Fly tying a Mallard wings salmon fly by Fabien Moulin

[@Marcus10mil]

I watched the video all the way through in silence. I then broke the silence with these words:"F... that's nice!". Thank you

[@1973fafo]

Fantastic!! Cool that you like it. Thank you very much:)

[@petermay9668]

Hey Fabien, your are one of the best Fly Tyers. Great Job / Passion Fly Tying

[@1973fafo]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate that ! Fly tying and fly fishing are my passion and I just enjoy every minute on the vise !

[@tieflyer3997]

Gorgeous, Fabian. Absolutely gorgeous!

[@1973fafo]

Thank you, very appreciated 👍😊

[@777stremblay]

Hi Fabien! Very clean! I like how easily you attach your wings! What do you use as an applicator for your head cement? Have a nice day!

[@1973fafo]

Thank you very much for the compliment!!! The head of all my salmon flies and wet flies are done with one time superglue like zap a gap and after that four or five times head cement. This is a very old fashion to do it but a very durable and hard way to do it. Now that days people often use uv-glue and…. but this is not good. Take a bit of time to do it but again you will use the flies longer👍👊

[@cuanmuyllaert6930]

Pardon my ignorance but what part of the mallard are you using for the wings? Is it flank or from the wing itself? Thanks.

[@lucaslonegren6519]

I have been waiting for this video for a long time! I have wanted to know how you get your mallard wings so perfect? I love how well your wings sit on the tails and could not wait to see your tricks..... then you set the wing like it’s no big deal and didn’t even check to see if was setting right before trimming 😂 ... and of course it was perfect !!! I did notice 3 things in the mallard wing process: 1) do you purposely tilt slightly towards yourself before you make the first wrap on the wing? 2) I like how you grab and bend the wing 3) I will start using my bodkin to fix the wing as you do! Thank you Fabien!! Happy New Year!

[@1973fafo]

Thank you very much for your compliment. For your question number one: the thread and pressure on the thread is a “tool”. I mean you can press right down, you can press on the side.... when wrapping down if you don’t have the pressure between the fingers correctly it will go around and the feather don’t stay on the right place. But here it’s different on other feathers... you don’t do the same pressure on turkey or duck quills... slightly different but in the end almost the same!

[@lucaslonegren6519]

What size hook is this?

[@1973fafo]

@@lucaslonegren6519 size 6 Patriot partridge

[@joelcatron5261]

I am inspired . Thank you ! No power here (SW Iowa) for past three days , just me , my dog and a candle . Soon enough , though , I will be trying this one because it is superb . Thank you for sharing ! How is winter in Norway ? Is power reliable ?

[@1973fafo]

Thank you very much for the kind words 👍🙏

[@bolatk1517]

Здравствуйте, интересная модель, в каком регионе вы живёте? Какая рыба предпочитает Ваши авторские мухи? Думаю что это будет кушать рыбы на всех широтах в пресной воде, лососи всех пород. С уважением Bolat.

[@mickedeacon]

Beautiful tying and excellent filming. What camera are you using please?

[@1973fafo]

Thank you very much for the compliments!! I use a Nikon d5300 or Nikon d500 and a macro lens. I think the lens is maybe the most important, but I am not a specialist in photography 😊👍 I did some video for request I received and will make some other soon!!

[@mickedeacon]

@@1973fafo Do you need to use any 'Cam Link' with the Nikon? or does it just plug in to the computer?

[@1973fafo]

@@mickedeacon no it’s not so easy;) I am not sure how everything works, like I said to you before, I can ty flies but I am not good with computer :) my wife help me and download and the rest, editing.... I have no patience for that! I can seat 8 hours on a fly without problem but computer and such things make me crazy 😉

[@AHTFoto]

Utrolig vakkert og flott bundet. Mvh. Arve Herman Tangen. 👍😁👍

[@1973fafo]

Tusen takk, det er kult å kunne bruke de restene av Mallard etter å ha bundet store Spey fluer. Skal i vannet sommeren som kommer🎣🎣🎣

[@robinsquires5621]

Amazing work!!! Happy New Year!!!

[@1973fafo]

Thank you very much for your compliment. I am am in the beginning of video making and still to sky to speak English... I hope that’s not to boring without voice? Thank you very much 👍

[@lucaslonegren6519]

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[@Jaimelapoesie]

I feel like this tying video could benefit from some death metal backing music...

[@tattvamasi_1]

👍👍👏👏

[@1973fafo]

Thank you very much 👍😊

[@tattvamasi_1]

@@1973fafo, HNY, Fabien!🎄🎆🍾🎣🐟🛶 🤝

[@tattvamasi_1]

@@1973fafo, which manufacturer do you use all the time... look flat enough (threads)

[@1973fafo]

The thread is unithread size 8/0, I use this thread on 99% of my flies. When tying for frame or contest, it is also possible to make it very flat. This fly here is a fishing fly :)

[@1973fafo]

@@tattvamasi_1 all the best to you and yours for 2021 :)