Hi from Kansas City 🎣🤠 Dave Hughes What a beautiful fly to tye!?!. That's a fish catching bug. I like everything you did for it. I even went to the fly shop and got a handful of peacock soard feathers and give it a shot. Thanks for all your time and knowledge, good health for you and your's. Dave Hughes 🎣🤠.
Well thank you Jeff! I just finished tomorrow morning's fly, now on to the comments and email. PS: I just saw your email... will get to those shortly. :-)
As always love the intro of the history for the fly you are about to tie. Just a beautiful looking fly which I’m sure will still catch a bunch of fish! Will plan on tying this in the future! Thanks !!
Fantastic video! I swing this fly in the fall for coho on the Big Manistee River in Michigan. It's a fish catcher! The Alexandrea fly (aka Lady of the Lake) was such a killing fly circa 1800's that it was banned in some waters in the UK.Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
Thanks for another great video Matt! I have recently become obsessed with tying and fishing classic wet fly patterns so this whole series has been incredibly useful! In fact I'm starting to find these old flies are, for the most part, more effective than dry flies on the rivers I fish here in Scotland. Keep the good work, all the best! 😁
That's outstanding to hear! And I certainly believe you... I've always thought a good wet fly fisherman will quite often out fish a good dry fly fisherman. I'm just not a good wet fly fisherman yet so usually resort to the surface bugs. :-)
Thank you Dave!! I love this fly too and it's sad nobody seems to tie it anymore. I may have to redo this one and talk a little more about the history. :-)
Matt - I've been doing a lot of trout spey - tying larger "wet flies" like the Alexandra in sizes 6 - 10. But they look a lot like streamers to me and it got me wondering - what differentiates these larger-sized wets from streamers? I can't find anything that clearly defines the difference, and I was hoping you could help. Love the channel.
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Hi from Kansas City 🎣🤠 Dave Hughes
What a beautiful fly to tye!?!. That's a fish catching bug. I like everything you did for it.
I even went to the fly shop and got a handful of peacock soard feathers and give it a shot. Thanks for all your time and knowledge, good health for you and your's. Dave Hughes 🎣🤠.
Thanks Dave! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
An often underrated classic Wet Fly!
I agree Willi. I just love the looks of this classic pattern!
Great video. With great detail for each stage and materials. One of the most beautiful flies that I’ve seen you tie. Thank you Sir.
Well thank you Jeff! I just finished tomorrow morning's fly, now on to the comments and email. PS: I just saw your email... will get to those shortly. :-)
As always love the intro of the history for the fly you are about to tie. Just a beautiful looking fly which I’m sure will still catch a bunch of fish! Will plan on tying this in the future! Thanks !!
Very nice looking fly. Thank you Sir Matt
Fantastic video! I swing this fly in the fall for coho on the Big Manistee River in Michigan. It's a fish catcher! The Alexandrea fly (aka Lady of the Lake) was such a killing fly circa 1800's that it was banned in some waters in the UK.Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
Thanks John and yeah, I'd heard about it being banned back in the day too. Certainly an interesting history to this one!
Tks Matt. I really like this fly. I see it an some variations in my flybox when I hit the creeks n rivers here n nor cal. God Bless n fish on!
Absolutely Richard! This is such a classic fly I'm sure it's been effective all over the place. :-)
Thanks for another great video Matt!
I have recently become obsessed with tying and fishing classic wet fly patterns so this whole series has been incredibly useful!
In fact I'm starting to find these old flies are, for the most part, more effective than dry flies on the rivers I fish here in Scotland.
Keep the good work, all the best! 😁
That's outstanding to hear! And I certainly believe you... I've always thought a good wet fly fisherman will quite often out fish a good dry fly fisherman. I'm just not a good wet fly fisherman yet so usually resort to the surface bugs. :-)
Great looking fly
That is a gorgeous fly Matt
Thank you Dave!! I love this fly too and it's sad nobody seems to tie it anymore. I may have to redo this one and talk a little more about the history. :-)
Wow beautiful bug!!!
Thanks man!
Matt - I've been doing a lot of trout spey - tying larger "wet flies" like the Alexandra in sizes 6 - 10. But they look a lot like streamers to me and it got me wondering - what differentiates these larger-sized wets from streamers? I can't find anything that clearly defines the difference, and I was hoping you could help. Love the channel.