Fly tying a Giant stonefly dry fly with Barry Ord Clarke

This wonderful realistic extended body stonefly pattern uses the stonefly body tool from MvE products in the Netherlands, and CDC from David Jedlicka in the Czech Republic. Although a very realistic looking fly it's a very easy tie and will float all day long. It can also be tied in 3 different sizes and all the colours you may require.
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[@jeffsmith7825]

The most realistic stonefly I have ever seen. Thank you sir for your time.

[@Thefeatherbender]

You are very welcome Jeff.

[@GeorgiaLuxuryAutomotive]

thank you

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@sgdukerable]

Found the CDC link. Thanks again for posting this video. Hope the elbow gets better

[@dodgeydave21]

Outstanding Barry. Well done

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks DD.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Glad to see you back! And hope you get better!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you!

[@leemowers9395]

Brilliant stone fly, thanks for sharing.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Glad you enjoyed it Lee.

[@Michael-hg6ky]

That was a Tour De Force of fly tying skill......just beautiful!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Trout De Force! Thank you.

[@wiesterrudi]

Excellent work Barry 👍🏻

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks 👍 Rudolf.

[@ugsisr]

Beautiful Stonefly.... Great Tutorial as well.... Thank You

[@Thefeatherbender]

You are very welcome

[@davidfraser4083]

Masterclass Barry, glad your on the mend and back. Stay well, Big Davie

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you kindly

[@richardduvall6512]

Another awesome pattern as always and you are in my prayers God bless and keep you

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Richard.

[@jamesvatter5729]

Was wondering why you had disappeared, Barry. I certainly know that pain. Just get healed up and there will be plenty of time for videos.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Not disappeared, James just recovering...

[@davidhughes2622]

@@Thefeatherbender you are definitely a master of fly tying. Now is a good time to read up on the old flys. Wish you good health and speed. 🎣🤠 Dave Hughes Rolla Missouri.

[@RockyPhillips]

Wow great video once again, glad to see you back again. I just love your instructions

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Rocky.

[@mveproducts7907]

Thanks for sharing Barry, great video work 👍

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Maarten, pleased that you like it. I will be making more soon.

[@jrbass328]

Glad to see you post another solid video

[@Thefeatherbender]

Appreciate it!

[@fishnshare]

What a beautiful stonefly

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci Simon.

[@Flightwolfe]

Love your tying and your instruction, Barry. Glad to see you back and I hope that tennis elbow is on the mend!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Lewis.

[@WSFScotland]

Great to see you back on here! Such an amazing pattern. There’s no end to your creativity and as always, it’s a different level of thinking in the fly. Hope you’re elbow gets better!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you so much!

[@mariuszkostecki9933]

Beautiful workmanship and idea. A real art. Greetings from Poland.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you very much!

[@freddefelice1419]

I really like this giant stone fly and I will be making it today. Great demo.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Fred.

[@dennismelvin1701]

You have taught me a great deal!! Thank Sir!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Glad to help Dennis.

[@Hunter711pa]

What can I say but AWESOME!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Glad you like it David!

[@jimmacdonald444]

Amazing techers buddy.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Kindly Jim.

[@richardduvall6512]

Great tie and it's definatly a giant one I've never seen a stone fly that size

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Richard, in North America they call them salmon flies.

[@michaeljmckinnon2960]

very nice

[@freddefelice1419]

Merry Christmas Barry. I have to say my wife made my Christmas very special by giving me "The Feather Bender" this morning. Your book is absolutely beautiful and the links to video are such an amazing gift. Thanks for all your contributions to this great art of fly tying. Wishing you a wonderful New Year.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Fred, so pleased that you like it! I'm working on volume II, right now, out next year.

[@davidhudak4180]

That is one awesome Stonefly - Thanks!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks David.

[@MustadFishing]

Beautiful 😍

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Mustad! Cheers!

[@bigdaddy99929]

Ouch. Sorry to hear. Pray for healing. Cool tool. Nice fly too! Thank you.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Clyde.

