I don't even fly fish but I want to buy a full set of these banned/controversial flies just to display them in my house.

Congrats on the doctorate, Doctor.

Most predators if they have the opportunity to choose between a bunch of prey they usually choose the weakest and the one that show different patterns .

I tied my first fly when i was somewhere between 10-12. We stopped fishing for steelhead for whatever reason. Now 34 i decided to give it a try this past winter since i got into steelhead again and i love it. Its def. Something worth trying. I bought a crap vice even Though i knew id like it. I tie a lot of jigs as well because i still use spinning and centerpins. Had to get a regal after a few months. It relaxes me

In my area of Colorado, it is illegal to use any lure or fly with a scent.

I'll never get the concept of BANNING flies. It's stupid. Unless it's something used for snagging or flossing it shouldn't matter

Your thread dam biot trick changed my life! 😂 thanks sir

Thank you for the videos very informative and entertaining a life time ago I used to fish the West Branch of the Penobscot for Land locks is the fishery still viable? Thank you in advance

Newbie here, instructions say to trim marabou hook length and tie. What do you do with the rest of it? Im hesitant to throw it away and it’s bulking up. Or the soft part of the feathers is it trash?

A podcast topic that I would love to hear about is anything saltwater. Maybe talk about the difference flies you might use, materials, colors, etc. You could also talk about the different species people catch. (Both popular and not so popular.)

Congrats on finishing your thesis! As a biology student, I understand the struggle of balancing both your hobbies/passions and work/research. Happy to hear you will be posting more!

So awesome to hear you were taught by your grandfather and still use some of his stuff today. Here's hoping you get to pass it on to your future grandson one day!

I just found your channel the other day and have been binge watching since, great work, keep it up! Was wondering if you could tell me, I got a bunch of #2 hooks the other day as a gift. I mostly fish trout and crappies in southern NH and want to know if you had any suggestions on what to tie on said hooks. Thanks.

Like your channel…..👊

I love hobby lobby and Michael’s for materials. I bought a lot of glass and plastic beads as well as craft furniture and bead storage!

The fly you started tying at about 15:45….Do you have a video on it? I’d love to try and tie it. I’m not sure i have the tail material though. Thanks.

One thing I disagree with in your videos is brushing out the dubbing for that “extra buggy look” I think I would prefer to keep the flies streamlined to sink faster, and if they work on the water, the fish will pick em out for you!

Is thread size meters per gram?

I live in Arkansas. Scented baits are prohibited in any of the areas that are specified as catch and release. I can see that easily interpreted as scenting flies by storing them in powerbait. And most of the areas that are catch and release are patrolled pretty heavily by AGFC.

Just stumbled across this podcast video after stealing your dope golden stone pattern! From Alberta Canada and moved to Oregon, I can confirm new rivers go buggy! Angling for steelhead is a huge pain the d*ck though and requires hella tying creativity. Thanks for the patterns, you definitely earned a sub! Killer fly tying man 🤝

I started fly tying with a pair of needle nose vice grips locked into a bench vise. I tied for some local sporting goods stores and guides on a $12 vise. I think my most expensive vise was around $55. To each his own. But if you’re tying extremely small flies, like size 18,20,22, etc you can buy a midge head. An adapter for the larger vises to hold the smaller hooks better. You don’t need a $300 pair of vise grips to hold a hook. It can be more convenient, but save that money for hooks, bobbins, and materials. The vise simply holds a hook.

Some good questions🔥

Dr fly I know you are busy I'm glad you will be making more videos congratulations on your doctorate a good topic is rainbow trout why some have white meat some orange ? Cutthroat steelhead😊

I have a question! How do I know what flies to fish for each hatch, and how deep do I put my nymphs? Thanks!

About fish Responding to color. Several decades ago, the In Fisherman magazine published a study Done with fish and their detection of color. The study concluded that fish do not See color. But they do detect about 50 different hues. This would explain why. In Lake MI. My most productive lure was A J plug in lime green. That color did not match anything native to the lake. But apparently the lime green. Presented a hue That was attractive to salmon And. To Lake trout and to Steelhead.

Hey this is Reid I have really been getting into fly tying and I have begun to master many patterns do you have any advice for a guy looking to possibly start a channel or selling flys themselves?

You mentioned on your Mainely Outdoors channel that you were going to utilize the feathers from a grouse that you shot for tying some flies. Is there any special prep that you do to prepare them? Do you pluck the birds or skin them, and then dry the skin?

Love your work, what 2-3 types of flies should one always have on hand. like 2-3 patterns of dries, midges, emergers, streamer? As I'm starting out I want to get an idea of what patterns I should start investing materials on before I go crazy and try to make every fly.

Awesome tips! Will definitely keep them in mind. That being said, I do have a question for you: I have been tying my own flies for almost 6 months now, and in that time I have found it easier for me to keep an even thread base and avoid any tapering on my hook shank if I snip my thread at the back of the fly before I lay my tail materials and begin wrapping back forward again. So my question is this: is it all too necessary to snap/snip your thread before wrapping to the hook bend when doing the thread base at the start, or does it not really matter? Thanks in advance, and I LOVE your videos.

