Absolutely! I do this same body in a blue/light blue for much bigger dragon flies for bass fishing. I'm talking on size 6, 3x long hopper hooks. Of course they take a lot of space in a fly box, but my warmwater/bass box doesn't have to fit in a vest. :-)
Good Morning Sir Matt, you have got you love those extended foam body flies they are so awesome, and whole lot of fun to ty. Thanks again Sir Matt have a good weekend. 👍😊
I do too Phil! When I'm scrambling around at the last minute to find a fly for a video, it's easy to grab one of his books and find something cool. :-)
Excellent demo on using the needle & foam to make an extended body. I wish this video had been available to model how it’s done. My first extended body was fumble time based on what I read in a book. At least it mentioned putting a pin in a vise. After many trial & effort tries, I was able to tie an extended body of blue bucktail for a damselfly. Well done, Matt.
Thanks Bob! Extended bodies out of bucktail are definitely a challenge! I did one for a mayfly- I forget which pattern it was, but it was kind of a mess. Hope you had a great weekend my friend!
Nicely tied Matt, I picked up some foam sheets in several colors and I think I'll have to put a few of these in my box. Thanks for sharing and have a fantastic weekend.
Go for it Layton! They're pretty fun to play around with. Adult dragon flies are fun too as you can put a thin layer of darker foam between a lighter color and get some really slick extended bodies.
Thank you Matt for sharing this technique. I’m well stocked with foam and elk hair, so I should be in good shape to tie up a few of these. At the end of Sept. 23, I’m 5 weeks past having open heart surgery. So starting to heal up a little. I hate missing Fall fishing season, but can’t be helped. But will definitely have plenty of time during the winter to be tying and getting ready for Spring. Looking forward to trying this one. Take care and God bless my friend.
@@SavageFlies Thank you Matt, greatly appreciated. Triple Bypass, totally a success. My surgeon told me, she felt like she gained me 15 years. I’ll definitely take that. That’s a huge amount of tying and fishing time.
Yep nice and simple and lots of color variation depending on your local water. Well I went and did it. I had some Cabelas points so I bought a 12 wt. fly rod at the store in Daytona. I know it's what trout fishermen use to cross the stream with so they don't get their feet wet but you never know what I might be chasing. I have seen some tarpon down here in Florida so I'll be equipped now. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.
Holy cow that sounds fun Dave! I can't imagine trying to cast a 12-wt. My biggest is a 9-wt that I picked up last year to chase some Maryland snakeheads. I remember fishing on a Saturday with my regular 2-3 weights on tiny trout tailwaters, and then going out on Sunday with my kayak and this 9-wt. That thing was kicking my butt all over the place. And after about three hours I was worn out. And it wasn't from catching fish. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️time. Enjoyed the video. That technique for extended bodies will work great for making some dragonflies. Be fun to try them on some of our lakes. The folks down here may send me back. I think the weathers great when compared to home. It went down to 35F here last night, I’m walking the dogs wearing a hoodie for a jacket. Some are wearing winter parkas….I guess it’s what you are acclimatized to. 😄
Appreciate it John! Speaking of dragon flies, this body is a ton of fun for tying them. I'll do a thinner piece of darker foam (maybe a 1mm dark blue), and then a 1.5 or 2mm lighter blue around it. It gives you a really cool looking body without having to mess with markers. Of course they're huge bugs but I've got a few in a warmwater/bass fly box ready for the spring. :-)
Thanks Ricky! I just realized one thing you can do... and I've done it before but forgot about it this time... is color the edge of your piece of foam before making the body. It ends up looking a lot neater!
Nice fly Matt. Thanks. I've used that method before for terrestrials but I don't think I've done it for aquatics. Maybe I'll come up with foam Green Drake for Penns creek.
Go for it Daryl! Hughes had a green drake on that same page. And I imagine it wouldn't be too much harder to put this on a 14 or 16. Just cut a foam strip a little bit thinner. Of course you do need 1mm foam!
Excellent tutorial Matt, great looking pattern too. I've known about that technique for a long time, never tried it though. But your demo on it was the best I've seen, makes me want to try it. Have a good weekend and watch out for those transformers. I think you just tied one. 👍
Hahaha! You do make me laugh Joe. :-) It's been a good weekend here. Cold and no fishing, but got lots of chores done around the house. Hope you had a great one too!