[@m.t.pokkets86]

Hope your elbow will get perfectly well. By the way: for 75% all my flies were tied after your videos. I watched all videos and I mainly fish the muddler mayfly, rs2, all purpose emerger, cdc midge, the stonefly with marabou, and the x caddies (and maybe some other I forgot). So thank you very much!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you, so pleased that they are working for you!

[@m.t.pokkets86]

@@Thefeatherbender oh yeah, absolutely. Everytime you say that it is a "really fantastic pattern" I try it out.

[@mickvs]

A very, very nice exercise in style. Thirteen minutes for a fly, tied by a great specialist, I do not dare to imagine the time it would take for a fly tyer, even of a good level. And for a much less result.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you very much! The more you tie the quicker they go! Practice and more practice...

[@luizedmundomoreira1284]

Incrível esta mosca é muito realista adorei vou tentar atar algumas para aprender 👏👏💯

[@Thefeatherbender]

Gracias Luiz.

[@robertperman8967]

Wonderful ty! Tight lines🪰🦗🐜!!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@forrestnorman9359]

Get well soon!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@toddslichter7831]

Great stonefly pattern. That tapered tool looks much easier than a needle to tie extended bodies on...I will have to pick up a set. Thanks for sharing. I have had tennis elbow and can understand the pain associated with it...hope you heal up soon.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Tod.

[@chrisvandonsel365]

Very nice Sir ! Glad to see you . Best wishes !

[@Thefeatherbender]

So nice of you Chris, thank you.

[@chrisvandonsel365]

@@Thefeatherbender very welcome sir .

[@ejmacewan8942]

W O W ,,,, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION,, PLEASE BE SAFE AND HEALTHY…

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@cliffbutcher2573]

Sorry to hear about your tinnitus, I wish you look.

[@user-em1fb6xb2u]

Класс! Благодарю за отличный вариант!👍🤝🇰🇿

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@zbigniewkolasinski4627]

Pięknie!!!! SUPER 💪🙂

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@RobertFlynn-wv2co]

If I made one cast and landed it in a tree , I’d cry !

[@Thefeatherbender]

But it may also make the difference between success and failure !

[@AndreaAnnibali]

Excellent pattern Barry. Found one of those this morning out of the window of my cabin in northern Italy and rush to look in you video library, I was sure I had found a suitable pattern of yours 😅 Happy Easter

[@Thefeatherbender]

Perfect!

[@richardmay1961]

Very realistic stonefly pattern, like to try tying them for are salmonfly hatch here in Montana. Fish on our rivers see the same patterns year after year. Fish might really respond to something like this. Thanks for the video.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Sounds great Richard, please let me know how you get on with it!

[@robertfoote3255]

Nice!! Reminds me of the giant Hex flies I tie with a extended body. I use a large darning needle for those bodies.....🤔. But am interested in those fixtures.. God's speed in recovery and Best Wishes Barry.....🤠

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Robert.

[@jldougherty8262]

Hi Barry......your tying and instruction are second to none!!!! I couldn't find the link to the extended body tool. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best Refards. Joe

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, heres the link: Stonefly body tool: www.traditional-shop.nl/c/vli... www.maartenvaneijk.nl

[@timedmonds2315]

Nice fly. Even when you made the mistake of cutting off the antenna you didn't panic and just replaced it, can't say I would have done the same hahaha! Hope the elbow heals well.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Tim.

[@kerrypitt9789]

That is a cool tool! Of course I immediately need a set! I tie most of my Stoneflies on Draper Hooks, but trying to find them is getting tough!

[@Thefeatherbender]

It works wonderfully!

[@kerrypitt9789]

@@Thefeatherbender Barry are they one of your creations? Simple and not too expensive. I quite like them. I wanted to buy those hair stackers but years back my friend Andy created multiple stackers. 54 Dean Street sells them now, I bought a few from Andy just after he came out with them. I can't have everything I guess. At least that's what my wife says when I grovel during our morning routine. Sorry I have been such a crappy supporter, just starting to get my head on right after a lengthy bout of stuff. I'll make it up to you.

[@user-sr8gh1me8x]

Великолепно 👍 🤝 🙋‍♂️

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@TheAlex0026]

Feel better

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@asenbalabozov830]

Top super

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Asen.

