Lawson's Spent Partridge Caddis - Dry Fly Trout Pattern

[@laytonmarvin3790]

1 of the all time fish catching flies. Thanks Matt

[@SavageFlies]

Oh yeah, I love almost all caddis dry flies!

[@leonardwells9613]

Sweet pattern, great tie as always, I like everything about this fly, just looks great !! Many thanks. L 👍👍🎣

[@marshallbaldwin8960]

Great looking Caddis! Thank you Sir Matt.

[@martyrothman3933]

Cool thanks Matt I really like that one

[@PiscatorFlies]

Looks great matt. One thing you can try for partridge and pheasant feathers is to mash the stem with some flat pliers. It can help prevent them from rolling on the shank. Great pattern, thanks for the tie. Cheers

[@SavageFlies]

Good call Darren. I even knew that trick, just didn't think of it this time. And you're right... some of these softer stems flatten pretty good. Thanks!

[@dantailleur3597]

WOW!!! Sweet pattern!!!! Thanks for doing these videos!!!!

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Dan! Appreciate you watching my friend. :-)

[@marksleeper3752]

Great looking fly Matt thanks for the post your the best thanks Mark

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank YOU for watching Mark. :-)

[@marksleeper3752]

I tied up a bunch of them your a great teacher to learn from you have the best vids you explained every thing which is very helpful thanks Mark

[@bigdaddy99929]

Cute little fly. Looks very appetizing. 😁

[@SavageFlies]

But it's for the fish to eat Clyde, not us! :-)

[@edwardthornton1031]

Nice job Matt . Looks like another good one to add to the box.

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Butch! Yeah, I'm going to put a row of these beside my standard Elk Hair Caddis. :-)

[@jamesvatter5729]

Great video, Matt. I remember having a DVD where Mike tied this one. Never knew he wasn't the originator.

[@SavageFlies]

Yeah, it was a little confusing. But I really did see more sources claiming that Sheralee came up with it. :-)

[@easttnflyfreak2870]

this should float for days thanks for sharing Matt!!!

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks James and yeah it's be hard to sink this thing with all that hackle!

[@davehall2160]

That is a gorgeous looking fly Matt Thanks for the video

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Dave! Appreciate you watching. Cheers. -Matt

[@hughiegraves8901]

Fish catching caddis for sure matt good tie.👍

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Hugh! I love pretty much all caddis dry flies. :-)

[@mikeney5113]

Very nice tie Matt and thanks for sharing story and the video!

[@SavageFlies]

You bet Mike; appreciate it my friend!

[@FlyTyer1948]

Matt, you are on a roll in anticipating the flies I plan to tie. Since we have have a camp near the West Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine, much of my freshwater tying has been oriented toward the insects prominent there. Caddis & stoneflies are major players. One of the flies I like most is the West Branch Caddis, originated by Eddie Reif of Bangor, ME. It’s very similar to this one. The dubbing is green, olive, black, brown or tan, & the down wing is a white tipped, wood duck or mallard breast feather. It differs in that it has a single brown hackle collar with no herl beneath. It’s also been quite effective on waters in MA. I suspect Lawson’s Spent Partridge Caddis would be just as productive.

[@SavageFlies]

That's a pretty cool fly Bob-- I had never heard of it (or seen it in any of my books) but I just researched and found this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqjHnap7rZ2sf9U. I think I could dig up some interesting history on this one so might try tying it for the channel. As far as anticipating your ties... I'm finding the same thing with Hugh Graves channel! I try to plan my ties out a few weeks in advance and several I've had planned, I wake up to discover he just tied it for his channel. Oh well... all is good. I'll just stick to my plan. I've gotten about three ties ahead since starting Lyle's "Simple Flies" series. Those are some seriously easy bugs. :-)

[@PreppingWithSarge]

Sounds like you need a road trip to their shop this summer Matt!

[@SavageFlies]

Definitely! The Henry's Fork is definitely one of the most storied waters in the country. :-)

[@jimholland1592]

Nice pick for today 👍

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Jim! Always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)

[@EuniceCaligagan]

Wow this is so beautiful and fantastic 💕 thumbs up 💯 thank you for sharing your wonderful video, new friend here 😊😊

[@SavageFlies]

Thank you Eunice. I appreciate the note 💯 new friend!

