Ralph's Fly Box is a personal fly tying journal and fly fishing blog. This channel is a representation of my personal fly box and the patterns that I both tie and fish. www.ralphsflybox.com
Really liking this fly. Incredible job of tying and demonstrating the tying process. Another one to add to the Wog Family Fly Box. Thank you. God bless. Jeff Stone
Great fly. Thank you. Again your teaching style is amazing. Full explanation, slow and precise execution. Great for us new tiers. I love the versatility of this. As for the different sizes. Then the possibility of slight variations of colors. You could just about designate one particular fly box to this pattern. Definitely a warm water fly for multiple species of fish. Loving your channel and your willingness to help grow the community. Thank you and God bless. Jeff Stone NW Wisconsin.
Well Sir it didn’t take me long to find this, upon your recommendation. Incredible fly as well as the video of how you tie it. Will definitely be tying some of these up. I may even add a few in size 8. My grandson is more into numbers than size. I let him keep the smaller ones busy. Thank you for your advice. Im really looking forward to watching more of your videos. Your tying and teaching style are spot on. Im still a relatively new tier. Great channel. I want to take at the Bluegill bug book, mentioned in an earlier comment. Thank you and God bless. Jeff
Thank you Sir. I really like the looks of this. But it has me wondering, about using it on a warm water lake? I’m curious if my 7 year old grandson and I could use this by itself for panfish? I can see Bluegill finding this to there liking. Great video. Thanks again. God bless.
Hey now, I just started reading this book this evening, went to check out the RU-vid channel via the qr code and saw that I was already subscribed! Looking forward to reading through this one, Ralph!
Peacock is one of my favorite materials. I learned more today from you than in two years of tying. Thanks for the excellent tutorials and sharing your knowledge, you are a gifted instructor.
Dude...why do I keep getting a "mohawk" when I tie these?!?! I'm a new guy and getting better but maybe I don't have enough material to start with?! Thanks
@@RalphLong Thanks man, I'll keep at it. What thread do you recommend that allows to pull a bit tighter?! I've got a good start on thread, some 140 and 70 but I'll buy what I need! Take care
When I want to do an ant, my thread keeps breaking, what could it be? And something else that is the best dubbing for use with small or medium dry flies??
Ralph, Glad to see you back on here and doing well. I do a lot of fly fishing for pan fish here in southern IL. Love your book and your fly tying videos tight lines Mike.
To be exact, for crappie, I fish it on a floating line and long leader. Cast it and let it sink to depth, then retrieve with 4-6" strips. If there are pickerel..,.hang on.
Doing well! Ready for the spring thaw so I can get up to the cabin. Last year it was early May before I can get up there. There's a reservoir near me that has a crappie run during the summer and this fly caught my eye.
@@darylhinton9064 nice. We're probably not going to have a late thaw here this year. Not alot of snow at all. I'll be float tubing the lower lakes as soon as they thaw though.
I think that would work well on Idaho streams that get a lot of pressure from pautze ball salmon eggs. Something similar to what the fish see but behaving differently. I think I'll tie up a few and try them out once the world thaws out.
Nice little bug just some friendly advice one tier to another try not to put your hooks so deep in the vice jaws it’s a good way to snap the hook point and makes getting into the bend a real pisser
If I'm wanting a substantial hackle with many turns I often tie it in at the head and wind back towards the body, then wind the thread back through to the head. I believe this gives added security, at least I've never had one unwind. I don't use much genetic hackles, I think stocking up on all the colours and shades needed is, financially speaking, taking the whole thing a bit too seriously. At the price these feathers should more or less wind themselves, as indeed this video amply demonstrates.
Calling, down and back winding does work effectively, as-is tying multiple hackles when using the shorter Indian or Chinese necks. Preference of tying materials needed are up to the wants of the particular tyer and their financial situation. Over time most will eventually collect more types and colors. Most often, a good genetic head will last a lifetime of tying for the average tyer. My best and thanks for the visit.
