Fly Tying the Orange Belly (Micro Streamer)

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This fun variation of the classic Woolly Bugger can be found in the Federation of Fly Fishers Pattern Encyclopedia. Vary the colors and you can call it a Red Belly or Yellow Belly. However you tie it, this standard bugger pattern will catch fish.
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Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
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Morgan Lyle's "Simple Flies," 2015, amzn.to/3qB1zW1
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Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," 1992, amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
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@JuJuStarrBean 4 месяца назад

Your tutorials are the only ones I can follow and I enjoy what you tie. THANK YOU

@martyrothman3933 2 года назад

Good morning Matt good morning everyone the learning continues

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Good morning Marty! I've got a couple of stickers heading your way in this morning's outgoing mail. :-)

@dahutful 2 года назад

In his book, "Tying Better Flies," Art Scheck makes the point that most flies fall into what he calls, 'categories of construction.' You can vary the materials a zillion ways, like with this "Orange Belly,",,, but its still just a construction job variation on the Wooly Bugger. I always pick up a little something from your vids, even if its just a reminder - this time is the stacking of components to be used. Thanks David Palmetto Fly n Fish

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Thanks David; I appreciate the kind words and support!

@davehall2160 2 года назад

Good looking fly Matt That is a cool idea for the crystal flash Thanks for the video and have a great weekend

@bigdaddy99929 2 года назад

Very cool looking bugger Matt. I’ll most definitely try it. Buggers do quite well here, course, most everywhere. Thx again. 🙂

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Indeed they do Clyde. Thanks for the note!

@leemowers9395 2 года назад

Nice looking streamer, should catch fish. Thanks Matt for the baitfish.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Appreciate it Lee!

@kevinashmore8209 2 года назад

I continue to appreciate your videos. You are very talented.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Thank you Kevin. I appreciate the kind words!

@flyrodhiker8326 2 года назад

I haven’t seen one of those before, but I definitely like it! Thank you sir!

@jimholland1592 2 года назад

Oh my gosh! I am tying up some micro streamers now as I am having coffee ☕️☕️👍some #10s

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Same here Jim, and you know I'm using my 3-wt more often than not so these small streamers can be some fun fishing with light tackle. Nothing like a 14-inch slab on a 2 or 3-wt fly rod. It feels like a monster. :-)

@jimholland1592 2 года назад

@@SavageFlies Good morning Matt, and yes it does. I try to get out last evening but we have some friends staying with us and time got away 🤪 Let me know how it went and if you have any pictures would love to see them☕️☕️👍

@michaelmerlino6753 2 года назад

Very nice simple tie.Could be tied in a myriad of different colors.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Absolutely Michael. It might even be cool looking with a different color marabou tail. So basically a two-toned bugger. :-)

@crowdaddy8355 2 года назад

Nice easy streamer. Thanks Matt.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Thanks Chad! Appreciate it my friend. :-)

@brianfeeney9493 2 года назад

Go MATT Go !!!!! Brilliant Pattern My Brother !!!! Just received my own copy of TROUT FLIES by Dave Hughes !!!!!!! Thank You for the review and recommendation 🎉👍🏻☀️ Brian ✨🎣💫

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Outstanding Brian! You're going to love the book my friend. 😁👍

@brianfeeney9493 2 года назад

Thanks Again Matt !!!! 🤩 ✨🙏🏻💫

@theodoretschannen6794 2 года назад

Sometimes you just have to throw them something different. It works.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Yes indeed! I was talking about this a few months ago with some crazy Cactus Bug that has worked for me, for some unknown reason. It's a simple, ugly bug that looks like nothing alive in nature. But I guess the fish think it looks tasty. :-)

@MyItalians 2 года назад

Morning Matt, as always, I enjoy your ties. Like the way you tied in the crystal flash. I'm going to change my method. Thanks again for your time.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

I appreciate the kind words my friend! I can't remember where I first saw someone tying in the flash like that but I probably picked it up from one of the other tiers online. :-)

@RT42069 28 дней назад

Almost looks like a Wooly Bugger/Destroyer nymph hybrid

@coreyjohnson2418 2 года назад

I really like your flies

@karljones6594 2 года назад

Good morning Matt. This is a great pattern love me a Wolly Bugger design. Enjoy your weekend sir.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Appreciate it Karl! You too my friend. :-)

@edwardthornton2156 2 года назад

Nice job Matt. A good way to make you think of other ways to tie flies in other colors. Thanks for sharing and have a good week end.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Appreciate it Butch! Thanks for the note and you have a great weekend too!

@doncogswell9596 Год назад

Great tie Matt. Tuesdays and Fridays are a highlight in my week. Looking forward to the next "Name The Streamer" contest. Any chance of you reviewing the book, "Strip Set" b y George Daniels. Brian Flechsig, of Mad River Outfitters, is really big on this book. You're my go-to guy for such things.

