I have been fishing for many years now but I only started making my own flys recently, I must say I agree with jay! your videos are very helpful to begginers! I was clueless on where to start and a bit anxious facing this giant world of fly tying. But the quality of the image and the clarity of what you say is fantastic! I don't think I would have started making them this year if I would not have found your videos, for that I thank you very much! you helped creating a new passion.
It fishes well everywhere, deep with added weight, swung as a wet fly, alone, as a dropper, it doesn't matter. My personal favorite is to fish them as a dry fly, seriously, it really works. When the fly gets wet, dust on a little Frog's Fanny, take a few false casts and you are ready to go.
Beautiful reply, very logical. Makes sence, I've been meaning to get a hold of some frogs fanny for months now, something always comes up and sidetracks me. Smh. Thanks for the detailed response.
I totally enjoy each and every of your videos! I am tempted to ask though, what other colour variations would you suggest to math other mayfly species?
I enjoyed very much tying the muddler minnow and the wolly bugger the method you proposed in your other videos:) that is going to be very helpful for me very soon when I'll be fishing for bass! would you recommend me emergers or nymphs that could be productive for rainbow trout in early season? thank you so much again for your help! I'll be forever greatful for teaching me the art of tying!! :)
Great video and Fly. Thank you for sharing. The fly is like a weightless "Pheasant Tail Euro Nymph" with the added hackle. Out of pure curiosity, I was wondering your reasoning for using the sticky dub and applying the dubbing that way??? It would seem that the Split-Thread technique wouldn't create as much bulk, and wouldn't sacrifice the Thorax at the same time. As in you'd get the same result, just "cleaner." Thanks again for the share and your reply. - Justin Aldrich.
Fly Tying with Justin Aldrich. The touch dubbing technique is favored by Matt Grobert but dubbing and picking out or split thread also work fine. Matt's logic is the fur and dubbing wax combo adds a bit of buoyancy to the pattern when fishing it in the surface film (where it is deadly). Cleaner is not really what you want here. Imagine it's a mayfly struggling to free itself from its nymphal shuck and that dubbing represents the full body of the adult as it pulls out of the shuck. Abdomen, thorax, legs, wings everything frantically moving to get free. The kinda wild looking dubbing also serves as a vehicle for holding floating/dessicant to keep the fly in the film (Matt and I both prefer Frog's Fanny).
it's a good hook when you want it to get deeper. i tie these style of fly on dry and nymph hooks and you can also put a bead in the front but behind the hackle for a real deep presentation. these guys like the dry fly so's they can fish them in the surface film. it works. these fish really well.
I continue to have a problem dubbing the collar. I have used a tacky dubbing wax, glue stick, etc. and I cannot get the dubbing to lay properly. I end up with a small ball of dubbing. I'll keep trying. Great video.
No. It's a very smart way of wrapping the body. By wrapping the pheasant tail fibers rearward, when you go to wrap the wire rib over top, you are effectively counterwrapping and thus strengthening the pheasant tail fibers underneath. It is probably the quickest and strongest way to achieve a counterwrapped body. Obnoxious, really?
"By wrapping the pheasant tail fibers rearward, when you go to wrap the wire rib over top, you are effectively counterwrapping and thus strengthening the pheasant tail fibers underneath." I feel you... guess I was wondering if there was any other reason besides integrity. "Obnoxious, really?" Yeah, sausage fingers.... by wrapping forward I have longer fibers to work with when navigating the hook point. Yea there are measure I can implement to mitigate the issue, but I'm lazy (wit fat fingers)..
You have got probably one of THEE MOST CRYSTAL CLEAR VIDEOS on the internet...I have learned so much...as I am new to tying. Thank you
Thanks for demonstrating this tie, I haven’t seen it before. Looks like a very nice fish catcher. It’s going to have a place in my box.
I have been fishing for many years now but I only started making my own flys recently, I must say I agree with jay! your videos are very helpful to begginers! I was clueless on where to start and a bit anxious facing this giant world of fly tying. But the quality of the image and the clarity of what you say is fantastic! I don't think I would have started making them this year if I would not have found your videos, for that I thank you very much! you helped creating a new passion.
