The ULTIMATE Fishable Realistic Damselfly Larva Fly (Tying Tutorial)

[@nicholasdeluca3580]

All I can say is ... WoW! My first time watching you. I'm trying to get into fly and jig tying... so now the bar has been raised to the stellar level ... I've never seen anything so realistic ever, you are a true master and I thank you for sharing your skills. Sincerely, Nick in Redfield Arkansas P.S. yes i smashed the subscribe button.

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Tying is great for the soul. I don't think about anything else whilst doing it. Thank you for your kind words.

[@ncfishbum1647]

Dave is the Goat 🐐 He needs a book with his innovative patterns and techniques 🎉

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Definitely not a GOAT, but thank you.

The current time is 3:20 pm 12/1/23. Dave, this is very impressive! No doubt in my mind you are a Premier Fly Tyer. Your knowledge and craftsmanship is by far one of the best I’ve ever seen!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you very much for the kind words. 👍

[@NotOnlyTrout]

Stunning work!!! I love seeing the way to manipulate the legs!! So awesome!!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you so much!

[@tulix9572]

Great 👍👍👍

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mrflytyerpinewood3708]

Amazing. Would be such a shame to lose it on a snag. Masterpiece

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

The plan is not to lose it

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you

[@KaE0403]

Happy thanksgiving ❤Love you😆❤️‍🔥

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

🩷 thank you

[@markwolf9337]

Wonderful, Dave ! I wonder if you could fill the abdomen with something like a couple strips of lead wire, UV resin or the such to make this a sinking fly?

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

I run it above a heavy lead fly or let it suspend naturally in the slow moving, inside swirls.

[@rabbithole_flies]

🙌🙌🙌😍i bought one of those tools a while back & used it to make my mayfly

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Yes. It is perfect for a damselfly larva too.

[@rabbithole_flies]

@@flytyingzonedavehise yes! 🙌

[@christopping5876]

Clever!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

👍👍

[@mamasan-f9h]

Amazing, as ever. How long does it actually take to tie one of these?

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you. This one is about 43 minutes.

[@tomt5176]

Good morning. Thanks for sharing your creative process for making a very natural looking bug. I like how you’re using some unusual materials. The real bugs swim a lot and have wiggly butts. Could you articulate this fly to make it swim with a wiggly butt section?

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you. Probably not with the air body, but I'll need to think about it. I have made them articulated utilizing other materials.

[@FarioMentos]

Hi, thank you for this art work 😍👌

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you, sir

[@dragchute1]

Magnifique!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Merci beaucoup!

[@lawrencemcmillan5431]

Why not a piece of shrinktube?

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

No segmentation but we can try it.

[@werrniz]

Génial 👏👏👏

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you

[@JeremyBarnes74]

Dood! That’s awesome!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

LEEEETTTTTSSS F'IN GOOOOOOOOO

[@georgemalesky9462]

Thanks!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

WOW! Thank you very much!!

[@blueabattoir]

I have to ask if you caught any fish with it?

[@blueabattoir]

And excellent work by the way!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

A bunch in stillwater

[@22beatty]

Cool

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you!

[@colombos09]

Excellent work👌👌👌

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you

[@Vitaly63Rus]

Какую перчатку вы используете для тела мушки?

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Vinyl glove. It takes the heat better than latex.

[@ДмитрийЗайцев-ъ1л]

Супер

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

LEEEETTTTTSSS GOOOOOOOOO 😊

[@АлексейРумянцев-ф8ю]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

👍 🤙

[@COLINADAMS-qv6db]

Hi everyone, if you want to beable to do this , you must first go and catch flies ,larvie, scuds and all other creatures you cand find in and out of the water you fish; take fotos and study the patterns, also study their behaviour ; and see how your fish catching improves, Mr Adams

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

I almost enjoy studying as much as the tying.

[@jean-marcfrancois364]

Really incredible !!! Thanks for sharing and congratulations, you are great

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Merci bien!

[@jamesstephen7640]

That is just brilliant best damsel pattern i have seen yet that is definitely a fish catcher

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you, sir. 🎉🎉🎉

[@luminepixels5437]

Brilliant. The best damsel nymph I have seen so far

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you very much.

[@ГошаГолубев-о2щ]

Wauuuu!!! Super super fly!!! very cool fly. You asked the master! 😮👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👏😲👌

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you

[@HenryGonsalves-ic5nv]

This has to be the best imitation pattern that I have seen.

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you for watching. I appreciate you.

[@steviedallasflytying955]

This is absolutely brilliant ❤

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Cheers buddy

[@clintspruance904]

Amazing! Great detail

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you 🎉

[@jimjobes5187]

Can accomplish same thing using a needle

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

True. But not as easy to begin. Thank you .

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

I always love the positivity.

[@АлександрНовиков-ю2к]

👍💪

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

👊 ✊️ 👊

[@brettrouse3207]

Another masterpiece from the Picasso of fly tying. Well done GOAT!!!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

I'm not Picasso level, but thank you for your kind words. 🙏

[@theyard6958]

This is fascinating to watch. You are very talented. It takes me back to 7th and 8th grade. My science teacher (Mr Peterson) taught us to tie flies.We used deer hair, feathers, beads and yarn. It was so much fun and very relaxing. I never tied another fly since but I do remember hopping on the slow train at the end of my road, riding it down to Fruit Valley Rd near Vancouver Lake (WA). My friend who also had his fly from class and I just cast them fly out with the Zebco and we caught bluegill and a catfish that taught me that catfish have nasty sharp spikes and they like to jab you with them. I guess payback is..... You know, ...not always pleasant. But the memory is. Thanks for that.

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

I love memory lane. Thank you for sharing.

[@joeduca8582]

Just sub'd. You're an artist. The Q&A on the community page was fun. Thanks!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you for subbing. I need to do more on the community page but my time is limited at the moment.

[@baldieman64]

Very good. The only surprise was that you didn't tie it to fish hook point up

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you. I'll try it next time.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Fantastic work!

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you, sir.

[@augustonthefly]

Very cool.

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you for the words.

[@conanfyvie7675]

Brilliant 👍🏼 as always ❤

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Savisavor]

LET’S GOOOOOOOO!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

💋💌💘💝💖💗💓💞💕💟❣️❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎🩶🤍

[@helgeo.sommer584]

Excellent work

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

Danke

[@claudedruet4607]

T’ai trop trop trop fort vraiment vraiment génial 👍

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

merci beaucoup

[@claudedruet4607]

Je t’en prie C’est sincère .

[@claudedruet4607]

Comment s’appelle le premier outil que tu utilises ou tu enroule le gant en latex ??

[@flytyingzonedavehise]

@@claudedruet4607 Outil de carrosserie pneumatique Daniel Wilmer (Germany).

[@claudedruet4607]

D’accord merci d’avoir répondu c’est gentil ☺️