How to Tie on a Fly-Fast!

[@mikeetgen8987]

Sure glad I stumbled into this one. I've recently relocated to western NC from the Pacific Northwest and my fly-fishing is going to change to much smaller flies, leaders, and tippets. At age 70, this will be absolutely a better way to tie the clinch knot. Thanks.

[@jamescooper2618]

Check out the 16/20 knot tied with hemostats. Its a much better knot and just as fast. Very easy to do.

[@mikeetgen8987]

@@jamescooper2618 It took me a couple of days to follow up, but I finally followed up on your suggestion. It turns out, as I'm sure you know, that there are a wealth of videos on this knot. Some are demonstrated for hand-tiers, some use the forceps, a couple use the weight of the fly to wrap it over the loops. I'm going to try the hand method first. Thanks for tipping me off, I had never heard of this knot. 👍

[@g.r.4853]

What a great tip, especially for us older fly fishers. Going into my 8th decade, those leaders seem to be getting smaller and more invisible, especially with water up to the knees.

[@chewielewis4002]

I think she might have been a nurse or doctor. That’s how surgeons tie stitches, but using surgeons knot of course

[@AndrewL-WearsSlacks]

I fly fished for the first time today and spent more time trying to tie tiny knots than fishing. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Can't wait to try it out tomorow.

[@MsDjnow]

Very good Andrew, if you are new to fly fishing and already learning this tip, you will definitely be ahead of the curve. Good luck! Have fun!

[@davidguy1469]

Deborah, this is an absolutely brilliant way to tie a fly, I have been fishing for over fifty years, and these years have taken their toll on both my eyes and dexterity of my fingers, I now have the solution.many thanks

[@bobscheurer]

I searched today for an easy knot to attach a fly. I have nephropathy in my hands and fingers to the point I have 0 feeling. I spent 90% of my time on the water yesterday just trying to tie a cinch knot. Thank you so much for showing this knot!!! I have not tried it yet but I am certain you just made my day on the stream 100 % better. Thank you

[@mikehall765]

Lol… I feel so silly. Been reel fishing for 30 years and always tied by hand. Just bought a fly rod because I moved close to a river and stumbled on this video looking for casting techniques… That’s so simple and effective. Thanks for a great new skill.

[@desmason6042]

I HAVE POOR EYES THIS IS THE BEST TIP I HAVE SEEN ON ANY FISHING FORMAT THANKS

[@MsDjnow]

You are very welcome. I am glad this video has helped so many fishermen.

[@risajajr]

I tried your technique several times today while on the water and it is indeed very simple and easy. That said, I lost a couple of flies, one while casting. One even failed when I just pulled the fly to test the knot. Reviewing a couple of other websites that explain how to tie a clinch knot (Mad River Outfitters and Orvis Fly Fishing), both emphasize that you should NOT pull on the tag end when tightening this knot. Just hold the tag end against the fly/hook and pull the line to tighten (after moistening). They say the knot can fail if you pull on the tag end. I'm not an expert, but my experience today makes me think maybe they are right. I pulled on both the tag end and the line when tightening my knots. So, just something for folks to watch out for. Doesn't mean this method is bad, just pay attention to how you tighten the knot.

[@JohnArnoldPhotography]

Thanks for this tip. My clinch knot seems to fail more than work, but always thought had to pull on tag end as well! Will try your tip as well. Thanks!

[@stirlingwaite]

I literally said "Holy Shit!" after watching this video! You just saved me a lot of time fumbling around around while on the river!

[@MsDjnow]

Ha ha that was my response when I was first taught this technique! Glad it was helpful!

[@tedburden5018]

Thank you for the great tip! I’m pretty proficient in tying a palomar knot, but this is 10x faster. Less fumbling; more fishing!! Love it!!!

[@slikisokus]

Palomar knot for a fly? Can you even fit a folded line through a fly's eye?

[@mikehatswell3961]

WOW... how ridiculously simple and they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, Thank you so much, this makes even those short droppers easy

[@adamguerich9200]

oh my gosh this makes tying the knot so easy especially when dealing with very light tippet!!! HUGS!

[@davidarabian8883]

7 years later and my mind is blown...thank you!

