It's all in preparing the feather first. There is a terrible disappointment when it doesn't work so the prep is worth the work. Pure Joy when you master it. I love to learn these techniques and you are very good at demonstrating. Thanks again. No need to answer. All the best, Sean
Outstanding work! I've been tying flies for a long time. One thing I've learned is there's always something to learn. It's an Art form. Great video!🧐🌲👍
Just wow! I love to fish the Mayfly and your insight into trimming the hackles to allow the fly to lay flat on the surface is gold! Thank you very much! Subscribed!
Just starting out on a flytying journey at the age of 70. To tie a fly of this quality is a target I would dearly like to reach and I'm looking forward to the many challenges on offer. Thanks for sharing your skills they will be a big help I'm sure.
Your material handling skill is at least equal to that of another fly tier of blue shirt renown plus your commentary English is easier to understand. Thanks for the demo, it was a pleasure to watch.
That is really beautiful. The way you use the material is interesting he foam to assist floating and coloring the thread for ribbing to save time and minimize materials. I just started tying a year ago and want to thank you for the tips. I think I will give this a try. Thanks again. I also enjoyed your instruction.
Most beautiful set of wings I have seen, natural and durable as a duck feather. I will try to master this technique. Thanks for sharing. All the best, Sean
Took 2 flies to get down the wing issues. I have made 6 now, and they are beautiful flies. The wing is more durable than I thought while making it. I thought it would just crumble. Nicely done and fantastic idea to make wings with duck feathers!
Hi Richard. Nice to hear. that is the beuty about fly tying. no rules. there are so many possibilities to tye the fly on that way you need for your own fishing.
A true artist up there with the likes of Markus Hoffman .The best thing about this fly apart from its amazing replication is the fact there are no plastic artifial wings or legs or nonsense like that, everything apart from the foam is organic and natural ,I found the way you split the wings Mallard feathers amazing and will study more in greater detail but well done indeed I thoroughly enjoyed that presentation
Nicely done sir. I've not fished nor tied a fly in about 12 years and am kind thinking to be getting my stuff out of storage and getting back into it again. I like the wings on this fly ...they look realistic....and as I've not seen them seen this technique before. Very informative, albeit your hands were a bit in the way as to see what was being separated it would have been great to see that part front an over top view apposed to the side, but I got the idea. Again...great video! Thank you.
Don Howie You are welcome. Maybe you can see it better on this video ua-cam.com/video/TQxko9WSWmM/v-deo.html I think you should find all you tying goods and just start again, you will deffinately enjoy it ;-)
Ohhh yeah!, what a great job, fella!!!! Yesterday finished the fishing season here, at Patagonia, and begining the tye season. I really try to tye this. Thank you for sharing your work
Beautiful work my friend. You brought that hook to life!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for posting, I will have to test drive one of these fly's soon. Hope all is well with you and yours...
Excellent, I'm new to tying so doing a little research on tying different wings, these wings are class for pennies, (as being new to all this my main hate is sellers ripping you off with over priced stuff, like them printed plastic wings). Thx for the great video Pb
Hola mi nombre es manuel y quiero felicitarlo por el gran arte que aces yo aca en chile los estoy biendo y a la vez aprendiendo las termica les envio un gran saludo desde la distancia chile
As beautiful as any tying I have ever seen. Do you make presentation flies for wall framing because if you do I would love to buy one for my fly tying room.
Thank you John for the kind words. No I do not make flies for the wall, i am sorry. but if you meet me in future some were. You made be lucky to get a fly ;-)
Hi J.C. Yes you are right. It can be hard to tye. The smallest fly I have made with this wing is a size 17. with the same mallard type of feather. but you can use other types of feathers as well.
fabulous work. I sometimes use dark brown/black monofilament for the tail. What do you think of that? Too bouyant? I go for durable flies because I only tie a few each year; I'm ashamed to say I never thought of using some foam. Genius!
Hi Mike. And thanks. I can not see any problems with the monofilament if it is thin enough. it is one of the wonderfull things about flyfishing you make you own rules :-) If it Works for you and your fishes. Then it is good.
bonjour shmaen, très belle réalisation, pour plier l'aile de mallard, il doit être possible de le faire avec la pince du magic tool de marc petitjean , mais bravo pour ce superbe montage
do u think it wold be a good idea to varnish or put some light resin on the wings to protect them?not taking anything away from your fly it s a great fly and i never seen this way of tying spent wings before,i m looking forward to getting frustrated with it ;-]
Dear Eric Long. I dont think it is a good idea to varnish the wings. I think that the fly would be to heavy, but there is only one way to find out ;-) good luck.