@markfritch3168 2 года назад

That one is close to a Halloween leech pattern I have used (same colors anyway). I think I like this pattern even better. Once I fished the Halloween leech like a streamer, with two or three sharp retrieves, then a pause. That’s when the trout nailed it. Thanks Matt for your great instruction. Blessings my friend.

@chevyguy6510 2 года назад

Dang Matt! My list of " must try" is growing!!! Nice job !

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Then I'm doing my job! Haha. And that's what it's all about. Having fun at the vise. I've already tied more flies this year than I'll be able to fish in the next five years, but it's still fun. :-)

@edwardchavez5627 2 года назад

Good Morning Sir Matt, now that's what I'm talking about, every time I've used a two tone buggar or postal pete they just work and catch alot of fish. Now thanks to you I can start the production line lol 😆. Have a great weekend Sir Matt.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Absolutely Edward! I've never tied a Pistol Pete but it looks pretty cool with that propeller between the beads. I might have to pick up some of those and give it a try. :-)

@huntingmissouri5420 2 года назад

Good tie Matt!! Thanks for sharing bud!!

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Appreciate it Franky! Have a great weekend my friend. :-)

@joeduca8582 2 года назад

Fun tie Matt. Fun with the belly name and the color of it. Silver gray for a Lead Belly. Gold or amber for a Beer Belly, etc, etc. :o) I like the way you tied the hackle too. As far as I know that's the proper way to hackle the Woolly Worm. I use low grade cock neck, like India or streamer necks, to hackle a lot of "wet" flies. Thanks, this was a nice break for today.

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Thanks Joe! I actually tried this with a grizzly hen hackle first and the fibers were way too long. So I ended up taking one of the lower quality feathers from a good dry fly cape. I love your idea for a Lead Belly fly though. If nothing else, that would be a great name. :-)

@Jd-yc3gw 2 года назад

Good morning Matt. Looks like a fish catcher. Few of those in some different sizes and colours will be a good addition to my fly box. Speaking of fly boxes I had to pick up a couple more. Not sure why 🤔

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

Ha! I'd be scared to count how many fly boxes I have right now. I've resorted to just putting my excess flies in those plastic compartmented containers. And hey, I haven't forgotten that I'm going to send you a mug. I just can't do it from my online shipping setup. I have to actually go to the post office and fill out a customs form. But I'll get to it someday... I promise!

@Jd-yc3gw 2 года назад

@@SavageFlies Those plastic containers will probably be what I’ll do but I really like the looks of flies in a fly box. Im not worried about the mug I’m sure you are busy between answering emails, making videos and what you do in your spare time. 😁 I’m sure you’ll get it here. Take care Matt.

@johnnylightning1491 2 года назад

That bug looks poisonous, as are most brightly colored things in nature. But I bet it catches fish! Keep the good stuff coming Matt.

@Hikin70 2 года назад

Hi Matt! Thanks for the video. As you were tying that up, I was thinking about the hackle breaking and the fly falling apart with one bite from a fish. Would it be better with a black wire rib cross wrapped to help hold everything tight or is that overkill?

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

It would definitely be more durable with a wire counter-wrapped to the hackle, but I'd think that's probably overkill. Now if I was using a pattern like this in a one-fly contest, where I needed it to hold up for potentially 20+ fish, then it might not be overkill after all. But honestly, catching so many fish on one fly that it starts falling apart on me so rarely happens that I really don't worry about it. But also, I'm primarily a trout fisherman, and a day with a double-digit fish count, of mostly fish smaller than 10 inches is a good day for me. :-)

@discinwithuncledani7224 2 года назад

For a beginner would you recommend learning and practicing a few flies and getting good at those or trying a lot of different ones?

@SavageFlies 2 года назад

That's a good question Dani and really you could be just fine with either approach. If you were to pick three patterns and tie each dozens of times, you'll be doing pretty good by the time you're done. If I were to do this, I'd pick probably one fly in each category that you might fish. Ie, one generic mayfly nymph (hare's ear or pheasant tail), one bucktail streamer (maybe a Blacknosed Dace or Mickey Finn), any dry fly such as an Adams or Light Cahill, then maybe a winged wet fly. The theory here is that after tying a couple dozen Mickey Finns, you'll be pretty good at doing a flat tinsel body, and stacked bucktail wings. And after that, you'll be able to tie all kinds of bucktails. One problem with this approach though, is that it can be boring and you might quickly get tired of the few flies you're tying. And then you could end up with 2-3 dozen Pheasant Tails, which might be more than you'd go through in five years of fishing. So my recommendation would be to do a mix, but don't tie so many of one pattern that you get too bored with it. Maybe tie 6-12 of a pattern and then move on to something else. They may not be perfect, but ehh, who cares? Go back to patterns you've already learned later and redo some. They're bound to look better the next time around! Case in point- I found an old fly box of mine recently, that had some Prince Nymphs I tied maybe five years ago. By my standards today, they looked terrible! Totally out of proportion, bad hook choice, crooked wings, you name it. But I remember using them back then, and catching fish with them. :-) So whatever approach you take, just have fun with it!