I'm not sure if we have yellow Sally's down here or not. Still, that is a cool looking fly, Matt Definitely need to tie up some just in case Hope you have a great weekend, and thanks for the video, Matt
Hey Matt, could you explain the thought behind putting thread on the sewing needle since you will be slipping it off? I would think the wraps stuck inside would just unravel and cause a mess.
That's a good question John. That's just how I've seen other folks do it, but you could certainly try to just wrap directly around the foam in the first segment. You'd still want to lock the thread there though, with either a couple of half hitches or a 2-3 turn whip finish. I'll bet the end result would be about the same.
You bet Patrick! Good question and I'm really not sure. I just base mine on pictures I see in books. Dragon fly bodies in this style are a lot longer (and on bigger hooks), and the western stoneflies are also pretty big. But doing an extended body for an adult mayfly would need to be smaller (and thinner). I guess it's kind of just a judgement call.
This looks like a fun one to tie. It should also be versatile. I’m sure bream and bass will like it as much as trout. Thanks again Matt.
Absolutely! I do this same body in a blue/light blue for much bigger dragon flies for bass fishing. I'm talking on size 6, 3x long hopper hooks. Of course they take a lot of space in a fly box, but my warmwater/bass box doesn't have to fit in a vest. :-)
Good Morning Sir Matt, you have got you love those extended foam body flies they are so awesome, and whole lot of fun to ty. Thanks again Sir Matt have a good weekend. 👍😊
Always appreciate it Edward! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Finally, chores are done, and I can view this pattern. Excellent job, Matt. I will be heading to the vice shortly.
Hahaha! Thanks Howard. My weekend was full of chores too. :-)
I keep going back to Dave Hughes
I do too Phil! When I'm scrambling around at the last minute to find a fly for a video, it's easy to grab one of his books and find something cool. :-)
I've never tried foam extended bodies before. Thanks for the tutorial Matt.
You bet Mark! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Neat little fly. Never tied any extended bodies but will do so. Thx Matt. Have a fabulous.
Always appreciate it Clyde! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Excellent demo on using the needle & foam to make an extended body. I wish this video had been available to model how it’s done. My first extended body was fumble time based on what I read in a book. At least it mentioned putting a pin in a vise. After many trial & effort tries, I was able to tie an extended body of blue bucktail for a damselfly. Well done, Matt.
Thanks Bob! Extended bodies out of bucktail are definitely a challenge! I did one for a mayfly- I forget which pattern it was, but it was kind of a mess. Hope you had a great weekend my friend!
Nicely tied Matt, I picked up some foam sheets in several colors and I think I'll have to put a few of these in my box. Thanks for sharing and have a fantastic weekend.
Go for it Layton! They're pretty fun to play around with. Adult dragon flies are fun too as you can put a thin layer of darker foam between a lighter color and get some really slick extended bodies.
Nice stone fly pattern. Have a great weekend Matt.
Always appreciate it Chad! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Wow! Cool Matt, I like how you made part of the fly before you tied it. Enjoyed watching. Have a great weekend. 😀
Thanks Jim! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Thank you Matt for sharing this technique. I’m well stocked with foam and elk hair, so I should be in good shape to tie up a few of these. At the end of Sept. 23, I’m 5 weeks past having open heart surgery. So starting to heal up a little. I hate missing Fall fishing season, but can’t be helped. But will definitely have plenty of time during the winter to be tying and
getting ready for Spring. Looking forward to trying this one. Take care and God bless my friend.
I hope it was an overwhelming success! And I'm glad to hear you'll be back at the vise, filling your boxes over the winter for next spring. :-)
@@SavageFlies Thank you Matt, greatly appreciated. Triple Bypass, totally a success. My surgeon told me, she felt like she gained me 15 years. I’ll definitely take that. That’s a huge amount of tying and fishing time.
Very cool pattern Matt! Like the little foam body nice pattern and as always thank you for sharing
You bet Mike! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
I have plenty of foam and elk hair so this should be a fun fly. Thanks for sharing the pattern. Stay well my friend.
You bet Mark! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Thank you for sharing, this is definitely a technique I needed to learn. Have a blessed day my friend.
Always appreciate it! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
This looks great! Lots of color options. Thanks Sir Matt
You bet Marshall! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Good job Matt. Thanks.
Always appreciate it Ken! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Vary nice looking fly thank you for your time sir
Always appreciate it Charlie! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
enjoyed as always matt thanks .
Add a little wax to needle, makes them slide off super easy 😉
Great tip Jim! And you know, I've read that, and even done it before but didn't think about it this time. :-)
Great fly Matt. I’ll have to try the foam extended body.