[@Mrgluck-ho6th]

That is so clever! I upgraded to a new Sage 590-4 as a B-day present 🥳 to myself and just came across your video. Another year older with eyes getting harder to find the loops and fingers fumbling to tie knots, love the tip! Thank you, Deborah!!! Looking forward to hitting the streams & lakes and watching more of your content!

[@gwlane5509]

I have vision issues and this will definitely help me enjoy fly fishing again...gave it up before as I would get frustrated on the water tying on flys...thx so much!

[@Andybruff]

Literally the trick I was looking for with those hemostats. I’m gonna be so good at tying now

[@markhumphrey8894]

Genius. It took me 15 min last PM to put on a fly as it was getting dark. Threading it is tough in the waning light. great video. Thanks

[@closeoutsaleusa5322]

Wow... I never thought of tying that knot with forceps... that's very clever, I'll have to practice it. I use a Turl knot (slip knot) for down turn eyed hooks - it puts the knot behind the hook eye and out of the fish's view. But I use a Uni-Knot with straight eye hooks. I've had my share of Clinch knots fail over the years and went to the Uni-Knot. Very good video... you have a new subscriber. I live in Idaho... Fly Fisherman / fly tier for almost 50 years.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

My god lady I love you!!! I’m not kidding I spend a good 3-4 minutes messing around with my line and fly trying to get a damn knot tied! It’s such a pita that I will fish with a fly that might not be great because I don’t want to take the time getting angry at the wing and the size 20 hook on my flies! This is dang awesome!

[@Johan_Pentrose]

Omg...this is a major life changing event.

[@bearl7998]

After all these years fishing, thinking I knew all that I needed to know, I happened on to this video and this old dog learned a new trick…that works. Great video. Thanks

[@bl202277]

OMG all the time I have been wasting tying knots on the water!!! Incredible tip!!!

[@drewby613]

Wow!! This is going to be a game changer for me. I felt like my clinch knots were failing, and so I started using the "improved clinch knot," which I've found very difficult to master. My 61 y/o eyes have difficulty with depth perception, trying to tell which piece of line is in front of or behind the loop, or the eye, esp against the variegated background of a stream, or vegetation. Taking, I swear, sometimes five tries (10 minutes) just to make that knot and change the lure. (Not to mention embarrassing.) As a result, I've stayed with lures when I should have changed, bc of the knot-tying hassle. This will eliminate all that, and I am SO grateful for this advice!!

[@MsDjnow]

drewby613 I am so happy this will help you! I created this video years ago and it continues to bring me such wonderful comments like yours. I hope you have a glorious Fall on the water.

[@onebadunixninja]

The 144 who downvoted your video are just mad because they never thought of it. Great tip - thanks!!

[@treyday7409]

Im only on my second season of fly fishing and i have to say thank you for this trick you have saved me and my clumsy fingers so much headache.

[@alorr4uz]

omg thank you. I have trouble seeing the little loop at the eye and even wrapping the tag around 5 times. This is so much easier. ✌️🤟 PS- you should do more of these tips and tricks videos.

[@vegemite3245]

Great idea for those with bad eyesight. Good fathers day treat for those who struggle with fishing knots.

[@ozangler5642]

G'Day Deborah from Australia, I had seen this knot demonstrated on another video but not as clearly as is shown on yours. I've tried it and will be using this knot to tie on my flies from now on. Great for low light conditions and cold weather when my eyes and fingers struggle. Thanks and Tight Lines, Stephen.

[@MsDjnow]

Yep its fun! Good luck!

[@Sue-ey7yc]

Just started fly fishing and you made it look easy. Thank you..

[@rogerkilburn4732]

Awesome been fly fishing for 30 years. This is my knot I will be useing from now on.

[@johnhanshe7921]

Very enlightening. Thank you for a man with aging finger dexterity. I will now use this method.

[@bruce2keys270]

All these years I've been doing the old way !This is a game changer for me ! THANKS !!!

[@RubberRivet]

This looks brilliant, I'm in my 60's, arthritis in my joints and eyesight not what it used to be. I reckon this is going to be a game changer. Why haven't I come across this before, thanks.

[@tuck6349]

getting into fly fishing and found this. I can not tell you how HAPPY I am to have found this! thank you so much!!!

[@danielshults5243]

Hah! I love this. I've always held both ends of the line and twisted the fly by the hook 5 times. I've also seen people clamp their forceps to the hook and use that to twist... but neither of those techniques actually help you with the fiddly task of getting the line back through the loop at the base of the knot. I will definitely be trying this soon.

