FLY TYING THE GOLD REEACH SPEY FLY WITH RYAN HOUSTON

‪@RyanHoustonflytying‬ TIES THE GOLD REEACH SPEY FLY A CLASSIC SALMON PATTERN STILL AT HOME TODAY FOR ATLANTIC SALMON AS WELL AS STEELHEAD CHECK OUT THE OTHER VIDEOS ON MY CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE

[@GHuber-xh5vv]

Excellent tying and explanation. Thanks for sharing your great knowledge with us.

[@lasse1187]

Great pattern thx for sharing Ryan

[@markmcmyn8967]

The way this fly is hackled is very interesting.

[@RockyPhillips]

Wow amazing fly and your a natural at doing these videos.. you explain everything so well. Thank you

[@grahamculley1057]

Great fly and thanks for sharing Ryan.

[@carlosmenechelli1447]

Thank you very much for providing your knowledge ... my question is about the pen ... what material is it ..... thank you

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

hi Carlos i am not sure what you mean by pen? is it the feather? if so its schlappen in natural also called coque schlappen or rooster coque

[@davidkerr2285]

Another stunning Spey fly and real beautiful subtle colours. Is it just my imagination or would it be easier and slightly better for average Tyer's to tie the Mallard on one side at a time ?

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

Matching up afterward can be difficult. Master tying both at the same time. Best advice

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

David it depends on the result you want to acheive if you look for my video on dissecting a vintage spey i found that the old dressers didnt always match up feathers and i think our modern approach is for aesthetics some of their wing sets were crude but on really well tied and intricate bodies which suggests it wasnt lack of skill they did it for so it must have been for some fishing or fly swimming reasons

[@davidkerr2285]

@@RyanHoustonflytying yeah I watched the dissection and as you say with the materials they had to use and the well they were tied they must have had a reason for doing them separate as I don't think it would have been a lack of skill or know how. Thanks

[@petervanderbeek9518]

thanks for your flies do you use two different feathers for the wing?

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

generally yes but there are several ways of applying that from the modern boat keel look to some of the more upright older methods, when dissecting vintage flies i did not always find that they had used 2 feathers sometimes just 2 or 3 layers from one feather

[@chriscahill2642]

Why did you counter wrap all 3 ribs? Seems most only counter over hackle.

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

i didnt counter the ribs all tree ribs run in the same direction as per the vintage flies i have dissected the hackle is the only thing counter wrapped and the third tinsel overwraps it but still runs in the same direction as the two ribs before it, if you tried to wrap the hackle first and then wrap 3 ribs through it you would tie down a lot of fibres and it would be a mess