I like size 10 on this fly.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 thanks

You are welcome. Best of luck on the lakes!

Hi Tom. I had a fun day for sure. I really didn't spend a lot of time on each of the pools. The bass were hot for topwater so I didn't change flies as the day progressed because the popper kept getting hits. I hope to run down there again. There is one spot I really want to fish again for sure. I have been using new streamer patterns that I came up with, and they appeared in Fly Tyer, the trilobal minnow. Bass and trout have been killing it this season. Brown buggers are good. I think the bass are still hitting crayfish and they usually switch to minnows in the next week or two if the water starts cooling.

I've never been on a paddleboard, but there are some good videos of folks fly fishing from them. I think I would be afraid of dropping something expensive in the water. Haven't hit the Sacandaga yet this year. I usually take the boat. Glad you had a good outing up there.

I have done well with them on lakes. They are an easy tie as well.

That is a Water Master raft. They are pricey, but very nice!

It is a Watermaster Grizzly that I picked up as a gently used buy. It did well getting down the creek and I also had it out on an Adirondack trout lake twice this year. Thus far I like it, but want to add a couple of things.

It is a great fly to have on a lake for sure!

I hope to do a drift trip for smallmouth tomorrow. I’m still decking’ as well so don’t feel bad!

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 Sounds good Rob, hope the smallies cooperate for you.

Glad you enjoyed the video. There are fly tying videos for all the flies in the Warmwater book, plus many other flies on my KZbin channel at Rob Streeter Outdoors

That was one thing unique to his flies. It is in his pattern guide that I have. Definitely works on the fish.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 I have printouts that I saved from the late 80's of Fran's flies. I could not find his theory on using orange thread in a lot of his patterns but I swear i seen it somewhere. When I started fly fishing, his flies and Art Flick's were my go to patterns. My first trout caught on the Beaverkill during an evening hatch fell victim to the "Usual". Now I live in eastern Idaho and fly selection is much more complicated and burdensome. I just may bring the old patterns back like Flick's Variants and Fran's flies and see how they do on our western trout fisheries. I have Fran's instructions including black & white photo's for the following patterns: Haystacks, Ausable Wulff, Mini Muddler Series, Caddis Series, Usual, Parachutes, Old Fashioned Bucktail, Pick Bodied Nymphs, The Beetle. He included his poetry in his writings. The guy had class, style and grace. I sure do miss the old time writers. Rob - I hope you have covered all these flies in your series. Thanks for keeping old memories alive!

@@wyomingtrout5581 I have covered the Usual, Ausable Wulff, and the Haystack. I have Fran's pattern guide book and all the flies you mentioned are in there. As far as them working out west, I caught a lot of trout in Colorado on the Ausable Wulff, and also caught grayling and trout in Alaska on them. The flies should work and I'm guessing if you are fishing heavily pressured waters they might work better.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Please check out my KZbin channel Rob Streeter Outdoors for more content. I post a new video every week.

Tom- most of the one's I've seen for sale during the years didn't have Jungle Cock eyes, but they were used on the pattern, and a lot of streamers of the era. Odd you mention the deck rebuild, I'm working on mine. Not fun replacing deck boards! Good luck.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 Yup, the good old deck. There was some major rot in the main girder holding it all up and happy it didn’t come crashing down. KZbin has fly tying videos and lots of deck build videos too! It’s a big job but I’m coming to completion soon if the stinking heat would just mellow out. Cheers and keep that line tight for me until I can get back out there.

@@tomt5176 Just put the last piece on for my deck repair. Hope you get back on the water soon!

Glad you liked the video!

Glad you liked the videos. I will try to detail the gear in the future. If you look on my channel, there is a video detailing my smallmouth gear that should help. If you have any questions please send them along and I will be happy to help.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 Ok. Thank you. Happy Independence Day to you Rob.

You too! Have a good one.

Well I am glad my fly worked for you and that you had a good time. The bear claw was quite a find!

Dave, Glad you liked the video. It will certainly draw attention from big bluegills and the fly will hold up well. Thanks for watching!

Glad you liked the video!

It is a different fishery. Five pounds is about as good as it gets for the river, congratulations! My PB smallmouth was 22 inches and I caught it out of a kick boat down by Amsterdam. No idea on the weight.

He was a great guy!

That video will be out in a week or two. I have a shad pattern coming up, then that one is next.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 Looking forward to both, thanks

Never be afraid to substitute a material. I did find a dubbing that is called Awesome Possum that works.

I am not sure about your comment. All the fish were on dry flies. They were likely hitting midges but were happy hitting an attractor dry.

Glad you enjoyed the video. If you get a chance, I would like to see what you are doing with a sculpin in terms of a tube fly.

The rod I use is a St. Croix 7-weight that is 10 feet long. It is my favorite salmon/steelhead/smallmouth rod. The reel is one they may not be making anymore. It is an STH saltwater for an 8 weight, but it is my favorite big fish reel and I use it on that St. Croix.

You are welcome. There will be more kick boat adventures in the future.

The fish that were rising that day appeared to be all rainbows, but I did see some larger ones come up for flies that looked like bigger rainbows. The lake has brook trout, but I didn't find any that day. Will be heading back there in a week or so, maybe then.....

Just posting a new video of the trip that you may like on KZbin. Glad you enjoyed the short.