Hi, I am new in this type of fishing and I have just begun making my first flies. Today I went trying out my first one (because I still don't have a fly fishing rod I went to a river, tied the fly to a hand line and let it get carried by the current a bit so I could give it some line to them give it some twitches and it looked really good ) and I actually got some bites. After a while though the fly got soaked and sunk to the bottom, I tried to dry it up on a paper tissue and threw it back in the water And I still would get the bites but the fly would sink unless I kept the line tension high. So I tried to dry it again but it was no good and I don't know why, I have some suspects though: 1. The bites ruined the balance of the bait. 2. I wasn't able to dry it well. 3 the fly is too small ( I was trying to catch some tiny fish cuz I thought they'd be easier to catch ), the size of the fly was like this: -------------. 4. I was using the wrong type of feathers ( I was using craw feathers.... yup😬) 5. The shape of the bait didn't give it enough surface tension. 6. It was built completely wrongly 7. It's normal, ain't gotta worry about it, just bring more next time. Could someone help me figure out what's wrong with my fly and tell me how to avoid my mistakes? Any constructive criticism will be very appreciated!
Hello Andrea. There are to many points to answer your questions. Best advice I can give you is to look for a specialized flyfishing shop. Preferably NOT a shop where every angler goes but really a specialized !!!! They can solve you "problems" and show you the materials to use and how to use them. When it's about flytying technics just stay tuned on YT. Advice here, look for "The feather bender" (Barry Ord Clarke) and Davie McPhail. Good luck and tight lines 🎣 from the Čech Republic 🇨🇿.
J Tahoe Well it is about how unlucky you are :-) it is like all kind of flies. sometimes the fish teeth get a good grip in the fly and it is destroyed. some times the fly can take alot of fish ;-)
I was thinking the same. Lovely fly, but everything is so fragile. Deer hair tails, wally wing, cdc hackle. At least it doesn't have a foam extended body! That said, I think the black foam thorax has potential for dividing more conventional spent wings while also providing some buoyancy.
real nice tying..really. The cam needs to have a smaller aperture cause your work in background is out of the clear focus area (short depth of field)...try settings above f16,f22,f32 ..smaller (higher number) the better.
SMHAEN in flyfishing ...don't know your cam type but most have manual aperture settings in the menu somewhere. Closeup work like yours really narrows depth of field. Well done!
wow! very great looking fly. i am getting ready to start piecing together a tying kit and don't think i can wait long enough to be able to tie something like this. do you sell your work anywhere? i would love to have a few of these
It's all in preparing the feather first. There is a terrible disappointment when it doesn't work so the prep is worth the work. Pure Joy when you master it. I love to learn these techniques and you are very good at demonstrating. Thanks again. No need to answer. All the best, Sean
Outstanding work!
I've been tying flies for a long time. One thing I've learned is there's always something to learn. It's an Art form.
Great video!🧐🌲👍
Just wow! I love to fish the Mayfly and your insight into trimming the hackles to allow the fly to lay flat on the surface is gold!
Thank you very much! Subscribed!
I am glad to hear. Tanks for your kind words.
Very nice. I have just recently started tying my own flies and I am still taken back by how much I have to learn. That is truly a work of art!
F1owns Thanks for the kind words. good luck with your own tying ;-)
Just starting out on a flytying journey at the age of 70. To tie a fly of this quality is a target I would dearly like to reach and I'm looking forward to the many challenges on offer. Thanks for sharing your skills they will be a big help I'm sure.
Thanks, Nice to hear. it is never to late to start on some new things. Good luck with you tying.
Your material handling skill is at least equal to that of another fly tier of blue shirt renown plus your commentary English is easier to understand. Thanks for the demo, it was a pleasure to watch.
+awalt26439 Thanks I am very honored ;-) Good that it is helpfull for you.
That is really beautiful. The way you use the material is interesting he foam to assist floating and coloring the thread for ribbing to save time and minimize materials. I just started tying a year ago and want to thank you for the tips. I think I will give this a try. Thanks again. I also enjoyed your instruction.