Thanks John! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Yep nice and simple and lots of color variation depending on your local water. Well I went and did it. I had some Cabelas points so I bought a 12 wt. fly rod at the store in Daytona. I know it's what trout fishermen use to cross the stream with so they don't get their feet wet but you never know what I might be chasing. I have seen some tarpon down here in Florida so I'll be equipped now. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.
Holy cow that sounds fun Dave! I can't imagine trying to cast a 12-wt. My biggest is a 9-wt that I picked up last year to chase some Maryland snakeheads. I remember fishing on a Saturday with my regular 2-3 weights on tiny trout tailwaters, and then going out on Sunday with my kayak and this 9-wt. That thing was kicking my butt all over the place. And after about three hours I was worn out. And it wasn't from catching fish. :-)
Morning Matt. Nice. I think I'll try a hopper dropper with this one. Have a blessed day
Always appreciate it Nich! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Looks interesting!
As usual Matt well done tks for sharing
Always appreciate it Burt! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️time. Enjoyed the video. That technique for extended bodies will work great for making some dragonflies. Be fun to try them on some of our lakes. The folks down here may send me back. I think the weathers great when compared to home. It went down to 35F here last night, I’m walking the dogs wearing a hoodie for a jacket. Some are wearing winter parkas….I guess it’s what you are acclimatized to. 😄
Appreciate it John! Speaking of dragon flies, this body is a ton of fun for tying them. I'll do a thinner piece of darker foam (maybe a 1mm dark blue), and then a 1.5 or 2mm lighter blue around it. It gives you a really cool looking body without having to mess with markers. Of course they're huge bugs but I've got a few in a warmwater/bass fly box ready for the spring. :-)
That’s awesome. I’m definitely tying some those in different sizes and use my box of sharpie’s to make different colors
Thanks Ricky! I just realized one thing you can do... and I've done it before but forgot about it this time... is color the edge of your piece of foam before making the body. It ends up looking a lot neater!
@@SavageFlies great idea thanks Matt
Awesome job Matt, I was this similar fly and technique the other day, so it must be sign so ill be tying a few, thanks for sharing this!!!!!!!
Hahaha! Go for it my friend!
@@SavageFlies sorry was is supposed to saw I’m glad you got it lol
Awesome!
Good stuff, Matt.
Always appreciate it Jim! Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
Hey Matt ☕️☕️
That really is a great looking bug. Have an amazing day and the water is still to much for me.
Thanks Jim! It's been a good weekend here. Now wrapping things up and finally settling down. :-)
Nice fly Matt. Thanks. I've used that method before for terrestrials but I don't think I've done it for aquatics. Maybe I'll come up with foam Green Drake for Penns creek.
Go for it Daryl! Hughes had a green drake on that same page. And I imagine it wouldn't be too much harder to put this on a 14 or 16. Just cut a foam strip a little bit thinner. Of course you do need 1mm foam!
Excellent tutorial Matt, great looking pattern too. I've known about that technique for a long time, never tried it though. But your demo on it was the best I've seen, makes me want to try it. Have a good weekend and watch out for those transformers. I think you just tied one. 👍
Hahaha! You do make me laugh Joe. :-) It's been a good weekend here. Cold and no fishing, but got lots of chores done around the house. Hope you had a great one too!
I make a big buggy bass fly using a similar method.
Neat
I'm not sure if we have yellow Sally's down here or not. Still, that is a cool looking fly, Matt
Definitely need to tie up some just in case
Hope you have a great weekend, and thanks for the video, Matt
You bet Dave! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Hey Matt, could you explain the thought behind putting thread on the sewing needle since you will be slipping it off? I would think the wraps stuck inside would just unravel and cause a mess.
That's a good question John. That's just how I've seen other folks do it, but you could certainly try to just wrap directly around the foam in the first segment. You'd still want to lock the thread there though, with either a couple of half hitches or a 2-3 turn whip finish. I'll bet the end result would be about the same.
Matt, How long should the extended body be? It looks like each segment is about the same as the width?
Thanks for the videos
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You bet Patrick! Good question and I'm really not sure. I just base mine on pictures I see in books. Dragon fly bodies in this style are a lot longer (and on bigger hooks), and the western stoneflies are also pretty big. But doing an extended body for an adult mayfly would need to be smaller (and thinner). I guess it's kind of just a judgement call.
Beauty Matt should be unsinkable
Thanks Michael! Especially if you put floatant on the elk hair!
Fat moth is similar tie