Glad you liked the video. You may also like the video for my Jerk Fly which would also work on stripers!

Thanks, Tom. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I have another on a wild trout stream in that area that I will be putting together, plus we have to get back to fly tying with a new series.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 You’re welcome. I stay posted, but it’s fishing time for me too and I’m rebuilding my deck to boot. Hopefully I’ll make the Catskills this weekend with my buddy who has a place up there. Reports say that it’s on. Have fun.

@@tomt5176 Good luck in the Catskills!

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Keith- the DH streams in Western North Carolina get a lot of pressure, but the best ones are easy to find with a little research. I recommend checking out the state's website as there is an interactive trout stream map. I would also recommend Nick Carter's Fly Fishing Guide to North Carolina as it has detailed maps and information on all of the streams. I don't generally detail spots to put too much pressure on them. I've fished there the last couple of springs and you can figure it out quickly.

Glad you enjoyed the video and best of luck with your fishing this summer. Thanks for the book purchase. If you want some help with whatever waters you are going to fish in Upstate New York, please contact me.

It is actually called the Schoharie Creek here. Guess it differs in places.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 weird, I live up north in Maine most of our streams are generally 2-8 foot wide, creeks usually a half the size of what your fishing here. At least width

@@user-yg3um5hc2x It must go by where you live. I've been up in Alaska and fished creeks that were double or triple the size of the Schoharie. We hope to go back to Maine this summer. Fished there last year and did well.

I really like the tapered tail verses the rounded tail.

Joe, the last thing you want to do is wear a black suit with a pug! You'd be covered in hair. I fish the fly on a Euro Nymph setup with a fly that has a heavier bead on the bottom and the Perdition up about a foot or so from it. I also fish it on a dry/dropper setup with my dry fly rod, using a big Ausable Wulff or a Chubby Chernobyl as the dry fly and run the Perdition about a foot or so below the dry fly on a dropper tippet. Either way works. On my trip to NC this month I caught almost half my fish on the brown Perdition.

@robstreeteroutdoors8912 thanks for the fishing info. 🎣 With our black Labs dark clothes doesn't matter, hair gets everywhere. 😱 and I mean everywhere.

@@joeduca8582 We have the pug and one other dog. The pug accounts for about 90 percent of the hair floating around. You can run the vac every day and you will still find it. She's a good dog, though.

I don’t think so. Wild trout designated stream in the Boone area.

I am posting another NC video you may like!

You are welcome! These flies are doing extremely well in the North Carolina streams I have fished so far on our trip.

Tom- glad you like the fly. Let me know how it works in Maine! I may fish there again this summer.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 Thanks Rob, doing much better now. I made some Bloom Caddis down to an 18 on a Firehole 317. They work for me on the Beaverkill or anywhere when they’re rising on anything similar in size and color. Check out Red’s Flyshop video for permit, it’s among the best explained how to’s that I’ve seen. I’m definitely gonna go for them again. Peace.

The pheasant tail in the video actually came from a bunch of them that I kept from hunting with my Labrador, Jessie. She passed away in 2016 and my wife didn't want anymore big dogs to travel with in the camper. It's nice to tie flies with them still. Glad you enjoyed the video.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 yes I enjoy it you do nice bugs

Thanks, @@pedrohenriques2983 . Look for another new video on Friday!

Thanks, Brian!

Nice to meet you there. It was a great event.

Glad you enjoyed the video!

Glad you enjoyed the video! The basic answer to your question is speed to get back to the tail section. The tail materials are anchored in with plenty of wraps and the Trilobal chenille has a thread core so it is wrapped in with touching wraps, then secured underneath with some UV Cure. The body fur is secured at the tail and head of the fly and pulled tight. Structurally, you really don't need touching wraps going back, so I speed through getting the thread back to the tail.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912Thanks for answering. So it is mainly for speed. In the past old tiers, guys that had been tying flies 60-70 years, told us that there should be touching turns the whole length of the shank to prevent rotation of the materials and endurance of the fly after many hookups. Some said that a well-tied fly should last for at least a dozen hookups before destruction. Anyway thank you for clarifying this! On another subject I have Estaz here but nothing with fibers long like you show. Do you know who sells this type of Tri-Lobal?

I've been tying a long time and as my boss used to say, "just because that is the way we always did it, it doesn't mean it is the best way to do it now." You have to continue to evolve with your fly tying, and I tie many patterns differently today than I did when I was 7 and started. I tie flies for durability as well, and I want to catch several fish before it starts to fail. The materials on the streamer are tough. For the true Trilobal Fiber Chenille, check out Kelly Galloup's shop online, he has it. You can also look at Polar Chenille. @@user-sx9hu2nl8t

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912Awesome! I will contact Kelly for it! Thank you again!

These streams are small, and even a lot of catch and release pressure would likely cause damage. I discuss how I find these streams, using mapping and flow data from USGS, and the rest is exploration. That's the fun of it. They are not hard to find in the Adirondacks and the Catskills.

@@robstreeteroutdoors8912 hey, I picked up a Stonfo spinner that looks similar to yours in this video, but has a ball bearing just below the hooked wires at the top that you twirl with your thumb to spin the loop. It works great and I’m protecting and prolonging its usefulness as I have broken cheaper ones already. Cheers