwater fly, that works in rivers and in the salt as well, and catch fish year round. Richard (Dick) Walker (1918 - 1985) was a British all-round fisherman, who was just as happy with a coarse rod in hand chasing monster carp, as he was catching trout with the fly rod in the UK reservoirs.
Most of all he was one of the first anglers, who combined science, technology and biology in his angling life and work.
He designed fly rods for Hardy, and he fathered a bunch of famous flies: Chompers, Sweeney Todd, Walker’s Mayfly Nymph, Polystickle and many other.
And he wrote a several books on angling as well.
Today we are gonna tie his super simple, but very effective Chomper. A fly that will imitate a variety of water living insects - like water beetles, corixa and scuds etc. I like to fish this weighted version on a floating line with a long leader. It was made for reservoir fishing, but it is equally effective for sea trout (sea run brown) in my area.
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Cheers, Ulla and Michael
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Terrific tie of a classic (slightly forgotten) pattern that still works when flashy modern materials are too much
Thanks for your feedback. I just love the classic designs. Cheers, Michael :0)
Nice and simple.... my favorite kind of fly👍 Good tip on "Tying On" the weight wraps. Thanks
Thanks for your feedback Gary. Glad you found it useful. Cheers, Michael :0)
Thanks Michael! While I'll tie "fancy" flies for fun, 99% of the time I fish simple patterns like the Chomper. Always seen that a reasonably close generic imitation fished properly would out catch a perfect imitation fished wrong. A pattern that represents a variety of food items always stacks the deck in your favor - especially if you guessed wrong about what was on the menu. Cheers!
You are right Hank. I makes good sense to fish something that looks like food... right there, where the fish are feeding. And the presentation is more important than... say... the excact amount of tail fibres on a nymph. Cheers, Michael :0)
Just the name alone works…
”The Chomper” Simple, effective and a great name! My kind of fly.
Haha. I knew you would like it my friend. I'm confident that Polly would have liked it as well. Cheers, Michael :0)
@@MichaelJensensAngling without UV Resin and Mylar…how could it possibly catch fish?🤣🤣😂😂
@@fishy1knobe1 The answer to that question will be blowing in the wind sweeping the large British reservoirs.😀
Thank You Michael !
I SO Appreciate Your tutelage ….. wish we could talk fly tying over a cup of tea ! Be well and thank You 🎉
Cheers,
Brian
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Thanks for your feedback Brian. Who knows? We just might some day, though I prefer coffee ;0) Cheers, Michael :0)
I prefer coffee myself ! I was playing the odds on the beverage selection !! Happy Spring !
@@brianfeeney9493 Haha. Back at you :0)
Michael....just catching up. Really nice job and tuitorial. I have just started tying scuds and although I haven't ordered the backing material or whatever you call it, 😮I have been using colored party balloons and dried corn husks. What I do is cut very thin strips out of the colored balloons such as black and brown and use it for the back. I also have been playing around using corn husks which I color with a sharpie magic markers and gotten some excellant results. I do apply a thin coat of UV resin over the back so it keeps the corn husks and Balloon material secure. I am a long ways from producing flys like you but for southerner living in north Alabama, I am getting pretty good at it. I think I could give you some competition when tying jigs though. Based on my sales.....others think so too! By the way I tied a small jig for pan fish and I incorpated a scud type pattern into a 1/80th jig with a #8 sickle hook and bream and redear are eating them up! Just something else I learned from your channel. Thanks and tell Ulla we appreciate her too! From north Alabama....Cheers to both of you!
Great video Michael. Walker sounds like an admirable fisherman. I enjoyed reading paraffinalien's comments. Even though I've read a lot of carp fishing techniques and rigs in In Fisherman magazine, I've had a few incidental catches too, I had to look up the rigs he talked about as well as Walker's patterns, like the Polystickle, that I've seen before and variants of it - even at Walmart's fishing department! I love the Sweeney Todd, didn't know it was Walker's. I can see how European carp techniques may have influenced American carp fly patterns like the Trouser Worm after seeing the wafter bait rig. Those floating tail carp flies reminded of LaFontaine's Marabou Worm that incorporated a cylindrical piece of foam in the tail. He later added a bead head to the worm because some friends had good success fishing it with a bead head.
This Chomper is a cool fly, great job tying it too. Is that raffene you used for the back a synthetic or natural product? It looked like you wet it with your thumb. Love this type of video, thanks Michael and Ulla. 🤓👍
Thanks Joe. Yeah, carp fishing can be a real challenge and a lot of fun. For some it becomes an addiction.
The Raffene for the back is a synthetic product, and substitute for raffia, that is a plant fiber made from Raffia Palm leaves. Both of these products are used for gardening, to tie fruit trees to espalier systems and other stuff.
Walker used this material for several flies, including the Polystickle.
Cheers, Michael :0)
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Hi ,Michael Richard walker was a fantastic angler he was born in Hitchin in Hertfordshire 1918 only 10 miles from my house he was an absolute angling legend he caught the British record carp on the 13th September 1952 from redmire pool it weighed 44LB his record stood until 1980.He was also responsible for inventing the electronic bite alarm,the arlesey bomb and he was instrumental on designing the carbon fibre fishing rod.Richard went on to write many books on fishing he is mostly known for the amount of fly patterns he produced there still very very effective today which I'm sure you known Michael.Sadly Richard died in 1985 from a long battle with cancer many of his books are collectors items now .But the major collectors item is the Richard walker handmade Mark IV carp split cane rods today they are worth thousands of pounds.I fish for carp myself but i keep it simple my personal best is 52LB 7OZ common carp caught in france on carping tackle Richard was and is an angling legend of mine especially when it comes to fly fishing.Great video as always Michael and a fantastic pattern.Thank you for sharing you and ulla have a great weekend cheers Michael.Derek
Hi Derek. Thanks for the great bonus info on a truely legendary man. Cool, that you are from the same area, and even cooler, that you are a carp angler as well. I have done a bit of carp fishing myself, but nothing that compares to your PB... or Walker's old Redmire monster. Thanks again buddy. Cheers, Michael :0)
@@MichaelJensensAngling you are welcome Michael if you ever go carp fishing again try this rig THE TURBO GERMAN RIG it's so easy to tie when used fishing a wafter bait, because it's so easy to tie i think that's why it's so effective i also love fly fishing especially in the warmer months but wish i could tie them like you Michael there top class Keep safe buddy Thank you for the kind words Michael.Derek
Nice one.
Thanks a lot. Cheers, Michael :0)
Micheal, nice. have you tied or used a wiggle nymph. are they good flies. Best James
Thanks James. Yeah, I have tied some Damselfly Nymphs with that wiggle style detached body. They are great, but I tend to favor the more simple marabou tail on Damselflies. Probably because I'm a bit lazy, and they are faster ties. Cheers, Michael :0)