Thanks Jay! Enjoy your tying.
It fishes well everywhere, deep with added weight, swung as a wet fly, alone, as a dropper, it doesn't matter. My personal favorite is to fish them as a dry fly, seriously, it really works. When the fly gets wet, dust on a little Frog's Fanny, take a few false casts and you are ready to go.
WOW this is a nice emerger...
I will give this one a try,
Thanks.
Mario Nova Scotia Canada
Thanks. I picked up the Swax and that did the trick.
Beautiful reply, very logical. Makes sence, I've been meaning to get a hold of some frogs fanny for months now, something always comes up and sidetracks me. Smh. Thanks for the detailed response.
I totally enjoy each and every of your videos! I am tempted to ask though, what other colour variations would you suggest to math other mayfly species?
I enjoyed very much tying the muddler minnow and the wolly bugger the method you proposed in your other videos:) that is going to be very helpful for me very soon when I'll be fishing for bass! would you recommend me emergers or nymphs that could be productive for rainbow trout in early season? thank you so much again for your help! I'll be forever greatful for teaching me the art of tying!! :)
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ill see if i can take it to a 18 great fly
Great video and Fly. Thank you for sharing. The fly is like a weightless "Pheasant Tail Euro Nymph" with the added hackle.
Out of pure curiosity, I was wondering your reasoning for using the sticky dub and applying the dubbing that way???
It would seem that the Split-Thread technique wouldn't create as much bulk, and wouldn't sacrifice the Thorax at the same time. As in you'd get the same result, just "cleaner."
Thanks again for the share and your reply.
- Justin Aldrich.
Fly Tying with Justin Aldrich. The touch dubbing technique is favored by Matt Grobert but dubbing and picking out or split thread also work fine. Matt's logic is the fur and dubbing wax combo adds a bit of buoyancy to the pattern when fishing it in the surface film (where it is deadly). Cleaner is not really what you want here. Imagine it's a mayfly struggling to free itself from its nymphal shuck and that dubbing represents the full body of the adult as it pulls out of the shuck. Abdomen, thorax, legs, wings everything frantically moving to get free. The kinda wild looking dubbing also serves as a vehicle for holding floating/dessicant to keep the fly in the film (Matt and I both prefer Frog's Fanny).
can you use a TMC3769 for this pattern? doesn't seem like it'd change the shape that much
it's a good hook when you want it to get deeper. i tie these style of fly on dry and nymph hooks and you can also put a bead in the front but behind the hackle for a real deep presentation. these guys like the dry fly so's they can fish them in the surface film. it works. these fish really well.
Do you fish this under an indicator on the bottom?
Ditch the indicator.
I continue to have a problem dubbing the collar. I have used a tacky dubbing wax, glue stick, etc. and I cannot get the dubbing to lay properly. I end up with a small ball of dubbing. I'll keep trying. Great video.
It can be a tricky step. You really need Loon Swax. You can also use a split thread technique to get nearly the same effect.
I seen that ypu gpt a lot of videps on here and i was wondering if i could use braided line as a fly fishing leader
I didn't read the comments so not sure if this was asked.?.?.
Why tie the pheasant tail body backward? More complicated, slower and obnoxious; no?
No. It's a very smart way of wrapping the body. By wrapping the pheasant tail fibers rearward, when you go to wrap the wire rib over top, you are effectively counterwrapping and thus strengthening the pheasant tail fibers underneath. It is probably the quickest and strongest way to achieve a counterwrapped body. Obnoxious, really?
"By wrapping the pheasant tail fibers rearward, when you go to wrap the wire rib over top, you are effectively counterwrapping and thus strengthening the pheasant tail fibers underneath."
I feel you... guess I was wondering if there was any other reason besides integrity.
"Obnoxious, really?"
Yeah, sausage fingers.... by wrapping forward I have longer fibers to work with when navigating the hook point. Yea there are measure I can implement to mitigate the issue, but I'm lazy (wit fat fingers)..
never seen it done like that. almost like with a palmered hackle...makes perfect sense. thanks for the tip.