Great job explaining each step of this fly and it sure looks buggy. I purchased my first vise in 1989 and made many hundreds of flies and then I started to dedicate all my time working and spending time with my child. 20 years later if it wasn't for KZbin I would have been lost because of all the new materials available now. Thankfully people like you take the time to explain everything. Thanks for doing so.
@adkflytying10 күн бұрын
Really appreciate that, thank you. Glad it helped!
@zafotbeeb15 күн бұрын
Worst thing is the crap hook as it has really poor hooking characteristics.
@adkflytying14 күн бұрын
I love it. I tie all my stimis on it. I go with a firehole 718 for other big dries as it has a bigger hook gape, but the 1270's work great for stimmies
@jtahoe567225 күн бұрын
Cool looking fly. Your methods were so well described, I think even I could tie this fly... and I will tie it. Thank you for sharing.
@adkflytying24 күн бұрын
Nice! Thank you. It's definitely do-able and it works too
@steveyates113626 күн бұрын
I saw your post on Instagram for this fly. Nice fly and video. Like and subscribed.
@adkflytying26 күн бұрын
Appreciate that man, thank you
@rustymeadows348226 күн бұрын
Some more glue that he never uses.😎
@adkflytying26 күн бұрын
Hahahaha 100%. At least this time I was quiet about it
@oldsmugglerflyfishing27 күн бұрын
Beautiful nymph
@imaxfliАй бұрын
Love this fly but that looks bigger than a size 14.
@adkflytyingАй бұрын
It's probably the hook. Klink hooks extend further than other emerger hooks so I could definitely see how it looks bigger
@WhiteDogTrailCompanyАй бұрын
I totally agree. Bigger fish don’t usually move for dry flies around here.
@adkflytyingАй бұрын
I was thinking hard and I really don't think it's happened for me.
@wildbrookiesАй бұрын
Love this tie, gonna need to tie some for next years trip out west. But I have a story to tell, so I just was starting out flyfishing that spring, getting more and more comfortable, reading a million books , haha. Then , one morning I was on a river you know well (about 25 or more years ago). There was a crazy hatch of Caddis flies. I switched to one I happened to have in my measly fly box and dressed it up and saw a rise right to the opposite bank. I’m not liking that long cast but I gave it a go. After hooking a bush behind me several times lol but getting v my fly back I laid it out a couple feet of this fish and he sucked it up. I set the hook without breaking it off and after what seemed like hours I netted an 18” brown and the first one ever on a dry on my local waters. So, after that I was think crap, this will happen all the time now. Yeah, right. No more big dudes up feeding years and years later. But the bottom line is: I feel exactly how you said it , it just isn’t productive in our neck of the woods to fish a dry unless , the Trout Gods are in your favor these days. Lol. Great tie yet again Gary. Gonna have a bunch of these in my fly box heading west. Thx yet again.
@wildbrookiesАй бұрын
Maybe more so as evening and night fall occurs.
@oldsmugglerflyfishingАй бұрын
Good job! Looks very nice
@keithr4224Ай бұрын
I was waiting for you to catch Your Mistake with the FlashBack. Just like I’d do it. Nice job
@adkflytyingАй бұрын
Haha thanks man. That's pretty standard for me
@wildbrookiesАй бұрын
Great tie Gary! I like the way you tie yours. Thats also great that you are telling newbies how to do different techniques and the ‘why’s’ . One of the things that fairly new tiers will think about while tying a conventional fly pattern is how they can innovate and create slightly different versions of say ,the ones that are in the instructional video or books. I always like the way you explain as you go! I wish I had your videos when I was learning. Take care and tightlines! Also, how was your trip to Maine?
@strydershadow391Ай бұрын
That's a great looking golden stone fly. Good video.
@adkflytyingАй бұрын
Appreciated!
@peterfetzer7039Ай бұрын
Nice bug! I have been looking for a good realistic stone fly. Have you ever tried tying left handed? I just tried tied it this week because I thought using my right hand to hold the different materials to the hook would make it easier to accurately hold them in place. I think I am going to stick with it. Turns out wrapping thread around a hook isn’t that difficult.
@adkflytyingАй бұрын
No, but for no other reason than I've never even thought about it. That is a good point though, about the materials. I'll give that a try. You never know
@rnbv3418Ай бұрын
How I do it is I tie lead wire to each side of the abdomen so it's flat and bit wider then I use bright yellow thread and tie the vynil packed flat side up over it to create the abdomen
@adkflytyingАй бұрын
That's good stuff. I used to do the exact same and still do for some presentation flies. I don't for these because these are some of the main flies that I actually fish so I try to get as many done as I can. That wider profile is definitely more like what a stone has
@myview25962 ай бұрын
I spent a day perfecting braided tails years ago and they looked magnificent in the box. The problem is that the braiding restricts the tail movement to almost zero. A damsel swims with its entire body and you're better off using a plain marabou tail on a short shaft hook.