[@jrbass328]

What vise, the jaws look amazing

[@Thefeatherbender]

Petitjean Swiss Master vice you can find a video about it on my channel.

[@mooney411]

Fantastic pattern!! I can’t seem to find the tools for the body on the website.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Here you go Rich, www.traditional-shop.nl/p/mve-extended-body-pins

[@bonefish935]

beautiful fly, but as is often the case, beautiful on the vise, but in the water they are ignored by fish that do not have the same opinion as us!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you, but they do work!

[@randychappell5955]

That was a beautiful job. Your a very talented tyer. I'd like to be as good as you someday? But, at 63? I'm not sure I'll live long enough? 😁

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Randy.

[@sgdukerable]

Great tool for tying long bodies. Curious as to where I could buy the CDC you show during the video.

[@Thefeatherbender]

You can find David Jedlicka on FaceBook and order there from him.

[@jeffnotti9932]

WOW what an awesome tie. what an awesome Fly too. If that doesn't catch fish nothing will.. can you do a damsel fly too?? oh wait wait dont tell me May 2020 you did a damsel fly. can you do one with this tool too?? just striking [no pun intended] Glad your elbow is returning to health in one way or another. i get it. Just keep it up. thanks to your videos i have learned years and years of information and experience in handling materials and techniques. thank you again < J

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Jeff, I will be doing more bodies with new tools soon.

[@RobertDrabczyk]

Hello, searching for dry stonefly patterns I came across this design thank goodness! You use a prepared wing. How is it prepared? Best regards. Robert

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, you can find them here: www.maartenvaneijk.nl/#

[@diceman2004]

Barry , the fly looks terrific , but could you not have just used another thin strip of " cheap foam " instead of the more expensive " dear hair " at the start ? Or does the deer hair help make the body more ridged ? Anyways , it turned out nice .

[@Thefeatherbender]

I guess you could but 20 deer hairs cost very little, probably cheaper than foam!

[@Simon-ys2ld]

I've wondered for months now, what bobbin holder do you use?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Simon, its a Petitjean TT Bobbin holder.

[@Simon-ys2ld]

@@Thefeatherbender if you don't mind me asking, would you recommend it and why?

[@RalfJenniskens]

Taken care Barry! And welkome back ;-) When will you have an other tying session at Tom Temmings? Btw aren't it moose main hairs for antenna's?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Ralf, not sure when I will be back at Ton's. No it's moose body hair.

[@jasoncase8561]

Barry what is the product you use on the wing of the stone fly?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Jason, I just coat the CDC wings with a little varnish or head cement.

[@jasoncase8561]

@@Thefeatherbender thank you

[@diyonthefly]

May I ask, What vise is that your using?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Yes of course, it's a Marc Petitjean Swiss master vice. you can see the full video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmq6pJ54l9Sil7c

[@diyonthefly]

Thank you

[@Oberangler]

Sehr schöne Fliege, aber ziemlich schwierig zu binden, nicht wahr?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Danke, nein, eigentlich ist es ein recht einfaches Muster mit grundlegenden Techniken.

[@20darlind09]

fühler abgeschnitten!!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

?

[@ColinD0131]

Barry hello my name is Colin from the state of Illinois. I tie hexs and dragonflies and so on. I am interested in that tool for tying daddy longlegs, dragon/ damsel and as well as other bugs if you can message me on any social media outlet. Looks like a nice tool to have

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you. I will be doing another film soon I hope on another tool especially for daddy long legs that is very realistic. You can find the link to this stonefly tool in the video text.

[@keithr4224]

Shit .... sorry for the problem with your hands. Older guy myself. ALWAYS a challenge here too ....

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Keith.

[@kennethsanders963]

he broke off the antenna.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Yes I did!

[@kennethsanders963]

I cannot find the tool you used however I used my bobkin needle and the result matched yours .I'm quite happy with it and I will make many more .Thank you Barry 😉😊I use a tan foam on the bottom to match our stones .

[@20darlind09]

pfusch

[@Thefeatherbender]

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[@20darlind09]

botschad

[@Thefeatherbender]

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