HOW TO TIE THE MINI MEAT WHISTLE | MY FIRST FLY TYING VIDEO | ONE OF THE BEST FLIES IN MY BOX

Is this a streamer? Or is it a nymph? Its neither, its the Mini Meat Whistle.. It is one of the deadliest stream side combos you are going to find! Not only is it easy to make, but it is also easy to take! Folks this is one of my bread and butter fly patterns that has done some serious work over the past year. If you are new to the channel you may not know.. If you have been around.. You know the deal! This is a super versatile pattern that can cover such a wide range of imitations. Is it a bait fish? A swimming nymph? A big Stone fly? Maybe even a crawdad!! It has such amazing action in the water and I would highly recommend any fly fisher to whip a few of these up and stick them in your box for the next trip!
Instagram: @fly_allszn
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Material List:
ANY BRAND 60 degree Jig Hook (Size 10-16)
ANY COLOR Pine squirrel/rabbit Zonker Strip (Thin Strips work best)
As Needed: Crystal flash & Mini Rubber Legs
Music:
LAKEY INSPIRED: By the Pool
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[@anthonyromero9600]

You are a great videographer! Keep making fly tying videos this one was great! I’ll subscribe for sure ! Your enthusiasm and personality and your knowledge are awesome. Keep making videos!

[@jadefurman2840]

Brother you are hitting on all cylinders. I appreciate all the work it takes to drag us along on your adventures.

[@Sides1160]

I was curious how you were down sizing John Barr’s pattern. The way you tie it is more like the slump buster or pine squirrel leach. You tie the mini a bit different than the than the original, which you wouldn’t be able to do when down sizing. What sizes do you tie it in. Good video maybe slow down the tie a bit from high speed. I enjoy watching other people tie, and I have been tying over 30 years. You never stop learning. Keep going.

[@toddhoward6745]

Always love to know what works. Love this idea. Fantastic.

[@robperry9065]

Great video Mike! I've always thought about trying to tie flies and this video, and especially this fly, are a great push in the right direction. All hail the MMW! Tight lines!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much! MMW is king!! It is such an easy pattern to get started with! Plus no matter how bad it looks, it should just smack the fish haha

[@WilliamAM43]

Heck yeah, even I can tie that lol. Thanks for the walk through on the when, why and how as well! I have a feeling there will be angelic music playing in my head when I open my box to the infamous MMW!

[@FLYALLSZN]

MMW is king!! I hope you give em hell with this pattern!

[@mikelaska5320]

Love the first tying video, keep them coming! I'll have to try this pattern next time I hit the WI Driftless!

[@FLYALLSZN]

They sure do well for me! I always keep a few in my box!!

[@cliffbradley8871]

Glad to see the tying of that fly!! Many props my friend!! It will be in my box this spring!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Gotta love the MMW! Thank you very much!

[@twilkpsu]

Love the tying videos and the variations on the theme! Bravo!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!

[@randychappell5955]

I'd love to see more of your videos. I like the explanation for why you tye it like you do.

[@devonmullenbach8663]

I’d love to see more of these style videos!! Lots of great info and even a fly I can try to tie myself. Keep it up Mike! I’d also like to see your rods, reels, line, stuff in your pack, etc in the future!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!! I think I can make that happen!! More fly tying and gear reviews are inbound with this cold weather!!

[@devonmullenbach8663]

@@FLYALLSZN yaaaaay!!!! Can’t wait!! Keep em coming! 😄

[@seizedcarcass8440]

@@FLYALLSZN where do you find such thin zonkers?

[@fasthandsfranky103]

Yes yes yes!!! Been waiting a long time for this one

[@FLYALLSZN]

Haha i know! It has been long overdue!

[@wmusic0w87]

this was great! Loved the why when and how. Please do more fly tying video! :D

[@FLYALLSZN]

Will do! I will make a big effort to do some more!

[@arthurskim7898]

The spicy MMW is a nice change up. As always, thanks for posting. Bravo Zulu.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@CASTAFLYAdventures]

Awesome job! This thing looks amazing!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you!!

[@kyleransom7668]

Awesome video. Love the why section. Keep them coming.

[@FLYALLSZN]

I am glad you liked it! I will have to make some more!

[@kevinmoyer9804]

Love it Mike. Cant wait to spin some up 😊

[@lakenmacal5779]

Cant wait to try this thing out!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Give em hell!!

