Green Highlander - Salmon Fly Tying Tutorial (Kelson)

Here's a classic salmon fly tying tutorial of the Green Highlander. This is the Kelson version taken from his book The Salmon Fly. Please Like and Subscribe if you enjoyed this video. Thank you!
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[@kalikasurf]

WOW!! This is gorgeous! No way in hell would I let some dumb fish chew on it! This goes in a lighted glass case, and anyone that gets too close, gets beat up! 😂😂😂. Appreciate you sharing this! Fantastic art

[@kenmccoy5582]

Gorgeous fly sir! I appreciate the way you explain why you do things the way you do. Very helpful.

[@NickMango]

Thank you that means a lot 👍

[@whiskeyjin9]

Excellent dress Nick !!

[@cherrywilson1556]

Great job. Thankyou! A lot of good tips that are greatly appreciated!

[@michaelhansen6736]

Very nice fly.

[@TommiLaitinen]

Thank you Nick.Learning alot from your videos

[@georgeslevesque2872]

Great tying, tks for the nice tps

[@gregsage1605]

Absolutely beautiful. Nice job.

[@dustin_diamond]

Beautiful job! Very informative

[@NickMango]

Thanks Dustin 👍

[@johandeceuninck6039]

Real art!

[@dirkvannieuwenhove]

Moy Peter Green is another Green&Yellow one, originates from Ireland. I got to know it from a book by Peter O’ Reilly ‘Flies of Ireland’ for trout and salmon

[@simonpowell2559]

Maybe just a personal quirk. I was always taught to keep the hook inside of the vice to stop it cutting the thread. Depends on your vice I guess. Me, better keep it out of the way. Old style, follow the flat silver tinsel with an oval silver.

[@billfrechster]

Great lesson. Where does one find the oriole feathers you used in the vide?

[@NickMango]

I would just look on eBay. 👍

[@randycampbell3628]

great looking fly if your doing show flies but a long prolonged ty.

[@davidkerr2285]

Another beautiful tie that I'm planning on doing very soon. But was interested in when in particular you were tying in the mallard, and saying to pull the stem/base up on top of the shank, would you do that on a Lady Caroline or a low water blue charm ??. Tia

[@NickMango]

I do it on everything. If you don’t center it, it just doesn’t sit right. GL 👍

[@PiscatorFlies]

I like those Sprite hooks. I might have missed it, but I was wondering what thread you use on the body here?

[@NickMango]

I apologize if I didn’t say it. The white thread is Danville 8/0-10/0. But I have to say, I’m starting to switch to all GB thread. Body and head. Normally I switch and use GB black only when I get to the wing, and it’s incredible. It’s a 12/0 with the strength of 8/0. detteflies.com/collections/thread/products/benecchi-thread-12-0 Just the best thread going. I was always a uni guy for trout flies too, but if I can get the color in GB, I use it instead now.

[@PiscatorFlies]

​@@NickMango I'm glad you included the link, I wasn't sure what GB was, but I do have a good stock of it here.

[@delawarepro3539]

Great content Nick👌Let’s rendezvous soon coordinate Tying night in town, Brewery/Western/Mathews... “Bar Flies”?

[@NickMango]

Fridays 4-8 at Dette Flies 👍

[@laulbad]

Awesome Fly! I am not sure if I understood you well: which type of glue are you using for putting the wing together? Floricane?

[@NickMango]

So what I do is put a little super glue on the thread and do a few turns with that. I do that because when I cut the wing with a razor blade, if I cut the thread, the wing doesn’t fall a part. With a new razor blade you barely need to touch the thread and it’ll break. Hope that helps.

[@roberta.k4213]

Hey Nick, great ty! Is that bronze mallard on the wing what you would call a veil?

[@linejensen2526]

Hey. Swanfeathers: In Denmark we have big electric wires in the air, and in autum the swans fly in too them and die..sadly..but last year I took one home, for the feathers, and its free, then you just have to die them, its easy

[@NickMango]

You found a gold mine haha. Swan is very expensive. Well good swan is. They were protected in the US till 2005. Then in some states after 2005. Tough to get it. Put them to good use and smart man for collecting them.

[@jocamar]

Could you please tell me where did you buy the feathers for the wing ? Thanks

[@NickMango]

I would just look on eBay. 👍

[@hanskrarup]

What thread are you using Nick?

[@NickMango]

Utc 70 and then GB ultra black

[@hanskrarup]

@@NickMango Awesome. Thanks for the fast reply! I really enjoy your fly tying videos. Especially the Atlantic salmon ones.

[@jasonpalladino7895]

Hey bud, where can you purchase the small case / shadow box that you had the finish fly in earlier in the video. Thanks.

[@NickMango]

Hey Jason, link me to the time in the video. I don’t see the case you’re referring to. Thanks

[@jasonpalladino7895]

@@NickMango 10:40

[@NickMango]

Oh man that was quick no wonder I missed it. Those are Medal Wallets or Envelopes. They’re called a few things but essentially their purpose is to store Medals. Thanks

[@lukemiller9419]

Where do you get your materials from?

[@NickMango]

If you want to buy materials look on eBay. Easiest way I think. Thanks!

[@lukemiller9419]

Nick Mango Thanks.

[@Flyrodder68]

Green Machine

[@jamiehubbard8823]

The green Spey flow 1987 it’s a Canadian flie

[@андрейигумнов-д8ц]

Спасибо!!!