Fly Tying the Stimulator with Barry Ord Clarke

[@lastcoyote2355]

This is the best stone imitation on the north platte during the hatch … thanks for tying it

[@Thefeatherbender]

Glad you like it!

[@cachi-7878]

I like the trick of wrapping the wing around itself before cinching it down so that it doesn’t roll around the hook. Been tying for a long time but hadn’t seen this before. Thank you!

[@jesusmaraver7835]

Greetings. Friend I think your flies are the best I've seen, you're an expert.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kerrypitt9789]

This pattern is my favorite dry fly pattern to use. I put it on a dry rod and leave it until the season is over. I tie mine in the same manner and it has never let me down. I have fished it over water that has been flogged to death by fly fishers who try hard and turned up a lot of fish. Tying them the way you do gives the fly more longevity. As I said, I put one on and leave it on, unless I hook a tree and lose it, I will stick with the same one.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Kerry. I agree a great pattern, I am actually friends with the originator Jim Slattery.

[@kerrypitt9789]

@@Thefeatherbender geez really? That is pretty cool! One of the reasons I believe the red or orange Stimulator is so successful here in southern Alberta is that our trout season sadly opens fully just at the tail end of the Salmon Fly hatch Pteronicus Californicus, I think I am close to right. Once they hatch/emerge, the fish are tuned in for the rest of the year or season. I have had more luck with the floss body than a dubbed body, but that may just be me. When I work with floss I keep a damp cloth on my desk because keeping my fingers damp or moist, helps me keep the floss smooth when I wrap it.

[@edmiller4149]

So neat and clean, Barry !!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Ed.

[@dannyjett7225]

Beautiful tie there Mr. Clark. Liked the tie in tip on the wing especially with Elk hair. I have tied Stimulators before but in an entirely different method. I think I will use your method from now on. Appears to be much easier than my method. Thanks for the tutorial it was fantastic. Thanks again Mate. Best to you and family.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Danny, It is a good way of reducing the flare on elk hair tails and wings. Good luck with it.

[@dannyjett7225]

@@Thefeatherbender Thanks my friend. I will do my best and try to send a pic. 👏👏👏👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@robertperman8967]

Nice job!! Tight lines🦗🐜🪰!!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks.

[@robertperman8967]

Excellent again!! Tight lines🦗🪰🐜!!!!

[@charlesgilliland532]

Nicely done like always. I particularly liked the way you went under the elk hair during the wing. Great tip!

[@JacquesSoule]

Hi, I think that going up brown (roux) hackle on the abdomen and grizly hackle in the chest is more efficient and addictive. It was then the principle of the French Tricolor of Bresson which proved its attractiveness everywhere thanks precisely to the combination of the two mixed colors brown (roux) and grey.

[@bennyrosado1414]

Beautiful work

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you very much Benny!

[@seanmooney3907]

Really nicely tied. Now I know what I was doing wrongly. I had too much thickness in the abdomen I tied it way too loosely. Thank goodness I glued them or they would be spinning all around the hook. All the best and thanks for sharing. Sean

[@Thefeatherbender]

Good to hear Sean, let me know how you get on with it.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great work Barry!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.

[@paulmauricio3600]

Very clean work and beautifully done

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Paul

[@bobferguson4415]

Another great pattern. I can see potential in hatches of great red sedge and for other applications. I'm sure it will float well and though it looks a bit strange I'm sure it is deadly. Must tie some of these. I would think allowing it to drag across the tail of the pool it would be of interest to sea trout.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Bob, thanks. Its a great wake pattern for sea trout...

[@zafotbeeb]

The winging tie in tip is especially good if tying in a wing material such as calf tail or squirrel, as that single loop of thread around just the hair really locks in the hair, besides keeping it on top of the hook. I have found over the years that a different hook, such as Daiichi 1280, which a 2X long dry fly hook is much better at getting consistent hook ups. I fish primarily high gradient rivers and have found that adding a thin closed cell foam under body and leaving the body hackle full help to improve the float ability of the fly. I like how you pay attention to the little details. Really first rate job. I will definitely be reccomending your channel.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, I try and tie patterns as close to the original as I know that I can, but if I have used a pattern alot and made small adjustments that I believe improve the pattern I include these.