Drop you questions here for the next one. Don't think I have any ready to go. Really like the audio files if you want to go that route as well just send them here: [email protected] Thanks for watching and have fun at the vice!

Where do you buy the material you use?

Sooo I'm not sure how my input here is gonna be received but I don't fly fish - I spin fish leisurely. I DO make flies though! And I fish with them! I only got into it bc I bought a UV resin setup for a different project and got curious. Now Im hooked. Ive found that i like to go buggy bc it lets me be absoluuutely insane with my designs which is the part I like. I use LOTS of iridescence and blues and green, hints of rusty reds and dark yellows. Ive got into the habit of tying peacock mylar tubing over a black bead bc it DEAD ON looks like compound eyes, its on almost all my flies. I pull it as thin as possible, put it THROUGH the bead, then double the long end ove so it inverts and covers the bead, trim with a bit of excess so you can secure it THEN I put the bead on the hook and start imagining my pattern. Like I said I dont fly but all of my flies catch fish, I've learn the realistic worms and eggs are reaaally good but their not as fun. I've tried a couple of realistic flies but maybe I'm doing something wrong bc I get hits but I feel like Im waiting on them a bit more than buggy ones - its probably a bias bc I dont like tying them really and Im grumpy all that extra time and attention doesnt just magically give me an instant fish. Lately I've been reaaaallly into seeing just how absolutely wild and not like a real bug I can go to still get a good catch. So far the one that blows my mind is a hot pink base with yellow and charteuse hackle tail thingies (I forgot what youd call them) big gold spaced out wire wraps and a huge wide peacock hackle corkscrewing down the whole length afoling that wide spacing of the gold to try and show off that pink body. I call it "The Eyesore" Again, ive only been doing this for like 2 years and Im a spin fisher which is probally makes none of it count to you guys but its fun for me and I get fish so 🤷 just my 2 cents. I love this channel though, I so much fun to watch and learn and get new ideas!

Ypu got me into fly tying love the one min shorts started there been following along some of flys I just make n don't use but love Makin them with ya

Thought this was a very interesting video. I was surprised when I first heard that flies could get banned in fishing so I searched it up. It'd be nice though if you didn't replay clips, I do like seeing flies getting made but I don't learn much seeing the same fly getting made over and over again.

You are a fly-tying artist,a real craftsman. Hello from Texas.

Great videos, fast complete not a bunch of talk. Because I use barbless hooks, I will tie in and secure a mono loop at the tail for a dropper.

Hello Sir, Will you go into colors under water? how far light penetrates, and why fish would choose to bite a purple bugger or blue one that kinda thing? Thank you for what you do, I now how hard it is to run a youtube channel, and you've got like 9 =)

i make a UV glass bead that's clear until its hit with a blacklight. it catches big trout. not sure about them losing uv sight.

I tried something different lately and it has caught some big rainbows, browns, cut-bows and cutthroats... I was using crankbaits and jerkbaits drifted through small drop but wide waterfalls. Want big trout? Use big lures. The problem with using bass lures is you get one chance using them before the fish learn what NOT to bite on, then you have to move on up or down river to a new spot.

Plesse list materials needed for making rach fly ☺

Just discovered your channel, great podcast, super looking flies. I, like you started tying around 8 or 9 years of age in Ireland, had a long hiatus after age 25, relocation to Pittsburgh, work family ect, ect. First fishing trip in Pittsburgh put me off fishing here, (opening day in a polluted, crowded put & take😢)anyways back at it full time now I'm retired. purchased my first none beginner vice a few years ago, learning all the new materials and techniques has been great..thanks for great content..👍👏

I just found your channel. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you tie these flys. I wish I could see better so I could do that.

Brilliant recommendation to fish for easy species. That’s my problem. Well, one of them. How to handle a fish once on the hook. I’ll add that I started tying on the cheapest piece of metal made-in-India vise. Came in a tiny kit with crappy materials. But I learned a ton, it worked just fine, and I decided that I was hooked. Love your channel. Thank you! EDIT - Careful. lots of local regulations prohibit artificial scent on fly fishing only sections

I love watching you tie so quickly and effectively so many patterns and flies, while speaking candidly about so many fascinating fly fishing topics. I can hardly wait to hunt down more of your videos.

Thrilled to find a tying video in this format of concise video accompanied by smooth commentary. Love it.

Congratulations! I’m quite familiar with C. elegans, well, technically, I’m familiar with sorting them. It was cool to hear this crossover of interests that I could recognize.

14:45 holy moly what is that pattern called some kind of game changer? first time seeing that

Just stumbled upon this channel. I don't fly fish at all nor do I know anything about tying flies, but geez now I want to go give this stuff a try. Thanks for putting this info out there!

Plus what are the patterns? That I should use tiktok some fish

I notice that the video is 3 months old. And I am on my way to Maine going to. Moosehead lake and I was wondering how the fishing is around it