[@JTrout-rw4jn]

Those look amazing! I’ve seen you use those for a while. Great to see a video on your variations.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!! I really like throwing these!

[@jhongarza450]

Most definitely " my new favorite video.

[@elihallwood]

Love it 😍 Will definitely tie some up

[@FLYALLSZN]

Hell yeah brother!

[@chrishanson8972]

Tied up a few of these and tried them out on bass and panfish at a local lake. I slayed them! Can't wait to try them on a trout stream. Thanks!

[@FLYALLSZN]

You bet!! So glad you dig em!

[@Jbcustoms56]

This was perfect! Thanks for all the info!

[@FLYALLSZN]

You're so welcome!

[@Callaweginflyfishing]

Interesting fly. Looks like I'm gonna have to try it on the Current. Thanks!

[@nicholasmortallaro221]

Awesome video! Thank you for the explanations!

[@jackperry1788]

Thanks especially for the "why,when,and how".

[@FLYALLSZN]

I am glad folks like that section!!

[@michaelvisconti8535]

More of this content please! No joke you have one of the best fly fishing channels out there!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!! I just might have to!

[@michaelbrown1690]

Thanks mike I’ve been tying all winter in preparation for hitting the driftless area. This will next on the list. I appreciate you doing these fly videos and hope you keep more coming. As always tight lines my brother

[@FLYALLSZN]

@@michaelbrown1690 Thats the best thing to do in these chilly months!! Thank you so much!

[@andrewscott95]

HELL YEAH LETS GO I just bought a new 4wt Scott flex and I can't wait to break it in this year!

[@FLYALLSZN]

That’s awesome! That should be so much fun!

[@stevenschoppmann4946]

Went back to this video on this cold wintery day. Remembering all your success on previous videos, I think could also kill it here in the northeast. Going to tie some up tomorrow.

[@Flyman0550]

Dude awesome video keep them coming.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!

[@awflyfishing]

Awesome video and great tied! 🙂🐟

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!

[@reddsflies]

This fly is awesome!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@nicholasjohnson2112]

That was an awesome video you should definitely do more💪🏽💪🏽🎣🐟🐟🐟🐟

[@gillenjesse]

Yes I agree with everyone here. WE.NEED.MORE.TYING.VIDEOS

[@FLYALLSZN]

I can do that! I am trapped inside with not much else to do!!

[@CurtRees]

Cool. I’ve been tying zonker leeches this week, so I’ll add this one into the mix.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Patterns like this are absolutely killer!! (Especially in the Driftless)

[@deanburnsy]

Dude!!! Thanks for this video. I have been wondering for a long time how you did your MMW. Really dig this fly demo video. You should keep slipping a few more in. I dig all of your videos. I hope I run into you someday when I'm wandering around NE Iowa. Keep up the good work man.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!! I for sure will! Especially since it is too damn cold to be on the water!!

[@kaceesavage]

👍 awesome!

[@innovativeatavist159]

Huh...I tied almost the exact dressings on 1/64 to 1/16 oz long shank jigheads for catching smallmouth and redeye on ultralight spinning tackle in creeks. I also tied one without a tail and then on the water I attached a pork skin strip that roughly matched the color of the zonker body. That one was deadly.

[@kswenson314]

Thanks for this video! 👍

[@FLYALLSZN]

Of course!!

[@wesleylaws8806]

Dude, love the video

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!!

[@Steeladdict37]

Great Video, thanks for sharing!!!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Heck yeah man! Thank you so much!

[@robertjerome1889]

I always like a good fly tying pattern.

[@justinwhiting4665]

Bro!! That is Money!! Dude you are a bad Ass!!!! 😎😎😎😎😎

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much Justin!

[@srodeman]

Would love to see some “intro to fly tying” vids for beginners from your channel! Great job here! Would also like to buy some flys from you!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Done and done! I think we can make that happen!

[@ralphmarrujo1491]

nice don't be afraid to through in more patterns as you go, nice

[@FLYALLSZN]

Will do!!

[@danmcalvanah9808]

Great stuff. Always appreciate the effort you put into your content. Can’t wait to try this pattern out. I’ll report back!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot! Give it a cheeky try, it is one of my favorite patterns!

[@danmcalvanah9808]

@@FLYALLSZN BTW, what size hook are you using in the video?

