100 - 2000 year OLD Flies!!

This is a collection of variations of some of the oldest fly patterns I’ve tied to date. This list ranges from 100-2000 years old! While all these patterns are old, they still catch fish and make for a fun tie. Many of them are commonly found in fly boxes even today. I’d encourage everyone to give them a try, if not for anything else but for old-time sake!
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[@marshallbaldwin8960]

Such a classic dry fly. I’ve used snowshoe rabbit feet fur and calf tail for the post and live the finished fly. Thank you for all you do.

[@arleighfreeborn6207]

Good morning this was one of the best show that I've seen it has a lot of information this I have not seen in the rest that I've watched keep up the good work thank you very much Arleigh Freeborn

[@jackieirving3017]

nice video its cool to see older patterns compared to the ones used today

[@MainelyFlies]

Thanks great to hear you liked it. I’ve always been quite fond of older patterns. Many of them are still wildly used in Maine

[@trumanhampton1845]

Why is his voice so calming legit makes me feel so relaxed and calm

[@MainelyFlies]

Glad you like it! You might enjoy this then kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoTIm2x_m86drK8

[@derekpadgett4837]

Awesome videos ! Very informative and helpful 👍

[@jeanfrancoisgirard6899]

Thank you for sharing

[@chevy_vette_6949]

First woo hoo! Nice vid man, these flies are so cool. Its fun to see that some patterns stay close to the same, really shows that they work

[@MainelyFlies]

Thanks for checking it out! I really love fishing these old patterns, so I decided id make a collection of all the ones we've done that were over 100 years old

[@chevy_vette_6949]

@@MainelyFlies smart! I'm gonna have to do that

[@whitecoffee1427]

wow I am early. Love the video, super interesting topic. These videos helped get me into tying my own flies.

[@MainelyFlies]

Glad you like them! This is an excellent collection of some tried and true patterns, to try. All of these are still found in many people's fly boxes, and they have no idea how old they are.

[@whitecoffee1427]

@@MainelyFlies I definitely recognized a couple, like the Great Alexander fly from my grandfathers fly box. Again, thanks for the great video!

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

More awesome history: The earliest surviving book on fly fishing, "A Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle," was written by Dame Juliana Berners and published in 1496. However, there are earlier mentions of fly fishing in literature. For example, the Roman poet Claudius Aelianus wrote about fly fishing in his work "On the Nature of Animals," which was published in the 3rd century AD. Additionally, there are records of fly fishing in Macedonian literature from as early as the 2nd century AD. So while the earliest surviving book on fly fishing is from the 15th century, there are older mentions of fly fishing in literature.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

DUDE! I was totally wrong on your last video: The oldest known fishing fly is believed to be about 2,000 years old and was discovered in Japan. It is made of feathers and was likely used for catching trout and salmon. The use of artificial flies to catch fish on a fly can be traced back to ancient times, with evidence of fly fishing dating back to at least 200 AD in Macedonia. However, the modern form of fly fishing, with its characteristic casting technique and equipment, began to emerge in the 19th century in the United Kingdom.

[@MainelyFlies]

I'm sure there is an early mention than Aelianus work in Japan. I'd like to find it one day. I think here they would have used a dapping technique. The fly tied definitely would have been nowhere near as clean as this one

[@AmandaTroutman]

What would fly makers use before uv resin?

[@senturi250]

I wonder ngl. Probably some type of sap

[@MainelyFlies]

They could have used sap but probably didn’t add anything but a final knot. Me on the other hand, I like my modern amenities

[@RodneyScottland]

lol christmas songs. neat.

[@MainelyFlies]

haha yeah, that one I did in December didn’t age well. Probably just stick to our normal track from now on

[@steveneal8247]

#Flies

[@dontdoxmebro1780]

Dang what kind of peacock Herl. Mine is never that long and full

[@MainelyFlies]

This is very old herl it came from my grandfather's supplies. I'm going to be sad when it's gone. I can't seem to find some with the same length either

[@paulhoffman4712]

Is it a true copy of a vintage fly if you use modern materials. they would not have had fluro orange yarn, nor UV resin, Not sure about the goose feathers dyed yellow, and would have used silk thread of modern day.. Not trying to play this video down, but I am interested to see what the flies would have originally looked like

[@GregariousAntithesis]

Whatever Methuselah

[@richiesacolic436]

Love these videos Bro

[@MainelyFlies]

Appreciate it!