Hi Al good it can help you. thanks for the kind words :-)
Most beautiful set of wings I have seen, natural and durable as a duck feather. I will try to master this technique. Thanks for sharing. All the best, Sean
Thanks Sean. Very kind of You. You will be amazed how easy it is. ;-)
and this is why you have to save those long hackle feathers! Greatest wing trick i have seen by now!!! :)
TheMinicSasa exactly my friend ;-) good you can use it ;-)
Took 2 flies to get down the wing issues. I have made 6 now, and they are beautiful flies. The wing is more durable than I thought while making it. I thought it would just crumble. Nicely done and fantastic idea to make wings with duck feathers!
THanks and Good to know :-)
Wish I could take credit for the design. Truly unique.
Yes Mr. Wally really got a good idea ;-)
Beautiful May Fly. I tie them often, but never split the Mallard feather. I always use two small feathers one on either side of the fly.
Hi Richard. Nice to hear. that is the beuty about fly tying. no rules. there are so many possibilities to tye the fly on that way you need for your own fishing.
A true artist up there with the likes of Markus Hoffman .The best thing about this fly apart from its amazing replication is the fact there are no plastic artifial wings or legs or nonsense like that, everything apart from the foam is organic and natural ,I found the way you split the wings Mallard feathers amazing and will study more in greater detail but well done indeed I thoroughly enjoyed that presentation
Hi Stuart. THanks for the kind words. but I dont understand what you mean with Marcus ??
wauw!! unreal!! creating wings this way! creating an accent with the coloured thread going forward in reverse! thank you very much! i learned a lot!!
You are welcome ;-) thanks for the kind words.
Excellent tie sir. This fly is definitely a trout magnet!
Awesome, talk about splitting hairs. You're the best I have seen. Good Job.
Hi Ted, Thanks for the kind words :-)
Nicely done sir. I've not fished nor tied a fly in about 12 years and am kind thinking to be getting my stuff out of storage and getting back into it again. I like the wings on this fly ...they look realistic....and as I've not seen them seen this technique before. Very informative, albeit your hands were a bit in the way as to see what was being separated it would have been great to see that part front an over top view apposed to the side, but I got the idea.
Again...great video! Thank you.
Don Howie You are welcome. Maybe you can see it better on this video ua-cam.com/video/TQxko9WSWmM/v-deo.html I think you should find all you tying goods and just start again, you will deffinately enjoy it ;-)
Thanks.
Excellent tying. A work of art.
+Brady Family Thanks ;-)
I watch a lot of fly tying videos to get inspiration for my next fly and this one is the neatest of them all great technique, you are a master..
+Robbi Boss Thanks for the kind words happey new year to you ;-)
Ohhh yeah!, what a great job, fella!!!! Yesterday finished the fishing season here, at Patagonia, and begining the tye season. I really try to tye this. Thank you for sharing your work
thanks for the kind words. ;-) good you can use it.
Beautiful work my friend. You brought that hook to life!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for posting, I will have to test drive one of these fly's soon. Hope all is well with you and yours...
Thanks Brad. Hope your test will be super :-)
no more no less simply perfect!! thanks so much for sharing your skill
Dear Tommy, thanks, and you are very welcome :-)
Excellent, I'm new to tying so doing a little research on tying different wings, these wings are class for pennies, (as being new to all this my main hate is sellers ripping you off with over priced stuff, like them printed plastic wings).
Thx for the great video Pb
Hi Luap ynneb, thanks, and hope you get some good results to tye your own flies. :-)
Very nice fly! Wings are beautiful! Thanks for the video!
Thanks a lot, kind of you :-)
Hola mi nombre es manuel y quiero felicitarlo por el gran arte que aces yo aca en chile los estoy biendo y a la vez aprendiendo las termica les envio un gran saludo desde la distancia chile
Thank you very much, very kind of you ;-)
Beauty
Your flys are art!
Great job
Thanks, nice of you :-)
one word. wow! i'm new to this and i couldn't even attempt this!!!! one day i'm gonna make a spent mayfly!!!!!
+Ernie Walker Well why "one day" why not now ?? you just have to jump into it my friend ;-)
Шедевр ,от мастера супер.
Thank you for the kind words ;-)
enjoyed every second of this video!
Absolutely amazing trick with the wings, thank you for dealing with the tehnique.
You are welcome and good you liked it ;-)
Definately worth a subscription. What a brilliant fly :)
Thank you, nice to hear :-)
great tie, you are an artist!
Thanks for the kind words :-)
well tied , a joy to watch thanks
You are welcome :-)
This is such a beautiful fly, I'd almost be reluctant to fish it! Awesome workmanship!
thank you.
