For a streamer guy you have designed a couple of my favorite dry fly styles the tilt wing has just been magic for me from the first one I tied. Thanks.
Thanks for doing all these instructional videos. I’ve been wanting to convert my fishing game to fly for many many years. These videos helped me make the decision to take it to the next level. Hopefully I’ll make it up to Montana and thank you in person for all the great info. Just ordered all the basic tools from you and hopefully in a week or 2 I’ll be tying some beginner flies!!! This stuff is fascinating!!!! I think I’ve watched almost all your videos at least once.
Awesome job really enjoy watching you tie, it’s like being right there with you, so much details, I’m learning so much more in your video’s then in the 5 minute ones, thanks and keep up the awesome work
Best instructional content for tying and all things fly fishing. Keep it coming please. I’m a junkie for your videos. Been looking forward to this one since the last. Can you please do some classic wet fly patterns soon?
Don't need no stink'n wax. When tying with nano or power silk (gsp) I start wrapping about two hook eyes from the eye. While holding the tag end I wrap toward the eye then back over those wraps to the tag. You can now cut the tag or continue to the curve of the hook. I've found this works for me and holds tight.
Are you attaching a small section of fluorocarbon to the hook to break the line under the surface to avoid the refracted light problem and then mono thereafter?
In this fly. In particular. Where the turkey feather body. Is wound towards the hook eye (instead of the bend). And the deer hair wing. Is tied in. At the other side. Before the bend.
In other words. The exact opposite. To how a Klinkhammer fly. Would work. The hook and bend. Would actually be. Towards the surface. And some of the fly (in other words, hatching emerger way would extend back down into the water). You would still have. The fore arms. Of the emerging up-winged dry fly. Pointing forward. However, the entire dry fly. Would be tied in reverse fashion. To how it is done. Here.
What I would do then. Is rather than having the long tail fibers. Coming from the end of the hook. Where the eye is. Simply move the 'tail' Coq de Leon tail fibers. To where the 'thorax' is. In the fly. So that the turkey feather body. Is the only thing. That is pointing down. Towards the hook eye. And you still have. The Coq de Leon fibers. Extending both in the front. And rear side. Of the dry fly.
And just before the hook bends. You can insert. The superfine floating dubbing thorax. The 'trigger point' spent wing. And the deer hair up wing too. So all that is un-supported. By the wings and thorax. Is that part of the fly. That is extending back down. Into the water. As an emerging dry fly pattern. Would do.
This 'back to front'. Version of this dry fly. Is the kind of fishing fly. That I think. I would have. An awful lot more fun and enjoyment. From drifting it down. Over some fish (who may be in the mode, where the have chosen to ignore the full winged dry flies). And I think. That with this idea. Of having some of the hook and hook eye. Underneath the water anyhow. You have traveled most of the journey. Towards making. A dry fly emerger. Such as the one. That I describe.
I cant believe Grandpa is still coming up with crazy new shit to do to flies. I hope I am this hip when I am 78 years old too. Youre the best Kelly
Really looking forward to using those jig hooks this year. Great idea. You and Davie are my inspiration.
For a streamer guy you have designed a couple of my favorite dry fly styles the tilt wing has just been magic for me from the first one I tied. Thanks.
Thanks for doing all these instructional videos. I’ve been wanting to convert my fishing game to fly for many many years. These videos helped me make the decision to take it to the next level. Hopefully I’ll make it up to Montana and thank you in person for all the great info. Just ordered all the basic tools from you and hopefully in a week or 2 I’ll be tying some beginner flies!!! This stuff is fascinating!!!! I think I’ve watched almost all your videos at least once.
Awesome job really enjoy watching you tie, it’s like being right there with you, so much details, I’m learning so much more in your video’s then in the 5 minute ones, thanks and keep up the awesome work
Best instructional content for tying and all things fly fishing. Keep it coming please. I’m a junkie for your videos. Been looking forward to this one since the last. Can you please do some classic wet fly patterns soon?
Don't need no stink'n wax.
When tying with nano or power silk (gsp) I start wrapping about two hook eyes from the eye. While holding the tag end I wrap toward the eye then back over those wraps to the tag. You can now cut the tag or continue to the curve of the hook. I've found this works for me and holds tight.
Great theory nice tying, thanks Kelly
Can you tie a mercer tungsten swing caddis wet fly? I have trouble figuring out how to get proportions correct
it would be really cool to see an in the water view of these, even if its in a small dish or glass or something...
Appreciate the Education Kelly ..... will make this Work, here in NW MI this Season 🐟🎣😎
Starting to tie on these jig hooks. Think ur on to something here. P.s. I love watching Davie McPhail tying videos also!!
Are you attaching a small section of fluorocarbon to the hook to break the line under the surface to avoid the refracted light problem and then mono thereafter?
yes thats what i understand
Kelly, you could try a 'back to front' version of this fly.
In this fly. In particular. Where the turkey feather body. Is wound towards the hook eye (instead of the bend). And the deer hair wing. Is tied in. At the other side. Before the bend.
In other words. The exact opposite. To how a Klinkhammer fly. Would work. The hook and bend. Would actually be. Towards the surface. And some of the fly (in other words, hatching emerger way would extend back down into the water). You would still have. The fore arms. Of the emerging up-winged dry fly. Pointing forward. However, the entire dry fly. Would be tied in reverse fashion. To how it is done. Here.
What I would do then. Is rather than having the long tail fibers. Coming from the end of the hook. Where the eye is. Simply move the 'tail' Coq de Leon tail fibers. To where the 'thorax' is. In the fly. So that the turkey feather body. Is the only thing. That is pointing down. Towards the hook eye. And you still have. The Coq de Leon fibers. Extending both in the front. And rear side. Of the dry fly.
And just before the hook bends. You can insert. The superfine floating dubbing thorax. The 'trigger point' spent wing. And the deer hair up wing too. So all that is un-supported. By the wings and thorax. Is that part of the fly. That is extending back down. Into the water. As an emerging dry fly pattern. Would do.
This 'back to front'. Version of this dry fly. Is the kind of fishing fly. That I think. I would have. An awful lot more fun and enjoyment. From drifting it down. Over some fish (who may be in the mode, where the have chosen to ignore the full winged dry flies). And I think. That with this idea. Of having some of the hook and hook eye. Underneath the water anyhow. You have traveled most of the journey. Towards making. A dry fly emerger. Such as the one. That I describe.
random question, but how long have you been using that vise? looks like you’ve tied a few with it. haha!
ya she's a real fixer upper, no idea how old it is but lots a hours
have you tried this tied backwards on the hook? seems to have benefit when the fly smacks the water
Mike , I have not tried that but will, if you do one send me a pic. thanks for watching. KG
@@TheSlideinn not sure how to send a picture to you? Not tech savvy. I do have email
@@TheSlideinn I sent a bad picture of a sofa pillow tied backwards via email slide inn. Let me know if you don't get it. thanks again
That was a biot body right? That's what it looked like.
Carl,
Yes, that is Turkey Biot and we have the whole recipe for this pattern in the description above.
I love the legs on these