My tomatoes, especially my beefsteaks, are under attack by bugs this year in spite of spraying past daily with neem oil. It's still in the experimental stage, however my girlfriend, also a horticulturist, recommended using pantyhose, tying them around the developing green tomatoes. We'll see how that works out

Come for the fly tying and stay for the gardening! I grew up on my family's potato farm and seeing Al with a hoe in his hand transported me back in time. Thank you both for all that you share with us.

a little trick to forcing it to spin in the direction you want is to put your hand on the back drive wheel(the one on the top back of the machine) and give it a kick in that direction in coordination with the foot pedal. this is a really interesting use of an old treadle sewing machine!

Tie with my feet? Uh, no thank you. Hope Gretchen feels better soon.

Thanks Al. Where is the hook thickness(size)adijustment? Was bulk thread bobbins the only thread used. Very interesting. Hope you show more of the use of the machine and the creation of a fly.

Thanks again 👍 Weird machine but interesting. Will still stick using my traditional vise anyhow 😀

There's no audio. I checked YT and system volume and both are not muted. Ads and other videos play with audio. Anybody else have this problem?

Thanks for sharing, very nice patterns to ty and fishing 👍🏻👍🏻

Hi Al, did you braid the leather handle on the whip finish tool?

Holy canoli, there is some wealth of knowledge here. Just found the channel and perused a few of these vids, which demand far more views, btw. I'll be watching going all the way back, and hope to catch some Fridays going forward. Thank you and thank you. Be well.

Matching the tail diameter to that of the hook eye is fantastic! Thank you both.

So glad to have recently discovered your channel. After seeing your hidden double wrap I couldn't hit subscribe fast enough. It's a brilliant technique and I know it's going to help tidy up my flies. Thanks for sharing and greetings from RI.

The smile that Gretchen gives Al at marker.24 just warmed my heart. Al you're a lucky guy all these years of marriage and your girl still loves you!

I really enjoy your post and seeing you in your younger days.

I really enjoyed your post a while ago from when you were in Delta, Colorado and how young you were back then.

Awesome historical flies from Lafontaine ! I can’t find anything on the Edgewater foam that’s referenced for several patterns. Would I try to burn a hole in the center of a closed cell foam cylinder or do you have another suggestion for the patterns that use it?

I absolutely love the older fly patterns. Especially those by Gary. Mega Thx !

Fantastic flies. Thanks so much

Hi there!! Can I use "ep fibers" for the bubble or is it a different material? I've only been at this for about 8 months and would love to learn more! Thanks

Nice I like old stuff 👍🏻

Well over 50 years ago I used to help my grandma on her treadle sewing machine when she was teaching me how to use it and this brought back such wonderful memories. I can’t wait to further our endeavors learning with Gretchen just spinning us along for the ride. Mega Thx !!!

Great stuff, thanks again. Very interesting. Nice to see how it works 🙂

I’m about to tie a batch of Deep Sparkle & Emergent Sparkle Pupas. I learned to tie them in a class taught by Gary in 1990 just after Caddiflies was published. This was before beads became popular,and Gary used lead wire wrapped in the middle of the hook. Certainly beads are faster & easier than wrapping wire but the middle placement does affect how the fly sinks or lifts in the water. Do either of you feel it makes any difference to the fish? I’ve only fished it with wrapped wire & am no longer able to fish & test flies on the water myself. Love all the tips on both flies. The Double Wing is coming next on my tying list. Thank you to you both.

So helpful as usual thank you!

Thanks for the video, lots of great ideas for my own garden.

Love the show

Beautiful yard!

Hi Al! Say I tried to do this weight the spool thing but the weight was too big. Can you tell me the diameter of the weights you use to put inside the spools? Thanks!

Timestamps 1:20 Intro 4:43 Natural Drift Stonefly Nymph 10:21 Pheasant Tail Twist Nymph 14:45 Enchanted Prince Nymph 20:41 Bread 33:22 Creature 39:28 Firecracker 46:48 Floating Damsel Nymph 55:35 Roll Over Scud 1:03:22 Cricket 1:09:30 Flex Hopper 1:18:22 Slider 1:22:37 Variegated Midge Larva 1:25:30 Drop Nose Minnow 1:32:27 Double Caterpillar (Improved) 1:37:08 Mess 1:44:36 Outro

Thanks , i loves Garrys Patterns

I really enjoyed this so much, especially "the mess". Thanks for posting.

Love your garden and greenhouse videos; in off season fly tying, it is an informative addition. I envy your productive garden, but I am happy to see both of you enjoying the fruits of your labor. I live in a 55+ community, so no gardens allowed here. Farm markets are nearby. Quite a few years ago I lived in Weiser, with my former husband who was a vet with Craig & Tensie Rowan. Good fly fishing in Idaho and Colorado. Fly tying came later. Thank you for sharing gardening and fly tying videos with us. Enjoy those delicious looking berries; interesting about the leaf shape identifying red or golden berries. Looking forward to seeing your new paved patio. Stay safe and cool; 94 here in Pa.

That slip wing technique is useful for some wet flies such as the Parmacheene Belle. Thanks! 👍🏻

Nice,crisp ties on Steven's part. Thanks!

Many, many thanks for sharing your priceless experience, Gretchen and Al!

Agree with others, great examples, and well demonstrated knowledge transfer…I have been tying for 30 years and still learning from the best…thanks for the content in the applied demonstrations!

Absolutely amazing! Many thanks!

This is one of the best channels on KZbin. I specialize in history of flies. In short videos. You have been one of my biggest inspirations. Thank you for all that you do for the community.

Very well done, some real nice techniques

I’m really looking forward to seeing that treadle vise in action. Thx for the video all some amazing tips in there.

Many thanks,folks! 👍🏻

Al's comment to EVERYONE: My email address is on the video screen. If you are interested in joining us on Friday evenings, Saturday morning in Australia/New Zealand, send me a request via email and I'll add you to the notification list. We run tying events sporadically during the summer and run the regular Friday events from October to May. Join us, we'd be pleased to see you all.

If you had made two or more 360 degree wraps of thread on your 1/2 hitch tool at once and then let it slip off the tool to secure the thread on the parachute hackle tie off you would have tied it off with the same knot that your whip finish tool makes and saved yourself a bit of time with no need to then use a whip finish tool! I have done experiments with this method and the knot created is absolutely the same knot!

The best tips on fly tying that I have received since I started tying flies 68 years ago! Thank you so much. I love your channel.

Thank you, sir! Subbed. 👍🏻

This channel is amazing. Thank you.

Great tips Al - thanks. John from Australia

Brilliant!!

Amazing techniques thank you so much for doing these

That was great! Always learning new ways and with a Master at the helm. Much appreciated down under in New Zealand.