A true master. Enjoyed the music. 🙏
this is a special art nicely done
Thanks Chris :-)
very nice technique on the wings. looks good.
Thanks Good that you can use it :-)
Great technique and a work of art. Too nice to fish!
thank you for your kind words
what you do , it is a true work of art
Hi Marcello. thanks again :-) I am a mechanical engineer.
I absolutely love the wally-wing style. Nice tie!
Awesome fly and a work of art as well!
+Maine Homesteaders Thank you. :-)
Thanks for the vid, stunning fly tied by a master.
Thanks very kind of You. ;-)
Stunning fly looking forward to tying and trying some next year at lake of menteith
Wy dont You not already start now Andrew :-)
Beautiful May Fly
marco antonio villegas villegran thanks Marco :-)
nice
thanks for sheerin this awsome video, very nice tying skillz
+Gestur Kristinn Friðfinnsson You are welcome. :-)
dynamite fly..never seen a law vice all silver before..im the proud owner of one myself..i absolutely love that vice..
Hi termite122 good that you can use it. the vise is home made :-)
wow!! i never would have known..i need to know more..how can we make contact??
absolutely beautiful tie!
Hi Thanks a lot.
magnifique très jolie montage! merci
+david arno Thanks again sir ;-)
Sure wish you would do a video how to make the wings. They are very nice
Hi David, Thanks :-) and maybe I will :-)
Beautiful work
Fantastic! You're great master of fly tying!
Great fly thanks Earl
You are welcome ;-)
congratulations..beautiful fly
Thanks :-)
superb work! Thanks for sharing!
THanks, and you are welcome :-)
Sweet ty!! Tight lines🐛🐜🕷️!!!!
Excellent tie.
thanks :-)
Sir, a masterful job on a difficult fly! This is not a fly for the beginner to try. Bill in Minnesota, USA
+Bill Sutherland well you never know, if you dont try ;-)
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta mayfly.
Thats amazing looks really good.
thanks ;-)
very nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+pêche haute savoie Thanks ;-)
Simply stunning!
thanks for your kind words ;-)
Thank you for the video - very impressive and great production.
You are welcome, good you can use it.
Work of art.
Absolutely fantastic!
Multumesc .FARA CUVINTE
Sunt depasit .Multumesc .
+Doru Pescaru you are welcome ;-)
Amazing work. Impressive Sir.
Thank you :-)
Hi I made some today but still need to wait till next season now to try them
Hi Andrew good work. Then you have a lot of time to tye other patterns as well
INCREDIBLE, thank you.
(new sub)
Nick in Redfield Arkansas, USA
That fly looks awesome looks so life like I'm gonge to have to tie some
Thanks hope you will tye one :-)
great wing idea. thanks
John E. you are welcome ;-)
Great tying, love the winging technique.....Thanks
Tanks that you like it ;-)
show de bola você e ninja ! parabens
Thanks :-)
very awesome! I have to try that one soon
Thanks, I Hope you will do it ;-)
Прекрасная мушка ...
большое спасибо ;-)
magnifique trop beau boulot
Hi Jonathan. thanks ;-)
that just beautiful, keep up the good work, thight lines from norway :))
Thanks. and I will ;-)
Beautiful wings. Can you give us more information on your vise? You say it is homemade.
Hi Joe If you want to know more about the vise please contact me through my email contact@smhaen.com
As beautiful as any tying I have ever seen. Do you make presentation flies for wall framing because if you do I would love to buy one for my fly tying room.
Thank you John for the kind words. No I do not make flies for the wall, i am sorry. but if you meet me in future some were. You made be lucky to get a fly ;-)
Fly looks nice,might be hard to tie in a small size.
Hi J.C. Yes you are right. It can be hard to tye. The smallest fly I have made with this wing is a size 17. with the same mallard type of feather. but you can use other types of feathers as well.
Espectacular
Thanks Antonio kind of you.
very nice!
Thank You :-)
Beautiful
Nice job
fabulous work.
I sometimes use dark brown/black monofilament for the tail.
What do you think of that? Too bouyant?
I go for durable flies because I only tie a few each year; I'm ashamed to say I never thought of using some foam. Genius!
Hi Mike. And thanks. I can not see any problems with the monofilament if it is thin enough.
it is one of the wonderfull things about flyfishing you make you own rules :-) If it Works for you and your fishes. Then it is good.