[@pmmccrea]

Just found this video and I'm so glad I did. Getting up there in years and the eye sight is not what it used to be. Besides, I hate changing fly's. This is such a great tip!! Thank you so much and God bless.

[@19DevilDawg86]

Fantastic tip! For someone who’s eye’s are getting old this is a great way for me to tie my flies while on the water. THANKS!

[@paulmauricio3600]

You just made my day thank you.

[@marvinh3305]

Absolute Gamechanger. Thank you! The knot seems to also tighten with less curles when using fine lines.

[@tjshoe00]

I'm a beginner at fly fishing and that was just what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@MsDjnow]

You bet Todd! Glad my video was helpful!

[@andergraph1]

Thanks for this, I was struggling at the pond today with these old eyes. This is a wonderful hack.

[@DentRepairNow]

Best fishing tip I’ve ever seen! Thanks for sharing!

[@stevewoodward7850]

Simply brilliant Deborah....struggled for years because of my vibration white fingers but this is a revelation, many thanks!

[@stepheng3014]

This is the frickin coolest technique ever!!! Thank you so much! Sincerely, a new fly guy.

[@davesnow77]

I don't know whether I'm thrilled or angry! I am THRILLED to have learned this. It is SO easy. I'm angry because I've been doing it the hard way for 20 years! And now I've got fat fingers and fading eyes (great fishing song title?) and this is going to save me HUGE amount of time and a TON of AGGRAVATION!! Thank you!

[@MsDjnow]

Wonderful! I never get tired of making fisherman happy sharing this tip--it never gets old! So glad I could help!

[@boomer8393]

Best fly-tie tutorial 'ever.'

[@noelslater822]

Loved this! Very helpful! Don't know why I haven't tried this. Thank you!

[@bjardoin10]

I can't wait to give it a try! I don't know how many times I've been fishing for one species and see something else swim by and not being able to switch flies fast enough. This is a perfect solution! Great video

[@MsDjnow]

It definitely helps! By the end of the season you will be able to do it really, really, fast! Good luck and have fun!

[@theredfishchronicles7929]

Holy Monkey. For YEARS I have always struggled wiht small tippets with this knot. THANK YOU!!!

[@cferrario40]

I am brand new... struggled standing in the river to tie with freezing fingers in the crisp Utah morning . Literally yelling at my fingers to “work”. I can’t wait try!!!

[@DennisHabert]

awesome tip!!! The older I get the harder it is to tie .

[@ogstopper]

68 years on - EVERY day is a school day! Wonderful - thank you.

[@julienlahiere6530]

....And I JUST NOW FOUND THIS ! Wonderful tip !!

[@enzed1190]

what a great tutorial! Clear in instructions and minus umms, ahs or throat clearing.

[@MsDjnow]

Ha ha ha thanks! Much appreciated!

[@reubenr1245]

Great tip for when the eyes start to disappoint. As my grandfather said, "I've never had so much trouble seeing until I started wearing glasses." This method will make things so much easier. Thanks.

[@MsDjnow]

Ha ha so true!

[@ssjordan34]

great video. thanks. hopping on the little red tomorrow morning.

[@harrad100]

Thank you, thank you thank you..I have been looking for this. It gets cold here and cold fingers do not work very good in the winter, this is great.

[@DinkSmashMedia]

Well you just saved me a shit ton of time on the water spent tying flies LOL! Thanks

[@thomasgibbons353]

Thanks for your demos. I think the suture was the best. I was thinking you were going to demonstrate the " Davy " knot.

[@ebachman2089]

Thank the heavens for this video.....now I can change flies without issue!!!

[@LoganJohns24]

I know this was uploaded quite some time ago, but I just can’t believe how simple this is and how quick it is. The only downside I have is that it pulls out quite easily, yet that may be my tying skills or the fact I’m using old and low pound line. Anyways thanks for the excellent tip!

[@chrismuller42]

Deborah I really like this method for tying a clinch knot. I looked at some of the other videos you've posted on KZbin. If we where neighbors, I think we could be friends!

