Snowshoe tips and tricks (part 1)

[@justinmcquaide4862]

Great video I've been waiting for so long for somebody to show how to use snowshoe hare .

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks. I made i think 3 videos with tips and several with flies utilising it. Last one is hackle Without Hackle Cheers 🙏🙏😀

[@justinmcquaide4862]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing thanks so much for sharing you're videos and flytying they are brilliant I really have learned a lot hi I Ireland

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@justinmcquaide4862 thanks so much for your kind words Cheers from Serbian in China 😀🍺🍺

[@franconly]

Excellent.. I’m on west branch Delaware river and I’m just starting to use snow shoe . Thanks for the steps for Caddis ,I will use.👍

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

For faster waters its perfect. Change wing color to make it visible in different light conditions 🙏

[@EngineRebuilder]

Great video quality! And the Mayfly is sublime! So much 'better' than a CdC wing!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you so much. CDC is my choice whenever i have difficult fish, slow water... its great for delicate stuff. Snowshoe is way better for broken water that i like...and biggest advantages are buoyancy and...the best part...it doesnt get slimy after fish as much as cdc. Not sure where....but in one of my fishing videos from asia i explained how i "clean"cdc after fish...with paper tissue....budget option..but it works 100% great

[@franconly]

But what to do with bags of cdc .. lol ..I’m sure can be used for motion

[@mercertevyn]

You make it seem so easy.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

It is. Just some practice 😀🍻

[@raimundocasadomanas4788]

Nunca he utilizado este material, pero he escuchado muchas virtudes del PLA y lo probaré ☝️👍🍻

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Es perfecto para aguas rápidas. Dale una oportunidad y serás feliz.

[@raimundocasadomanas4788]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing de eso se trata 👍👌probaré

[@duderoony]

More great tips for us mere mortals. Thank you for sharing again dude.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

I am mortal too mate 😀😀 Trust me.... Anyone can do this.... 😉

[@Nature_FlyFishing]

The picture quality is great

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks a lot 😀😀🙏🙏🙏

[@Nature_FlyFishing]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing Thanks

[@schmoonkie]

Very good video quality. As for that mayfly, it looked fantastic. I'm thinking of using that snowshoe material instead of deer hair when tying PMD Sparkle Duns.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks so much. Much easier to tie, more durable, more buoyant.... Whats not to like 😉🥃

[@PaulKenyonFFD]

A very clear and instructive video. I use a roll cast to fish in narrow tree-lined rivers.. I find buoyancy is very important for a fly in this situation because false casting to dry a fly is often not possible. Therefore I use snowshoe to tie flies for this type of situation.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Same here, very often i use roll.... So i need something with low maintenance... Snowshoe and foam flies are easiest

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Great quality. Cute baby and cute flies. :-)

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you for all 😀😀😀😀 little fella gave me a bit of a hard time... But i like it... It changed everything 😀😀

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing A big life change. You'll be fine though. :-)

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@TERRYBIGGENDEN i think so too 😀😀

[@splishsplash2579]

Good looking flies that I'm sure will do the job Thanks for sharing Cheers

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks for watching it 🙏🙏🙏

[@wenboli5349]

Great instruction as always

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks a lot buddy. I am glad to see how much you improved this year... You are an amazing tier now... 😉

[@mazman8343]

Great video and good bless the child

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you a lot. God bless you. Keep safe 🙏🙏🙏

[@bjornnyman3776]

Cute Baby 💕

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks. He's much bigger now. 😀😀🍺

[@JOBAHT]

Snimak je jako oštar, sve se odlično vidi! Mislim da je ovo odlična kombinacija. Na žalost i na telefonu i na računaru mogu da gledam maksimalno 1080p (full HD) pa ne mogu da uporedim sa 4K sa telefona. Uživaj dok Stefan ne počne da puzi i hoda, onda ćeš morati da paziš mnogo više na njega i na udice po podu😝

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Hvala matori... Treba samo mnogo vise truda da se sve namesti.... Podesavanja.... Moracu da zapisem negde. Da se ubode sve bas.