[@danmcalvanah9808]

@@FLYALLSZN Also, what bead size did you use? Much appreciated!

[@FLYALLSZN]

@@danmcalvanah9808 That was a size 10 hook! (That is the biggest I'll go for that pattern) The bead is a one size up so its for a 12 i believe!

[@nickwestin8444]

Guess I know what Im doin this weekend.. Great vid Mike! One of my own thoughts/procedures on zonker strips is just putting a drop or two of super glue on the thread where Im gonna wrap it over. Has been pretty useful for me for when my hand slips, it wont immediately unravel usually

[@FLYALLSZN]

Not THAT is a hot tip! Cant tell you how many times that has happened!!

[@nickwestin8444]

@@FLYALLSZN dude honestly it's LIFECHANGING

[@toddjohnson3857]

Please show more patterns! Your channel is killer. I haven't fished the driftless area in a few years, but I'm going too head back this spring.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much! I will for sure!! I have a few more ideas up my sleeve!!

[@colefisch931]

Guess i know what I'm doing tonight. I'll have to try these on the nebraska streams this weekend.

[@FLYALLSZN]

They should work like a charm!!

[@keithjohnson421]

Thanks for the MMW tying video. I’ve been curious about that pattern since you frequently use it. I’d be interested in seeing more driftless fly patterns demonstrated as well. Please mention the hook sizes you typically use. Really enjoy your videos. Thanks.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Will do! Thank you so much!

[@duhawk49able]

Was wanting to get into tying my own flies for the drift less area in Iowa. Any suggestions on what materials to get and hook sizes? Thanks for any help. Love all the videos of Iowa streams. My son And I will be going again next spring

[@XGHOST7X]

Bro, so I’m a Missouri native, and the Current is my go to stream! I saw your monster brown video and had to figure out what this mini meat whistle was and how to tie it. I’m new to fly tying, so I appreciate how simple this is! Thanks again man! Let’s wet a line sometime!

[@FLYALLSZN]

Hell yeah man! Glad I could help!!

[@XGHOST7X]

What size is that particular hook and bead you’re using? Thanks man!

[@tyk813]

Great video man! you need to do a #FLYOFTHESZN series to tell us yokels what's biting

[@FLYALLSZN]

That’s a great idea! If folks like these sort of vids I might have to do some more!

[@buckmandrew]

Dude! I was just thinking about you making a video about this fly! Thanks for putting it together! A couple quick questions: 1. What is the most common size you use? 2. Do you use Tungsten beads for added weight? I plan on tying up some of these for sure.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much & great questions! I personally like to fish 12-14. The MMWs in the vids were all size 10 for ref. YES the more weight the better, I use tungsten and sometimes even wrap lead. Gotta get those suckers down!

[@buckmandrew]

@@FLYALLSZN Thanks, man! Appreciate the reply.

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Really cool method. Personally I want to try this on a gamakatsu 211 jig hook. Maybe add some krystal flash.

[@FLYALLSZN]

That is the beauty! Add anything and everything you want!

[@rjf1877]

Great video, I really appreciate your lead-ins. I was wondering why you don't want the bead to advance to the eye ? I thought that improved the inverted hook point. Thanks much

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you so much!! I don’t know why I do it, I just know it works. One of those don’t fix if it ain’t broke kinda things

[@417homesteading3]

Hey man what size of hook and weight of bead are you using thanks for the video!

[@alfonsagelwei5280]

Nice fly. Tyed some exactly to you specs and it worked well, including a rather aggressive Pennsylvania sucker of about 20 inches. By the way, what hook size and bead size?

[@FLYALLSZN]

Hearing stuff like that makes me so happy! So glad the MMW gets the job done!!

[@SamErickson23]

I’ve been waiting for this for months!!! Dimes plz

[@FLYALLSZN]

Haha I hope you like it!

[@russellogden8071]

You have become my go to bug man....i love the way you explain when where and how and the tie...i notice you like pink thread or is that just me ? What size hook and bead do you prefer for the meat whistle ?

