Very cool salmon fly and the tape wing is a great idea. Bet it works for other flys pretty good too.

If this pattern takes the King 30 minutes, this is a pattern I will purchase at the Box lol!!

Thank you for the instructions & demonstration.

Perfection!!! That’s a work of art! Respect on not settling with the first and second outcome of your bullet head. That’s why you are the man CC!!! Thank you for a beautiful fly pattern.

Could totally put pheasant tail hopper legs on this too!

That rubber leg hack was next level! Thanks Charlie.

I tied something similar using a burnt orange colored macrame yarn. There must be a common ancestor.

Hey Charlie, can you point me to one of your videos on tying wings with calf hair, like on a trude? Mine tend to come loose, slippery stuff that hair. Cheers 🍻

Beautiful bug

Excellent dressing. Thanks

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This is why I usually stick with dubbing! Thanks, Charlie! 😅

Thanks a lot, Charlie! 👍🏻

My greatest admiration!

Nice tie! 👍🏻

Casting against the wind is my weakest link.

"Art of the Trout Fly" is one of my favorites, too. Hard to believe it's been around for so long. Big format books like that might not be so well received these days in the era of social media and high-def everything at your fingertips, but it's a beauty still today.

Charlie Craven’s Basic Fly Tying is my fly tying bible after many, many years. Buy the book and read, tie, repeat.

This was fun, I really enjoyed this video

fish will eat a lot of stuff. saw a big dumb cutty swim up and eat a 1 inch orange Styrofoam bobber out of the foam.

Really enjoyed this☕️☕️

Hee hee… not as Neanderthal as pegging egg but when I lived in AK I’d cure humpy eggs, tie a tiny clump in a wee mesh bag, and cast it with a seven weight. Does that count as “tied”? Ha ha

😂 high sticking has been around for eons by any name it's productive time on the water which many working men don't really have a whole lot of n they wanna catch some fish... guess how they gonna do it.... I don't wanna use the word pampas... but humble beginnings give way to fame it appears... n that's not a jab.. mearly an insight as a viewer n long time admirer of tying skills..

I DEFINITELY need help casting. Sorta self-taught and I *know* I have some ...ticks...haha The line tells me where I'm struggling, just need a coach to give me "another set of eyes" and hopefully undo some bad habits, techniques and quarks!!

One of the most enjoyable video I've seen in a long time. Charlie you're the reason I bought 5 weight XP (my first great rod) and I love love my 7 wt X. Remember Ross and your tying class 20 years ago. Thanks so much!! You changed my life.

I bought a 6 weight, Loomis GL3 from Frank at St. Pete's back in the day. He won a distance casting with the rod that year. Still my go-to rod. Good-on-ya for not having to hoover every fish in the river, Charlie!

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Nice Max tell Charlie thanks

As always, a nice tie of a classic. I like your streamlined version with the pheasant, but I have a question...I noticed you do not counter wrap the wire...is there a specific reason?

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The first trout I ever caught on a fly rod took a Prince nymph (unbeaded, as it happens). So, I always have a few of these in the box! 😊

Very well explained and enjoyable!

Wow

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Split shot are named after shotgun shot, sized for different game. LG -- Large Goose SG -- Swan and Goose SSG --Swan, Stag and Goose

This is the smartest looking Copper John I have seen..great skills..👍

How about more trying and less talk

A cool and easy tie! Any issues with line twist from spinning in the current?

Do you ever add a bead to this fly, or do you just rely on split shot to get this down in the water column? Thanks! 🎣

Thank you for sharing ! Looks wormy. Have to try on my local river.

Like old guys hanging out in the shop :-) thanks for our lesson for today very informative.

I’m glade we had this discussion Charlie , Thanks for sharing

Her Charlie, what is the length of the worm? Cool, easy tie.

Thank you Max for insisting for this video! It’s brilliant! And we all love Charlie’s tying videos. I’m Building a “high-water box” to add to the collection (Baetis life cycle, terrestrial box, etc. ) this will be added to your 8 suggested patterns per your last tutorial. Thanks a bunch CC.

This is so genius. I'll tie some up but I don't know if I'll switch from regular San Juan Worms just yet...

Thanks for the video! Are you sure that the twisted chenille does not hinder hooking? Thanks.

With all this rain and muddy water, this is certainly the time to be slinging worms of all sorts. Stack some tungsten beads in where the twist is as well to get'em down deep in these high flows.

Remember, like father, like son.