Very Nice!!!!!
bonjour shmaen, très belle réalisation, pour plier l'aile de mallard, il doit être possible
de le faire avec la pince du magic tool de marc petitjean , mais bravo pour ce superbe montage
Hi Marber 22. Thanks for the kind words. but you can do it without his tools as well ;-)
SMHAEN in flyfishing oui ,c'est plus technique, mais au moins on a la satisfaction de l'avoir réalisée de ses mains. bonne continuation
Nice wings, I will use that idea
Eric Ross Get on with it ;-)
SMHAEN He he Nice ;-)
dang that's beautiful
Deadly fly
trés jolie merci pour le partage
+jean luc touzeau Vous êtes les bienvenus, je suis heureux que vous l'aimez :-)
do u think it wold be a good idea to varnish or put some light resin on the wings to protect them?not taking anything away from your fly it s a great fly and i never seen this way of tying spent wings before,i m looking forward to getting frustrated with it ;-]
Dear Eric Long. I dont think it is a good idea to varnish the wings. I think that the fly would be to heavy, but there is only one way
to find out ;-) good luck.
+SMHAEN waterproof hairspray. try it and then let me know. its a pity this flies are useless in the place I live.
OBRA DE ARTE........
thanks my friend :-)
Hello , I'm from Brazil , and I love watching your videos, and here , fly equipment is complicated to buy , you're from where?
Hi Marcello. Thanks, I am from Denmark
Hi, I am new in this type of fishing and I have just begun making my first flies. Today I went trying out my first one (because I still don't have a fly fishing rod I went to a river, tied the fly to a hand line and let it get carried by the current a bit so I could give it some line to them give it some twitches and it looked really good ) and I actually got some bites. After a while though the fly got soaked and sunk to the bottom, I tried to dry it up on a paper tissue and threw it back in the water And I still would get the bites but the fly would sink unless I kept the line tension high. So I tried to dry it again but it was no good and I don't know why, I have some suspects though:
1. The bites ruined the balance of the bait.
2. I wasn't able to dry it well.
3 the fly is too small ( I was trying to catch some tiny fish cuz I thought they'd be easier to catch ), the size of the fly was like this: -------------.
4. I was using the wrong type of feathers ( I was using craw feathers.... yup😬)
5. The shape of the bait didn't give it enough surface tension.
6. It was built completely wrongly
7. It's normal, ain't gotta worry about it, just bring more next time.
Could someone help me figure out what's wrong with my fly and tell me how to avoid my mistakes? Any constructive criticism will be very appreciated!
Hello Andrea.
There are to many points to answer your questions. Best advice I can give you is to look for a specialized flyfishing shop. Preferably NOT a shop where every angler goes but really a specialized !!!!
They can solve you "problems" and show you the materials to use and how to use them.
When it's about flytying technics just stay tuned on YT. Advice here, look for "The feather bender" (Barry Ord Clarke) and Davie McPhail.
Good luck and tight lines 🎣 from the Čech Republic 🇨🇿.
That’s a beautiful fly and I’d be proud to say I tied it. One question: It no doubt fishes great but how durable is it?
J Tahoe Well it is about how unlucky you are :-) it is like all kind of flies. sometimes the fish teeth get a good grip in the fly and it is destroyed. some times the fly can take alot of fish ;-)
I was thinking the same. Lovely fly, but everything is so fragile. Deer hair tails, wally wing, cdc hackle. At least it doesn't have a foam extended body! That said, I think the black foam thorax has potential for dividing more conventional spent wings while also providing some buoyancy.
real nice tying..really. The cam needs to have a smaller aperture cause your work in background is out of the clear focus area (short depth of field)...try settings above f16,f22,f32 ..smaller (higher number) the better.
Thanks Kam75, I will work on that :-)
SMHAEN in flyfishing ...don't know your cam type but most have manual aperture settings in the menu somewhere. Closeup work like yours really narrows depth of field. Well done!
wow! very great looking fly. i am getting ready to start piecing together a tying kit and don't think i can wait long enough to be able to tie something like this. do you sell your work anywhere? i would love to have a few of these
Hi Jared, No I dont sell, sorry. in future I will sell, but only tying tools.
good job
Magnifique
awesome!
Perfect!!!
+Enrique Santiago THanks :-)
What kind of equipment would I need to tie my own flies. I don’t have none of these tools nor do I know what they’re called
If you go to your lokal shop they will help you. it is possible to get some starters with everything.
SMHAEN ty