[@user-hb2gh6wh7e]

I was completely skunked this spring. The only conclusion that I came to was that I was targeting spawning rainbows? It kind of reminded me of having to virtually slap a dry on the nose of brook trout in October. Yes, tying videos are important. Why, because the folks at the fly shops, here, seem disinterested in tying. No, I don't want to talk about that rod that split twice in the same place, really. If I didn't tie, I'm not sure why I wouldn't just use a jar of salmon eggs with a fly rod, or spinners with conventional gear? I've bought tons of synthetic materials, including floss/thread, over the years, that I now have no intention of ever using; too much stuff is almost worse than not enough. Maybe that is why I like tying, as it is an inherently a challenge just getting materials. Natural fur, hackle, and hair rarely disappoints. The Mini Meat Whistle is gorgeous, so much so that the video could be shot in grayscale and go all-out 'artsy.' Your videos are great because of your narration; you could talk about fishing (which is cool, don't get me wrong), or you could talk about your grind following an extensive series of highway signs, and it is still captivating. I'm inspired.

[@michaelcoleman9182]

Thanks for the video - I got the supplies to try tying myself! Quick question - I'm having trouble getting the wraps to look quite as nice as yours - what's the width of the zonker strips you're using?

[@FLYALLSZN]

I use pine squirrel Zonker strips!

[@michaelcoleman9182]

Thanks! Think I just needed to tie a few to get the hang of it - caught my first fish on one of them yesterday!

[@michaelcoleman9182]

Follow up question - what hook and bead size do you typically use?

[@allexkowalsky4168]

Crispy

[@FLYALLSZN]

The most my guy

[@alfonsagelwei5280]

What hook are you using bud? I want a hook a bit more beefy than I have. Want to see if yours is better.

[@automationforbeginners9150]

the euro nymph did get me

[@FLYALLSZN]

Haha it was a cheeky jab I couldn't resist

[@tobys8127]

Great video thanks for the when why how

[@FLYALLSZN]

I think its important!

[@tobys8127]

@@FLYALLSZN so got a fly outfit I haven't fly fished in 20 years since I was a teen I live in Southern indiana and have never caught a trout anyways been watching your videos and now gonna be taking a family vacation to Missouri to fulfill that dream this week my new outfit is moonshine drifter 9' 5wt with spectrum c copper reel gonna be hitting the blue ribbon streams thanks for the amazing videos man and the positive vibes

[@randysteele6741]

I love the three you tied up, but all of them look much shorter than the one on your rod you showed us early in the video. Do you tie some of them longer?

[@FLYALLSZN]

Each one is slightly different than the last! There’s a good chance I jus thot lazy and didn’t trim down that tail haha

[@Danny-ng3og]

What size bead do you use for the MMW?

[@FLYALLSZN]

I like to oversize the bead at least 1 size! So if you used a #10 hook, go up one bead size!

[@randychappell5955]

I'm sure it's killer for Browns. I'm going to the some up for brown bass. I think the s.allies will tear that up.

[@brianconroy9109]

What size bead are you using in the first basic mini meat whistle

[@FLYALLSZN]

It is one size bigger than whatever is recommended for a Size10 hook. I am not too sure on the actual number

[@brianconroy9109]

It's an awesome pattern can't wait to try it next week at the opener at Roaring River Thanks Again.

[@FLYALLSZN]

@@brianconroy9109 Absolutely!! You will have to let me know you do!!

[@w.driftinflies]

Wes approves....

[@FLYALLSZN]

Thank you!

[@rlillard72]

a little confused. First has a countersunk bead. Last 2 have conehead. None were specified in the description. Thoughts?

[@FLYALLSZN]

Create your own adventure! No specifics needed 🤗

[@russellogden8071]

And does it ride upside down

[@MrSofthackle]

Thanks demonstrating the MMW. I’m tying some up right now. I do have one question about the collar for the last two. Did you make your dubbing loop from using the zonker strip itself or did you cut the fur and then insert into the loop. Thanks.

[@FLYALLSZN]

Howdy dale! I cut the fur then did the loop! Allows for some great blending and control of collar length

[@automationforbeginners9150]

You think you could comment the links to the stuff you personally use? Thanks man

[@FLYALLSZN]

I just might have to!

[@automationforbeginners9150]

@@FLYALLSZN where it at haha I'm a beginner fly-tyer and would love some guidance on this part, especially so I end up getting good stuff in the long run

[@FLYALLSZN]

@@automationforbeginners9150 I have another one coming out Thursday! Folks seem to dig em so I can make more just like it!

[@automationforbeginners9150]

@@FLYALLSZN I meant the links to the materials you use to make the meat whistle in this video. Love the others tho