Fly Tying a Weedless Gartside Gurgler with Jim Misiura

[@davidaguiar1387]

Great tutorial on a great fly. I love the way you stick to old school basics. Andee mono, Mustad hooks...... No need to over complicate things with expensive/hard to obtain components.

[@TheFlymanJim]

Much appreciated!

[@stretchrexford7540]

The late Dick Talluer showed me a longer, thinner version of a gurgler without weed guard that worked great as a hopper imitation in August for lazy trout. Thanks for the vid.

[@FlyTyer1948]

Nicely tied & faithful to the way Jack Gartside tied it. I was a member of the same fly tying club as Jack, & took his tying classes. He tied it in the saltwater size with 5 ribs for a slightly longer body. It’s really fun to fish in fresh or salt, & the takes can be explosive.

[@TheFlymanJim]

JAck was a true master , his innovations are ssecond to none. I spent countless hours in front of him over the years, just soaking it all in. He is missed.

[@FlyTyer1948]

Jim Misiura - Were you also a UFT member? If yes, we may have met. I used to tie at the UFT booth at fly shows if that’s where you spent time with Jack.

[@TheFlymanJim]

@@FlyTyer1948 Not a UFT member just someone who wanted to learn.

[@dylanwilliams4556]

Ok thanks a lot. I'll experiment. You've been a big help, not many people fly tie in my family so I look to people like you for help. Thanks again!

[@TheFlymanJim]

+Dylan Williams That's what I'm here for, ask all the questions you have.

[@lstvphoto]

Just tied this pattern up. Cant wait to try it out.. Thanks for another great video Jim..

[@patrickbrennan20]

Nice Jim. Thank you for the demonstration.

[@mattglascock7178]

Jim, I revisited this video recently so that I can tie a couple dozen for early top water bass in Northern Minnesota as I will be there in June 2015. In green, brown, and olive variations, I absolutely murdered both smallies and large mouth bass fishing this pattern just over emerging lily pads and over reed beds just off sand bars last year. It slayed them when all else performed poorly and is now my go-to weapon for the fly rod when early bass are the quarry. Thanks again for the superior tutorial! Best, Matt

[@TheFlymanJim]

Matt Glascock Thanks Matt, I agree the gurgler is hard to beat in or near Lilly pads.

[@NorthantsNick]

Really enjoying your easy to follow videos Jim,many thanks for sharing this one. This bug I`m sure will catch plenty of fish,across the pond here in England.

[@vastsin6395]

awesome. can't wait to try it. I jut made five for trying out. Three just like you made and two with green foam and green hackle and holographic green tail. lil. they look amazing, thanks a lot. its not the first time ive tied your stuff. probably gotten about 100 ideas from u jim.... awesome job

[@TheFlymanJim]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad to hear you are coming up with your own ideas. Keep it up!

[@Readbetweenthelines1]

Definitely learned a lot there. Thanks mate

[@TheFlymanJim]

I have to say it is the 34007, unless Mustad screwed up and put the wrong label on the box. The head of this gurgler is short like Jack tied them that is why you see so much hook. Thanks for the input, Jim

[@TheFlymanJim]

The Evasote foam was what Jack origanally used. This is better then the craft store sheet foam. When I use craft store foam I use two pieces stuck together. The Evasote has a different composition, which is more bouyant. Either way you make them they are killer flies. Jim

[@williamhibbard4178]

You need to try them late in the year just as a lake with trout is about to freeze up. Trout will move into a couple feet of water. They chase down the fly like a redfish or a sunny hitting a popper. A hoot. Leave off the weed guard and tie them 10 3x or R200.

[@lawrencenusser7856]

Nice video Jim. I do have a question though. Why did you specify Evasote foam rather than than the 2mm craft foam?

[@dylanwilliams4556]

One final question. Can you fish the panfish jigs on a spinning outfit? Only reason I'm asking is because I'm with my mom and fly rod is at my dads and I won't see him for a while

[@TheFlymanJim]

+Dylan Williams Sure you can.

[@dylanwilliams4556]

I'm only 11, so my resources are limited, and I was wondering if this fly would work with 12 lbs mono or stretch tubing, marabou instead of buck tail, and regular saddle hackle instead of grizzly hackle. Otherwise video was great and informative and I will definetly be tying this fly!

[@TheFlymanJim]

+Dylan Williams That would certainly work, but I don't think using mono for flash would give much flash. Marabou is good for a tail, but you might also try craft fur from the craft store. Also material like doll hair or wig hair is a decent replacement for deer hair. You can use saddle hackle for the body or other materials, like chenille. it is mostly there to hide the thread wraps.

[@TheFlymanJim]

I've caught everything but trout on it. I just haven't used it for trout.

[@TheFlymanJim]

Thanks but I have plenty now.

[@Msquad321]

Jimmy, that ain't no 34007 hook ... it' the longer shank version 340011.

[@98dfree]

Hey Jim you should pick up a Right Bobbin it's incredible the difference you will notice. The bobbin actually has a drag system.