[@patrickbrennan20]

Nice tie . Thanks for the winging tip.

[@Thefeatherbender]

No problem Patrick.

[@faustodemonte6228]

It' truly gorgeous!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@3000waterman]

Barry, Kaufman was known to incorporate wiggly legs into the Stimulator. Had you considered doing that? I've used Flexifloss in the same way, which, because it can be split down, can be made to perform all manner of Argentine tango moves.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Doufold, I have: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXnJpqaegaugiM0

[@DanielBelzil]

This really turned out great 👍. I disagree with stripping one side of the hackle for the body though-while this looks better, I think that you might lose a little flotation.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, you can go both ways, there is so much floatation on this pattern, you could rib it with lead wire and it will still float! LOL.

[@randellgribben9772]

i started tying fly back in the 1970s did it by books and drawings.. took many trys to get it right.. nice to see the videos.. it would have saved me a lot of time.. thanks.. and a question... what is the blue marking on you left thumb?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Randell, yeah the videos make things much simpler! Thats a tattoo from a misspent youth...

[@weksanuahs]

Awesome fly. My favorite to use in BC Trout rivers. Can't wait to tie some of these. Thanks!

[@chadmann2724]

Will a furnace hackle instead of brown be fine? I haven’t got a plain brown rooster cape handy.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Chad, for sure it will. But remember that the three most useful hackle colours are - black, brown & grizzle generally speaking.

[@1106280626]

Perfect work!

[@arielcoral8498]

Un lindo trabajo diario veo sus vídeos y trató de aprender aún que me falta mucho y también mucho material es escaso el que tengo pero con lo que hay trabajo. Saludos

[@Thefeatherbender]

Grasias Ariel.

[@arielcoral8498]

Desde playa del Carmen Q.roo México cuando vengas a qui te invitaré a pescar.

[@mikeking453]

Very nice! Thanks!

[@JWBrewer73]

Another beauty, Barry! Hey, I noticed that you wound the wire up the shank in parallel with the hackle stem, rather than across it, or it appeared so to me. Was that intentional?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Jonny and Thanks. If I have wound it the same way as the hackle then its a honest mistake on my behalf! Lol.

[@cachi-7878]

The purpose of the wire is to prevent the hackle from unraveling once you’ve caught some fish. So counter-wound is the way to go to accomplish this correctly. It looks nice the way he did it but it is not effective.

[@mazman8343]

Is there a thing as to nice 👌👏

[@josephh957]

Out of curiosity Barry, do you have issues finding Cree hackle like we do in the states? I would assume its the same everywhere.

[@Thefeatherbender]

I'm afraid so Joseph, they are unicorns...

[@josephh957]

@@Thefeatherbender what would you use as an alternative? I've typically used a Dark Barrd Ginger hackle as a substitute

[@michaelreifsnider4633]

What sort of floss were you using for this pattern. I would love to try tying it and want to make sure I have the right stuff.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Michael, its real natural silk. Real silk is so much easier to use than synthetic silks. The shop I buy it from has a 15 % discount on all materials right now if you quote discount code ' STAY HOME' www.54deanstreet.it/shop/category/classic-flies-materials-silk-74

[@albingranlund8283]

What thread are you using?

[@Thefeatherbender]

The thread is called DYNEEMA you can watch my video about it.

[@albingranlund8283]

The feather bender thanks.

[@kerrypitt9789]

Barry a quick question. Almost every time you do a whip finish, you do two sets of two or three wraps. Is this more secure do you feel or is it a habit. Thanks, I am just curious, no critique intended. Stay safe!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Kerry, mostly out of habit but two are better than one!

[@daveflowers3070]

One of my favorite bugs to tie. When freestyling, the combinations are endless. Sometimes I use a few strands of crystal flash under that wing.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Dave. A few strands of CF is never wrong!

[@lastcoyote2355]

Yellow and red seem to work as good as the orange….. Barry…. Your welcome anytime you come to the colonies … 😂😂😂

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you...

[@terjegrnvold1656]

Nice :)