The body of a fly is just as important as the rest. Even parts you can't see should be done well. That keeps you in practice and makes sure the fly as a whole is as beautiful as each individual part. It makes for a much more beautiful fly and you yourself will be that much more proud of your work.
Good job Rich; to tie that large a hook though you would have to search high and low for materials to match the size of the hook. That size feather material GP crest, Lady Amherst, etc etc isn't available in most fly tying shops. If I'm going to tie this, I'd buy the feathers and then match the hook, instead of buying the large hook and then try to find the material. In most cases I'd end up short of an item.
Thank you!! And thank you for watching ad subscribing!!! I have slowly been collecting materials and hooks for quite some time so I have quite a bit to chose from when tying flies. I am fortunate enough to have a fly shop that is local to me that specializes in salmon/ steelhead fly material and keeps Amherst and golden pheasant heads in stock regularly. Also in an assortment of colors. Golden pheasant tippets and golden pheasant crests are something that I have many of for the simple fact that they are often used in most salmon flies I want to make sure I have a good selection to choose from. Sometimes only one or 2 specific feathers out of them all will fit the fly you are tying perfect. (This applies to most feathers actually). Here is the name of the shop I use. Malindas Fly Shop in Altmar NY Thanks for the comment and for being. Subscriber! Much appreciated!!! 😎✌
Thanks so much for subscribing and watching. Thats my goal, to help those that want to learn. I will have salmon fly kits available this week. If your interested reach out to me on FB for details. Check out my Green Highlander video for an idea what the kits look like and the instruction that goes with them. Thanks again for watching!! Have a great weekend.
This is an amazing fly, but this is just so wildly different from what I’m used to. Here in BC, it’s all about perfect tear drop intruders. I’d love to give this a go and try something different. How has this pattern worked out for you?
I actually do not fish my flies. Due to health reasons I can not fish anymore so they are strictly for fun,art and collecting. I do know that this pattern did originate in Canada designed for atlantics. I just never had the opportunity to test it out before becoming ill. So nowi just tie for fun.
@@flytyingwithrichlamonte oh I’m so sorry to hear. I guess the beginning of the video kinda alluded to that. I just skipped to the tying and didn’t have any volume. My heart goes out to you.
Its ok man. I appreciate the thought. I still have fly tying! There is nothing quite like the tug, but tying is a close second! I would be curious to now how this fly works. I've heard stories from the past but never first hand accounts.
The eye is not string. It is the guts of a silkworm. This is how it was done in the 1800s. Many of my flies are recreations of the original patterns from the 1800s and early 1900s. Or they are artistic variations using the same methods, techniques, and materials used back then. Silk gut as it's called is made from the silk sacks of a silkworm. Right before the worm spins its cocoon the worms are harvested and soaked in a solution. After the silk sacks are removed and stretched into long strands then twisted and then dried. The hooks used are.called blind eye hooks. These were created before hooks with metal eyes.