[@JOBAHT]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing nema na šta😘 Pametan piše...😁😉

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@JOBAHT a vladimir pamti 😂😂😂

[@williambyington4864]

Can the hair be trimmed, or will it affect its buoyancy? Thanks for the videos. I like using snowshoe hair but I didn't even imagine all the uses you have shown.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@williambyington4864 glad you like vids. I doubt trimming tips would affect buoyancy. Only if you use it as hackle it may. Because tips may pierce water film more easily. But, that said...i wouldn't trim tips because i like tapered look they give when tied in. 🍻

[@sputnick66]

Great ties as usual. I'll try the snowshoe for the wings next time. I usually dub the body with it with a widows web (polypropylene) wing and caddis style head, your example looks great and I'll try for the mayfly look.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Glad you like it. 😀I never heard for that widows web... Whos the producer...?

[@sputnick66]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing it's made by Montana Fly Company but you can find it by other suppliers. The MFC product come in large hanks so I like to get several shades like white, tan, brown cream and mix them. Don't know if it is exported but sure you can find something similar in Europe.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@sputnick66 thanks..... I will take a look. May be interesting 😉😀😀

[@DennisNowland]

You dress some lovely flies.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks a lot 👍😀

[@jeffprice4611]

Great flies and beautiful baby boy.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you very much.. I was concerned how the baby will affect my tying.... After he came.... I dont think I care anymore.... But i will give my best to keep videos coming... Hopefully he will start tying later.... (i will have to wait for that i know 😀😀)

[@rjf1877]

Great lesson Vladimir. Would you use the same split wing tie in technique if you were tying BWO's size 20-22 ? thank you !

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Usually i wont do it. No need to make things complicated with small flies

[@icedaft]

I like Snowshoe because it needs almost no care after a catch, unlike CDC... usually i cut the Foot in two parts between the two Bones with a old Knife, so its easier to use.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Same here..... I give an edge to cdc on calm, slow and flat water.... Where fish are picky.... Nice idea about splitting the bone 👍👍👍 i cut side hairs to make bottom hairs more accessible

[@davidpcholinski6538]

Nice flies Vladimir, snowshoe is one of my favorite materials. Stays boyant forever. I'm definitely giving these a go. Also your baby boy is a cutie and listens very well to the tying instructions. LoL!!! What's his name? Is that video take with the new camera? If so it looks good! C ya buddy!!!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks buddy.... Yes... He is a good listener.... For now 😂😂😂

[@kd7066]

Yeah, the little one's thinking: "Ok, I'll let him tie those two, but next time he splits the 12/0 thread to dub or wind CDC fibers, I'll give him hell the same second!" Nice ties! Cheers!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Hahaha.... Yeah, something like that 😂😂. He will find a moment to "call" for me. Thanks a lot. Appreciate it 😀👍

[@robertoviesgo]

Very good patterns, but those PLA wings have a lot of fade or undercoat. pulling the hair with the fingers is almost clean of undercoat and floats better.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks.. I pulled out the finest one. I find it best to use middle portion.. Without finest-underfur and guard hairs.. For smaller flies i use underfur often and for big ones i use the hair around toes on this foot, the strongest hair... It works fine for me. Do you do the same?

[@patrickmcphee770]

these fish as well as anything on smooth water too, just use fewer fibers.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

That is for sure. 🍺🍺

[@jaymcgann6637]

I Iike mywing soarser than that, For mayfIy duns I use a zeIon taiI

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

sparser is perfectly fine, i do the same for slower waters. But, in general, for slow i use CDC, for faster i use snowshoe. I dont have zelon available here but i want to try it. Is it more buoyant than poly yarns?

[@jaymcgann6637]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing CDC is great. But the yarn that's become popuIar is good, too. I Iove the crinkIy snowshoe for wings. It aIso can be tished as a nymph or wet fIy. I know Fran Betters back in the earIy 60's.

[@ghislaindesrosiers8074]

Try this;take the snowshoe in your hand grab a toe and pull on it to separate the toe from the whole foot,and watch the result!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

I will do that. It will be bit difficult since toes are tight together. Ps;sorry for the late reply 🍺🍺

[@ghislaindesrosiers8074]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing i love your tying!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@ghislaindesrosiers8074 thanks a lot mate 😀😀🍺🍺🍺