Rick's Hover Dragon

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

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[@ernieladwig2176]

Nice Fly Rick. Will have to add this to my box.

[@mikejenkins3726]

I like scruffy looking flies. All the best from Wales.

[@georgepiccin4342]

Every nice fly

[@robertbaker8164]

nice i see me fishing that on a hot day up the river in some back bay for bream or what hitting some thing on top great tie

[@Jd-yc3gw]

Nice buggy pattern. Going to have to give this one a try. Thanks

[@morrissych686]

Great tie. Stillwater flies

[@danielw7230]

Interesting pattern. Could maybe also be tied hookpoint up?

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

Absolutely!!

[@ralphanderson2167]

That’s a good looking dragon fly nymph.

[@owendavies6475]

Never tied one looking forward to getting one wet as well! Thanks again!

[@robertgalloway3923]

Awesome Rick.that is a great looking bug!

[@douglasblyth9444]

Thanks Rick, nice fly. I will have to tie a few of those for my box.👍

[@travisskinner4615]

Awesome looking fly

[@mikeney5113]

Nice patter Rick.i never fished any of them,but I will be in the future.thanks for sharing!

[@barrydickau3810]

Good looking fly, I think I will have to ty some for my fly box, thanks, Rick!

[@fly-tyingwithfrank9301]

A lot easier to tie than a deer-hair gomphus. Thank goodness!

[@pithycounsel7491]

I was looking for another great use for my green chenille (other than halfbacks!) I'm tying a dozen of these sucks tonight.

[@glentew953]

I appreciate that you keep me busy tying! Another neat pattern to fill my boxes so I’m fooling more trout. Please keep them coming Rick!

[@swampbottomrange4914]

Digging the foam under body. New to tying and learned a ton in this video. Thanks! I would like to see your favorite cold weather trout fly next?

[@gordonsharrock1189]

Great pattern Rick. Thanks

[@ruthcoates9587]

A thoroughly buggy fly! Thanks!

[@terrysnowden3800]

Need a few of these in my box. Thanks Rick and have a Merry Christmas

[@mikelundrigan2285]

I have found these nymphs are frequently eaten by still water Brook trout here and a main source of trout food! You cannot go wrong by trying a dragon fly nymph! I will add this version to the others in my box! The hover effect may be deadly and certainly worth a try! I do not have any foam but I think I will try some styrofoam from a meat tray commonly used in supermarkets to see if that can substitute? Thanks for the pattern!

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

If you have any Booby eyes, they will work as well.

[@mikelundrigan2285]

@@TheFlyFishFanatic I don’ t but could try to make some from that styrofoam meat tray and colour it with a marker! Always like to reuse and repurpose plus it cost me nothing! 😂

[@rigged3175]

Thx for continually giving me some weapons of mass destruction to up my game. Will be adding that pattern to the Stillwater box. Any boatman or backswimmers in the future?

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

Boatmen and backswimmers, I have a few on the channel already, but I do plan on some more.

[@mrok3405]

Great pattern. I can see that your hook keeps slipping out of the DK jaws when you're working your hackles in and forcing the fibres back.. I've got the same issue and must admit, it's a huge issue given I spend almost a thousand dollars for my DK barracuda deluxe. They hold salt water hooks in the actual grooves incredibly well, probably the best I've experienced in comparison to other vices. But the smaller hooks slip and make me question DK quality. I reached out to them and got told the finer teeth at the point can wear out. Even after I got mine repaired I had the same issue. Simply put, the jaws are poorly designed IMO for smaller hooks. Even with fine adjustments with the tension cone, it's very annoying and has led me to look into other manufacturers

[@georgea4500]

Cool

[@mikeboule1967]

i would lke to see a spratley tied

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

I did a red Spratley a few months back, have a look through my videos. I will probably do another in a while.

[@mikeboule1967]

@@TheFlyFishFanatic ok sorry to bug

[@CanadaDann]

Nice tie! Thanks!

[@andycordova5562]

Are the tail and legs pheasant tail fibers or is it completely different feather?

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

Both are Pheasant rump.

[@kenthomson4627]

Fun bug! Thank you!

[@kennethsanders963]

the CDC looks more like wood duck colour.

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

The pack says olive, but I agree, it is more green brown.

[@flyfishingchannel]

Nice!

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[@mikeboston421]

how do you fish it???

[@TheFlyFishFanatic]

Fast sinking line, short leader fished over weed beds or shoals. Let it sink, the Fly will stay up in the water due to the foam, when you strip it in, it will dart down towards the weeds, stop retrieve and it will float again, repeat.