Choosing the Right Dry Fly Hackle with Kelly Galloup

In this video, Kelly explains the differences between certain types of dry fly hackle and why oversizing it can actually make your flies fish better.

[@kenyonoutdoors2858]

Great tips Kelly. I go up 2x on my Troutsman AP Drake, my favorite fly which is Pure Michigan, Original Galloup pattern!

[@melhesz]

Haha had a good time watching this video. Excellent info. I think the “out there, more silhouette “ etc... the term we use here is “buggy” ;) 👍

[@thomasharriso5570]

Very interesting and a really good take on just making a natural fly and not exacting. Totally agree. I will enjoy watching more of your videos well done.

[@tightlinepursuit-samfetzer7809]

Great video. I am going to try over-sizing my hackle on my dries.

[@mickeymassey7011]

Thanks for making me feel better about my shitty looking flies!

[@badneed]

THANK YOU! You just saved me a load of money & gave me piece of mind. I have 100’s pack of grizzly and thought I needed to run out & get smaller feathers because the hackle looked big. I just started tying btw. I will continue to learn with what I have and maybe change after I have tied and fished alot more flies

[@anonym1anonym243]

This has to be one of the greatest fly-channels out there. Good tip, parts of the neck that have small fibers can better be used as wing material for daddy long legs etc. It seems to me also that fish prefer abnormalities rather than true copies of incects. The trend novadays is to make a diecast model of a bug. Btw excuse my poor english. Greetings from norway :-)

[@TheSlideinn]

Glad you are enjoying the channel, thanks for watching, Kelly

[@paulmailhot4963]

Good video! thanks

[@cariboobound1346]

Just found your channel not long ago and love it. Binge watch while tying. Would you suggest the same idea with still water flies, over-sizing?

[@du69ck]

I Mr. Galloup I love your video it's easy to understand your explanation I'm from Québec Canada

[@TheSlideinn]

Thanks, glad you like them. Kelly

[@tmapes9227]

Orvis is a great example of making flies "too exact."

[@jameshughes9234]

I was taught to measure from tying point to barb, to get hackle size

[@southbeau3531]

Hey buddy, I see the wolf wasn't at your door this winter. I'm the chaos king tying . my wife just looks and hisses. Hey they will hunt though. Look forward to seeing you guys in July. Save me a few of those gooduns. I'm going streamer this year finally. I'll need you guys to help me get set up . Adios

[@frankclarkson6161]

Thanks for the invitation to not throw away my ties that look too chaotic! I'll try fishing them instead!

[@pattygnuse8788]

Just watched your video, can you tell me what patterns you tie with the Coq de Leon? I have a beautiful Cape and would like to use it more. Thanks!

[@TheSlideinn]

Patty, they have pretty limited use in the dry fly world due to barb count and the length of the hackle but when I do it is for spinners and a few parachute patterns, generally bigger flies. Kelly

[@Mattogabu1]

my flies have lots of chaos!

[@operationNOBO]

can the more chaos in a fly transfer over to streamers as well?

[@TheSlideinn]

+operationNOBO I suppose it could as long as you have purpose for the addition and it is done to create something. With streamers it is easy to get to random and stop the fly from swimming the way it should. For me with streamers the goal is less is more as long as it creates big silhouette. KG