[@tomharvey7436]

Very nice caddis thanks for sharing Matt I think that would work great here

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Tom. Don't you call caddis flies, sedge flies over in Scotland? I remember thinking a few years ago when watching Davie McPhail... what are all these sedge flies you keep tying?

[@tomharvey7436]

@@SavageFlies yes we do personally you could call them chocolate bars if they catch fish that’s good enough for me 😂

[@harryjoesather6539]

thanks matt.....going to give this one a try...and keep my fingers crossed that my orders i have out come...lol.....usps is badly backed up so crazy...well you have a awesome day matt...and as always i will be watching...see ya joe.....

[@SavageFlies]

Oh yes, thanks Joe for the reminder! I forgot to put the link in. I'll do that now. And I think the post office is getting back to normal. I placed my last Stockard order on Sunday. It shipped Monday and USPS says it will be here Friday. We'll see. :-)

[@harryjoesather6539]

@@SavageFlies welcome..and lets hope they are back to normal....i have 3 big orders out there..lol...

[@tomharvey7436]

@@harryjoesather6539 I just placed a big order with cookshill-flytying we just can’t help ourselves can we

[@harryjoesather6539]

@@tomharvey7436 no we cant..lol i am on cookshill facebook page also....and will get a order in with them also...lol..just found out about them not long ago but looks like really nice stuff..

[@harryjoesather6539]

@@tomharvey7436 i only been fly tying from april 18 2020 and the stuff i have got is crazy...but i love it...and still need more..lol

[@johnwalker6603]

I need to get me some partridge feathers, I use wood duck a lot, but it’s not the same

[@SavageFlies]

Oh yeah, partridge is a good one to have. I always recommend starting with a mixed pack of partridge feathers (in natural or dyed brown) and then if you find yourself tying a lot with them, pick up a whole skin. They're kind of pricey but you can make a LOT of flies with a full skin.

[@MVthis]

Like that olive and grizly over all this pattern should be a hot one

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Mike! Yeah I love the olive too but I might need to tie some in dun or tan for the caddis here in Maryland.

[@MVthis]

@@SavageFlies same for me I have bn on the Sacramento River every day last week and the caddis hatch is insane im covered in bugs all day a ton of fish rishing landed a 24" steelhead 1 20" and five about 10"

[@donaldmacgregor6087]

Nice “fishy” fly. Now going to tie some for the new season.

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Donald. I think this will work anywhere we'd fish a caddis dry. I'm looking forward to trying it this spring!

[@jackreeves3001]

Looks good! Thanks for sharing! KANSAS

[@SavageFlies]

Cool, appreciate it Jack!

[@GHuber-xh5vv]

Nice pattern and helpful comments.I like your vids. But what size of trout do you try to catch with hook size 20?

[@SavageFlies]

Thank you my friend! You would be surprised at some of the small bugs even the big trout eat. Particularly midges and smaller nymphs. I've landed a few brown trout bigger than 18-inches on a #18-20 zebra midge. You do have to be a little more careful when fishing the tiny stuff with really thin tippet, but they'll eat it!

[@GHuber-xh5vv]

@@SavageFlies Thanks for answer. So I will try a smaller one too.

[@edwardchavez5627]

Good Morning Sir Matt, love the fly 😊. A question Sir do Smoky Mountain flies always use grizzly and brown hackle? And do Adams flies originate from that area? Adams flies use alot of grizzly and brown hackle. I was just wondering Sir Matt. Another great video Sir. And yes I caught the shout out board, today it says Thank you friends, but honestly Thank You Sir Matt.

[@SavageFlies]

Edward- thanks my friend! The Adams comes from Michigan, and not all Smoky Mountain flies use brown and grizzly but it seems an awful lot of them do. I'm not sure why but it has always been popular down there. :-)

[@edwardchavez5627]

@@SavageFlies awesome thank you.

[@OttoJulian_]

So I'm guessing that the rabbit fur is also real? ☺

[@SavageFlies]

Absolutely it's real rabbit fur! 90% of the dubbing most of us use is from real critters. Unless we need some funky, flashy synthetic stuff. :-)

[@jmyd83]

👍

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks James!