[@edlyons2511]

I can’t wait to try this technique tomorrow...need all the help I can get with small flies

[@throwinflies1977]

My god how is this not more popular? Trying it tomorrow. Should definitely help with efficiency on the water! Thanks for this 👍

[@brettneuberger6466]

Yay!!! I can't wait to try this on the river! Thanks for sharing.

[@MsDjnow]

You bet! Have a great summer on the water!

[@patriciatessari4529]

WOW - I needed this tip - always struggling to SEE where the fly eye meets the line! Thank you!!!

[@darrened6942]

That has saved me hours of fiddling about on the river bank,when iv'e forgotten to bring my glasses...Thanks deborah brilliant.

[@MsDjnow]

Darren Ed you are welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@KissTheFish]

Wow! Thank you very much! This is going to save me so much time on the water

[@mgl_outdoors8836]

I am so happy I learned this technique!! Thank you !

[@dennisrphymurphy7929]

Great demo ... thanks a real bunch. I've spent an hour on a stream trying to tie on a #16 Adams, just to throw it out into the water, when I realized, much to my horror as it floated downstream, I never had my tippet tied to the fly.

[@Dr._Klopek]

Great method and excellent demonstration!

[@chrisvaldez4997]

I use the same method to tie the Orvis know connecting tippet. Hemos are very useful in knot tying! Nice tip.

[@dustinmartell3642]

This is the most genius tip I've seen so far. Incredibly helpful

[@MsDjnow]

So glad I could help! Have a wonderful year on the water!

[@todd4630]

What an absolutely awesome tip!!! Thank you for a great video!

[@gregoryjamesboyce]

I laughed with delight. Thanks.

[@centerpoint643]

Thanks so much for making this video. I really struggle tying a fly onto the tippet. It seems so simple

[@MsDjnow]

You are welcome!

[@dontbearichard72]

I had to watch 3 times because your voice is so soothing! 😂

[@stryker2764]

That is a totally awesome way of tying a knot!! I struggle with the conventional way, this will allow me good turn around time!! Thanks a million!

[@MsDjnow]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@icefisher1171]

Super slick. Amazing tip. Thank you so much.

[@btolton3419]

I don't fly fish but I'm an avid fisherman. When ice fishing tying light line with cold/numb fingers is really difficult. this will be a fantastic trick!

[@davidthomas5035]

Sweet! Will definitely be using this technique from now on. Thanks!

[@sonnymolina8748]

That’s Awesome thank you so much for sharing this video 👏🏾

[@bluesky9480]

Awesome ! Your the Master of Faster!!!!!! Thank-You Much!!

[@scottnock5241]

Very fast!!! Thanks for the tip!!

[@HilcoSixone]

this is great especialy in cold weather ...many thanks for the tip

[@chrisl7228]

I have big fingertips and this tip is a life saver, thank you so much for sharing

[@leslielemak]

I'm just getting into fly fishing and this tip is awesome thanks.

[@MsDjnow]

Good luck Alex! There is a big learning curve at first and then it will all come together! Good for you!

[@montydewitt547]

That was great. I always like correct knots and that was cool and fast. Thank you!!!

[@garychiang2568]

All these years…….this should be on every tutorial.

[@user-ij6xs4ut7j]

Slick! I love it! You just changed my life!

[@zenbooter]

A big help for many of us, thanks.

[@mkoic11]

Great technique! So obvious AFTER seeing it, but why in the world haven't I seen this before? Thank you!

[@MrTomomahony]

tried it loved it ,works great ,thanks again

[@paulob5153]

From all the comments I'm glad I'm just starting to fly fish now I have the best tip at the beginning 😂😂

[@willwailes9298]

That was pretty slick. I don't like the clinch knot though. I mostly fish with unis and Rapala knots. Uni tightens from pressure, loop knots give flies great action. Clinch knot loosens from pressure.

[@gilmorin9077]

Wow thank you for this I have been using the first method for years but the older I get my vision isn't as good this makes it so much easier thank you

[@saralapp1399]

Thank you!!! This helped so much!

[@spades1080]

OMG!!! What a game changer. I might even be able to do that without flipping down my magnifying glasses. Thank you.

[@chucklesthewondermonkey]

Slapped my forehead. Too easy and what a time saver. Thank you!

[@southernexposure123]

Cool idea. Thanks. I'll have to take an extra step to do the modified clinch knot because my simple clinch knots always pull out. Maybe I'm missing something.