@adkflytyingАй бұрын
I can definitely see what you mean and you're right about how they swim. They don't seem to care too much as this is definitely one of my most productive still water flies
@user-mb1hg4qu9f2 ай бұрын
Nicely done! 👍🏻 (That said, I kind of prefer sparse and slightly tall hair wings for Catskill style flies. Even if they're not traditional. That's just me, tying!)
@johngetz85852 ай бұрын
As a fisher of various wooly bugger variants, this is a "must have". Tying some tomm..
@mariadasgracassantos21082 ай бұрын
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@davidhughes26223 ай бұрын
In my opinion I think you did an excellent job on this old fly. In finishing up the Head if you want a cleaner head wrap the last hackel around the thread and pull it back into the hackels and whip Finnish. Go ahead and give it a try. I've been twisting feathers forever sixty five years. Good luck and health for you and your's Dave Hughes 🎣🤠
@CarlettaBailey3 ай бұрын
I love this
@jimgillen51343 ай бұрын
Another nice pattern Gary! Started using the touch dub technique for my sulphurs last year, but will have to try your wing bud/case method this year on those finicky WB PhD browns😆
@adkflytying3 ай бұрын
Haha thanks man. The wb is what brought me to find a different type of emerger for those sulphurs. I really think the touch dubbed body helps
@rplecker3 ай бұрын
Well done!
@mikelundrigan22854 ай бұрын
Another way, in addition to making a peacock rope as you did, to improve the durability of the peacock body, is to add a coat of hard as nails or similar, on the shank where you intend to make the body, prior to winding the peacock, in effect “ glueing it in place. At this point, I secure at the head, cut the thread and place to dry the body. I make at least 6 bodies in a session. By the time you make the sixth one the first one should be dry and ready for the next steps. I have found adding this step significantly improves the durability! I tie a very similar pattern using Mallard flank for the wing! Thanks!
@adkflytying3 ай бұрын
That used to be my go to method. I've recently stopped using glue altogether
@patrikrugolo69734 ай бұрын
Very nice!! I'll try to do it as soon as possible, thanks!!
@Mrgeorgeymc4 ай бұрын
Great work 👌
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@mooney4114 ай бұрын
Great tie!! Are you keeping the pheasant tail fibers on the tail???
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
Reluctantly yes. Haha. I'm mad about it
@davidhughes26223 ай бұрын
They will assist on splash-down to keep the fly above the 🌊 water and float longer.
@tjsochacki61644 ай бұрын
I know it may sound crazy but when I use fur that has long guard hairs that are too long or I don’t like, I’ll pull them out put them in a stacker and then put them back into my bundle. It may not be for everyone but that’s what works for me. I can’t believe I’ve been tying flies for 52 years now! I’ve tied commercially for about 28-30 years and now I’m getting a little older and there is a burnout factor! I not only tied for 4 shops and I also built fly rods and tied flys out of my house. I remember when Coz and Paul Whemer opened the Blue Wing Outfitters shop in Hancock, NY I was the guest fly tier for the weekend and Charlie Meck came Sunday for book signing. Paul and I were fishing on Spring Creek in Bellefonte, Pa just before they were scheduled to open and he asked me if I could help them out with tying flies to fill their boxes before they open. I told Paul of course I’d help him and Coz out. Well, Paul and I sat on the bank and got a pad out of my truck to right down some patterns to tie for them. When I got done writing I had 128 dozen flies to tie! That wasn’t the bad part but when he said he needed them in 3 weeks I was shocked! I promised I would have them done and I sure get them all done! Thank God I could get some time off from my law enforcement job to get them done! It kind of started for me like that at Pinewood Flies with Ray Grandner in Pine Valley, NY. I was tying so many flies that I retired and started working for Ray in the fly shop. I can’t even tell you how many flies I tied a day for him in the shop besides sales and building rods! I’d love to do it all over again if I were younger because I love tying flies and designing flies! I only had one guy steal and copy my patterns and they were some killer steelhead flies! The shop was Bill’s Hooks in Dunkirk, NY on Canadaway Creek. Oh well, I love your flies and videos so keep up the good work. God Bless.
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
Thanks man I appreciate that. That was a good read. I definitely get the burnout. I'm in the middle of a job for a shop right now and yes, it gets to you quick haha.
@wildbrookies4 ай бұрын
Yes! I’ve been watching every possible KZbin video made about flyfishing for Atlantic’s up in Cape Breton Island, The Margaree River mostly and you nailed it. Their go-to dry flies are bomber variations mostly. Will be busy filling a box of all types of salmon flies this summer. And also yes,The New Flyfisher has two very informative vids on flyfishing the Margaree. Full of tips and where and how to improve your chances on the rivers up there. We’re leaving the end of August and staying into October.
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
Awesome. It's such a great show
@wildbrookies4 ай бұрын
Man,if this doesn’t look like a very big fish fly nothing does! I’m going to have to add a few of these to my steamer box! Thank you Gary! Also,do you think they would make a good Atlantic Salmon fly? Heading to Nova Scotia in the fall.
