This channel is devoted to fly fishing and tying. I've been a fly fisher for over 40 years, and this blog gives me an outlet to share my passion for all things Fly and Fin. In this blog, you'll find traditional patterns like the Frank Sawyer's Pheasant Tail and Killer Bug and new creative flies, like my UV Tan Caddis and Purple and Orange wet fly. You'll find information on Trout and their food and the methods to take fish on the fly.
Those are just saddle hackles from Hareline. If you have a fly shop in your area, go through what they have and pick out what you like. If you want feathers with longer and webbie fibers, look for Schlappen. I hope this helps.
Years ago I saw the full version of your videos regarding this topic. I want to see it again but can't find it anywhere. How can I see it again? Didn't it use to be on the New Fly Fisher channel as well?
Hends body material works perfect on these , you can get a olive 2 tone look with this body material, its a 2 strand material into one on a spool, its pretty popular now comes in every color. I tripe it up and ty 3 strands in at once for bigger hook sizes , it ties small perfect on 18s, and 20's, i tie jig flys in these sizes. Great little fly.
@littlesilver2205, Hends Colored Body Quills is an excellent alternative when you don't want or have UV resins. It's translucent and takes marker well. Thanks!
I’m just curious, I live in NY and we have several rivers feeding into Lake Champlain that have runs of Landlocked Salmon. Our salmon, however, run from late April (after ice-out) for about two weeks into May, and then again in mid-October through the start of November. The rest of the time, they’re not there at all. . .no hanging around into June, July ad August, nothing. My question is, do [your] Landlocked Salmon live in the river year-round, are they “resident” fish? I’ve been watching videos here and that’s what it appears? They seem to be of varying sizes, where ours come up from the lake between 2-5 lbs on average. I’ve been trying to do research on these fish and there’s hardly anything out there on them, while identical to Atlantic Salmon taxonomically, I kind of get the impression that these fish are slightly different than their migratory brothers and sisters in their habits. Any thoughts?
I haven't fished Lake Champlain, so I'm not sure Salmon are following smelt upstream in the spring during the smelt's spawn run. In the fall, the Salmon are spanning, so they are in the streams for that. They most likely leave the creek for thermal refuge in the warmer months. As long as there is cold water and food, it's possible to have a resident population in the streams feeding into the lake.
I have been using the Sakasa Kebari for a few years now in the pattern that Chris tied here. It produces like no other fly I use when others don't. I catch a lot of fish with it. I have a Tenkara rod but I mainly use this fly on a 4 wt conventional fly rod to be able to cast where I can't wade to. I use it on my 2 wt as well.
@@lhommedieu The short answer is yes. It depends on the section, hatches, and flows. The Landlocks eat streamers, Hendersons (nymphs and drys, and rock worms (caddis larva) in the spring. Flow has a lot to do with what works. The paper mill controls the streamflow, and some years with rain and the mill's water demand means long mending presentations are the way to go. Also, this section is tough to wade, which is another factor.
Super informative tutorial Lou! I have some nice, very thin, red wire from an old toaster I'll try. Also some primo pheasant tail from a hunt at a friends farm - I forgave my Lab "Hunter" for any chewing and digging he's done in the past after he gently retrieved those two beautiful cock pheasants for me ;o) Have you tried wild turkey tail for this style of tying? That's my next project. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.
Hi Joe, Thank you! I'm glad you found the video informative. Dogs get a free pass aground the tying desk, they just want to play, a bonus when they retrieve tying materials. Yes, I've used wild Turkey, it nice because the fibers are longer than Pheasant. Frank Sawyer also used natural Goose for his Grey Goose. I've used dyed Goose as well, the possibilities are endless. The best think, they all fish.
Thanks Lou, I watched you tie a Sawyer's PTN on an old tightline video filmed at sparse grey matter fly tying show. So I "browsed" a few videos on the pattern and found your channel. Man! They way you talked about this style of tying a rock worm made clear all the simple patterns that can be tied, even the Maple Syrup, even though that has a tail. Quite a while back I watched some Killer Bug videos and the debate over what yarn to use. So I went to the grocers and looked at the oysters in the case. Then I went to the craft store and found a yarn that matched the colors of the shells.. pretty much a blend.. and it resembles the yarns you showed. I had a laugh over the yarn your dog chewed up, my Labs chewed many things of mine too! Thanks for sharing you knowledge and skills, I'm sub'd now.
