Have you used this now as a snail imitation? How has it worked for you? I'm in the western US where we have many snails in our desert reservoirs. Fish are usually gorged with them. I'm still working on finding a pattern that will work. Do you fish these with much movement, or do you just let them hang near the weed beds?
Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to yet. Been looking for a chance but haven't ticked the box for where I'm fishing yet. Most of the patterns I fish here are small 18 nymphs and small dries. That being said the guy I tied them for had some success with them down in the south island around Tekapo which is why I tied them in the first place. He claimed a few big fish with them I believe.
That’s nice, but why strip half the hackle? You paid good money for that, and chucked away half of it. Maybe you NZ folks are very affluent, but more important, it really doesn’t look good wound like that.
I disagree as far as if it looks good, I like it. But with that being said its completely subjective as far as that goes from both of us and doesn't really matter. As for the why, which I think is more important. You could absolutely tie this with a full hackle if you wanted to however gvien we have the deer hair wing which is going to assist with the floating of this fly I strip half the hackle to change the foot print on the water surface and give a more sparse silhouette. I've only used this one for a short time so can't say I've used it enough to say one way is better than the other for sure but that's my theory.
DB Yarn is magical to work with. Never thought to brush it out like that. Very cool. I've never used those hooks. Gonna stop at the Blue Quill in Evergreen Colorado this weekend. Thanks for posting.
Thank you. Realistically the same question could apply regardless of the material I used though. It could be something you have heard of and still apply. I think DBY is a great, versatile material. It also has some cool colours and is simple to use in a range of ways I wanted to demonstrate which is why I used it for this video. Hopefully you can get your hands on some to try but if not then that's alright I'm sure if you substitute something else in it will work as well 👍 all the best with it either way.
MY collection of materials is huge but I don't have the exact same hook as you but I can substitute with a similar hook . Dirty bug yarn I have 14 different colours. Nice fly though Thanx for the pattern I've already started on a dozen of them. Tight lines.👍✌
That's all good don't have to use this hook I'm sure it will work on what you have. That's a great collection of the Dirty Bug Yarn! All the best with them hope they work well for you
Hey, the soft hackle has a lot of movement which is what you are after by using it. The dry fly hackle has very stiff Fibres so you would lose all that movement by using it.
I would like to share a little tip I learned on line. When tying in final rib heat the end of it ( just touch it with the flame of a lighter) and quickly pull the end .It will leave a "curlyQ" ON THE END .tye that onto the hook and pull down when winding down the bend. This allows a thinner profile to the bug> .Tight lines everyone.
Hi Russell I've fished it swung across and down then as you would a normal nymph as well with success both ways. Often though I'd find when fished it's picked up often as it lifts at the end of a drift as well as during the main drift. Hopefully that helps
Great fly. Hares ear without wing case. Oldtimers in NE US use to tie it this way. If I could have only 1 fly, it would be this fly with or without a wing case. Thanks
Hi Russell thank you very much. In this one it is camel dubbing but you really could use any light coloured dubbing and it will work. Generally I use creams through to dark olives and greys. I hope this helps.
Great looking emerger indeed. One point however is that counter wrapping the ribbing means wrapping it in the opposite direction around the hook shank. Does it make a difference, probably not much since the rib wraps are spaced far enough apart to adequately capture the dubbing.
Braeden, excellent presentation and execution of a nicely proportioned nymph, it looks just right. Two questions, are the fibres on the hen saddle patch short enough for tying on the Kamasan B 110 in size 14 and 16; do you fish this nymph as a dropper in heavier water such as on the Tongariro, or is it reserved for sight fishing?
Hi Reg, thank you very much you can definitely fit the feathers on a 14 and 16 b110 there are some smaller ones but also techniques you can use to fit larger feathers on and tie the rest as I have in this video. If you look up Tightline Productions he has a video called using large feathers on small hooks which is a great demonstration of a technique to do it. As for where I fish it you can use it for all of the above tie to the size you need and have at it. You could also put a bead in front of it and some lead wraps and make it your bomb nymph as well. All the best with it I hope it goes well
Cheers I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Hope it works well for you up there on the east coast. Love it up those ways but have only tried fly fishing once outside of Wairoa - I must give it a nudge but I stick to salt water fly around Mahia usually.
You liked one of my flies on Instagram so that's how I found your RU-vid channel. Your flies are awesome! I'm looking at patterns for what to tie tomorrow. I have a spring hackle plier and still break partridge feathers with it, they are so delicate! This pattern really is similar to a partridge and olive north country spider with mole hair. I sure love to work with peacock hearl now that I've been getting the hang of it. I love how naturally flashy it is. Fly tying is such an expensive hobby haha. I haven't had a chance to catch anything on my flies yet, looking forward to that day, hopefully soon before next spring if I can get out to where the water is clean. Thanks for sharing your passion and your skill. Great video!
Glad you have enjoyed it. Yeah there are definitely some similarities. That's a shame about the hackle pliers not working for you. I use what I know as English hackle pliers and work a treat. Peacock Herl is fantastic. Definitely a favourite material of mine as well. All the best and hopefully I will have some more videos up soon. Cheers
@@southofnorthflyfishing It was just me learning that you have to be ultra light touch with the feathers. The hackle pliers I have are pretty awesome honestly, it's basically a ring, spring and then the clamp. The only real risk of breaking a feather is from human error. I've been thinking of making a video for some of my patterns that people seem to like. Right now I'm tying a hippie stomper, you'll see it on my instagram in a bit. Looking forward to seeing more of your ties.
I like the fly because it can be taken for other food sources. If you want to see a great snail pattern look up Gsnail a very good representation of a snail on You tube.
Very nice and simple. Also a kind of scud or even a killer bug-who knows? Good for sure. Yiur demos are very clear and nicely paced. Great tips as well. :-)
A really interesting pattern. I have possum dubbing and a piece of fox pelt. Perhaps I can combine them? Love he buggy look-it will work well here in Australia! :-) I think the wire os always a good idea-a bit of eight and protection if nothing else.
Thank you very much. It most definitely will work well over there its an Aussie creation to begin with with its origins in Tasmania. All the best with it I hope it works well for you