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
That's amazing! That's going to be a great trip! I don't have experience with Atlantics at all. Do you watch the newflyfisher on KZbin? There's some episodes on Atlantic fishing in nova Scotia There's probably tons of tips. I think they used bombers. Big dry flies
@Sides11604 ай бұрын
Nice fly. I keep a pad of post it notes when I tie. I put the resin on the pad and put the resin on the fly with a bodkin. It prevents getting to much on the fly.
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
That's a good call. I'd much rather apply with the bodkin that the bottle
@xoshooter4 ай бұрын
Really like how you tied in the deer hair tail vs Galloup. I’ve been using nano silk these days as I can pull hard with deer hair. Thanks for a great video.
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
Thanks man. I love nano. It's probably my favorite thread. I'm just careful with it with deer hair because it can slice tight through it
@dalelinton77164 ай бұрын
Your instructions are exceptional. I love the birds singing in the background!
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
Thanks man. I was hoping that didn't come through in the background but it was too nice to not open the windows haha
@dalelinton77164 ай бұрын
@@adkflytying … I’m a fly fishing bird nerd! I loved it!!!!
@wildbrookies3 ай бұрын
Like all your videos! You describe the how-to’s very well. I always break my thread when tying in elk or deer hair . Great vid! I wonder if this fly would be a great dry/dropper setup?
@MrLSwanson4 ай бұрын
Can you share the exact hook used in this video? Got the almond beads.
@adkflytying4 ай бұрын
Here you go man www.jsflyfishing.com/products/j2-720h-heavy-curved-nymph-hook They're actually on sale right now for a very good price
@Kab_On_The_Fly4 ай бұрын
In a world filled with plastic and resin flies, I appreciate these kinds of videos, keep it up.
@markkukarjalainen20155 ай бұрын
👌very good tips!
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
👍
@brooktroutangler59175 ай бұрын
shades of the late Shane Stalcup.....nice tie
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Wow. I pride myself on that kind of stuff. It's some of the only reading I enjoy. I have never heard of Shane stalcup before. I just looked him up and you're right, similar style and he's got some stuff I really like. There may or may not be a stalcup Dragonfly nymph video coming soon! Thanks for mentioning!
@timthompsondp5 ай бұрын
This body style is incredible.
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Thanks man
@Bob-pg2rl5 ай бұрын
Excellent pattern
@danjohnson20985 ай бұрын
You can probably send a thread sample to a fly shop and they can match it up.Very realilistic pattern.Nice work.
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
That's a good call. I brought it to the symposium that I tied at and found some veevus that is pretty comparable
@jimgillen51345 ай бұрын
sweet, maybe our paths will cross on the stream someday. Keep up the videos! God bless
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Definitely, thanks man
@wildbrookies5 ай бұрын
Nice tutorial Gary! I’ve never tied or fished Zonkers, but given this smaller version of this fly it looks like this would entice some very big trout to take a chomp out of it. Thanks for yet another awesome flytying vid! Now I gotta go pickup some materials for this fly.
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy, it really is super easy
@octavianstan20095 ай бұрын
Where's the ugliness after all? Great tie, I need some! I wander how that will ork with some guard hair in loop instead of the hackle feather...🤔
@MrLSwanson5 ай бұрын
How about Dai-Riki #285 Nymph Hooks for it? What’s yours? 🥇🧨💖
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Aaaah! You really had to bring up dai-riki! Haha. I loved dai-riki, they were my go especially with their curved nymph hooks. Problem is I have a hard time finding them these days. I did, however, find a great alternative. Check out the j20h from jstockard. It's their own hook. They're fantastic and come in packs of 50
@mikekuczynski15525 ай бұрын
Nice looking fly , not difficult to tie . I like it :-) Thanks for sharing
@keithr42245 ай бұрын
Happened onto your channel .... glad I did. Great tie. Nice and clean technique. Thanks
@GlenDukes-ny1dy5 ай бұрын
Gary, Very nice tie. Were to find duck biots ?
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Pretty much any of the well known online retailers have them in a variety of colors. I know I push them quite a bit in my videos but I really think people will be happier with them. When you search for them, know that they come as the entire feather so it may not look like the right product but it is. Reach out again if you have any problems
@chili15935 ай бұрын
Nice tie fly and commentary thanks
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@tjsochacki61646 ай бұрын
Just a little information for you. The Polly balls they use in tying trout egg sacks can be used and the netting they use for tying the egg sack can be used and they’re very readily available. Just like your polly balls and the netting come in a verity of colors. I hope that helped. As far as the tie it looks awesome and very creative! Can elk hair be used also?
@adkflytying5 ай бұрын
Nice! I don't see why not. I've never tried it but it should work just fine. Maybe just use a little less as it is thicker stuff
@stevenhill98276 ай бұрын
Isn’t this a Frank Betters pattern ?
@adkflytying6 ай бұрын
It's an adirondack pattern, like betters' flies, but it was originated by Rich Garfield. He's a guide in Northern NY. His website is flyfishtheadirondacks.com
@50Squirrel6 ай бұрын
Perhaps the finest tied dry fly that I have seen! Bravo!!!