Fly Tying for Beginners - the Easy Marabou Nymph

[@MyItalians]

Morning Matt. Glad you go back to the basics. Some of us get carried away in tying. Thanks for the reminder that sometimes simple is better.

[@johnnylightning1491]

There's lots of simple flies out there and most of the catch fish. I can see this fly in an off white imitating a grub which I think is an overlooked source of food for fish. Keep the good stuff coming Matt.

[@SavageFlies]

Oh man, Dave, I hear white grubs can be killer flies. I've never fished one but wouldn't mind trying sometime. :-)

[@jimgollach6202]

Black and white, the fish love them. Thanks Matt. 👌

[@ZacharyBobbie1611]

Thank you for the video, Matt! It never hurts to go over the basics! Green would work splendidly on my home waters for the marabou colors. Tight lines! 😎🎣

[@jeffreystone7327]

Thank you for this video. Simplicity is a great thing. Very enjoyable to tie and probably going to be very effective as well. Love the fact you could fill a box with this fly and have an arsenal of colors on hand for every weather condition. Thank you Matt.

[@samh4232]

Matt loved the Guinea vid. That was my first pelt and I use it for many wet flies. I find it’s always the simple flies I fish and not the ones that take me 40 mins to tie because I’m so invested. Another awesome simple fish catching fly.

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Sam! And I'm with you there! I do tie some detailed and elaborate flies sometimes, usually just for fun though. :-)

[@SparkyWizard81]

Awesome looking fly! Definitely trying that one!

[@huntingmissouri5420]

Nice easy bug to tie. Good video Matt

[@markfritch3168]

I like simple patterns and I’ve tied for almost 40 years. What I like most about this pattern is there is an endless amount of colors and sizes this can be tied into. If the fish like it so do I. Hope the new year is treating you well. Thanks

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Mark! It's been a good new year so far. Just can't wait to get out on the water as soon as the cold and rain let up. :-)

[@markfritch3168]

@@SavageFlieswe just got 12” snow. Think I will have to leave the fly pole at home and go coyote hunting lol

[@DB-iu8yl]

Great little fly Matt! I like the simplicity. So easy to whip out a bunch of these in various colors also. I totally agree that it’s difficult to sometimes fish the flys that take a significant amount of time to tie.

[@jimholland1592]

Good morning Matt ☕️☕️ You know me I love it😉

[@Rods-Bows8338]

Looks like a variation on a bugger which are always fish catchers. Great simple fly that anyone could put a twist on if need be to catch whatever species they’re chasing. You always do a great job with your videos and love the history information. Keep up the good work.

[@tompeterson559]

What’s that saying? KISS? Easy patterns are where we all start and where a lot of us go for fun. Thanks, Matt!

[@SavageFlies]

That's it Tom!

[@melchurch3019]

I'll have to dig through some of my old fly boxes and see what gems I run into. I can see this one as a good crappie fly in the right colors. Thanks.

[@edwardmlotkiewicz2343]

Great, simple fly. Definitely will use this if I teach any beginners. Also, if you put bead chain eyes, olive marabou, you have a marabou damsel fly nymph. Congrats on 20K viewers and keep 'em coming.

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Ed! And you're exactly right about a damsel nymph with this style. Have you ever seen one of those nymphs? They're huge, and pretty darn ugly too. :-)

[@DarrellOlson]

Thanks for this nymph pattern. It looks like a very simple fly for the Shad run this spring.

[@SavageFlies]

Oh man, I've never fished a shad run, but I hear we've got one down here nearby in Virginia. I hear they can be a blast!

[@DarrellOlson]

You should give them a try.

[@bobhammond8067]

Another sweet fly!! Even I can tie this one!!!

[@SavageFlies]

Hahaha! Everybody can tie these things Bob. :-)

[@ybarrajc]

Thanks for sharing Matt, appreciate the simplicity. Have a blessed day my friend.

[@warrenchester8467]

Great tie Matt.

[@joeduca8582]

Great versatile pattern and material. I was tying an Atherton nymph and the only blue material I had for the wingcase was marabou. It looked pretty cool. That Easy Bou in grey would make a great fry pattern as well as a smorgasbord of fish food. Thanks Matt.

[@SavageFlies]

Oh man, I love the Athertons! One of my first videos I think was the Atherton #2. Funny how he was a pretty unimaginative fly namer though. Didn't he just name a handful of patterns after himself, with the numbers 1-4 after them? I guess it's possible he didn't name them anything, but his friends named them after him. Okay Joe- bedtime here. Hope you're having a great weekend!

[@burtonbrocious171]

Hi matt that looks like a good fish catcher for sure and if you lose it you wont cry tks 😊

[@doncogswell3347]

That's my speed of fly Matt. I shouldn't mess it up too awfully bad.

[@davehall2160]

Looks like a good one, Matt Thanks for the video

[@diecastrejuvenation7779]

This is a great fly to introduce tying to friends or kids that have an interest in tying. Even easier than a Wooly Bugger, and probably just as effective. Congratulations on 20k subscribers!

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Troy, and you're exactly right my friend!

[@robertfrancisco1193]

well said MATT! coming up with a simple fly can work as well as a 30 min. fly. it may look crazy to us but only the fish will tell the tail.

[@SavageFlies]

Absolutely right Robert! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)

[@thegoalie62]

Thanks Matt great fly to use a bag of craft store feathers on to quickly crank out a variety of colors. Congrats on the 20K subscriber mark!

[@srkeene2009]

As always, thanks for the great video. And congratulations on 20,000 subscribers!

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you! The channel is still plugging along, slow and steady. But it's still fun. :-)

[@kenb4685]

Great job Matt. Thankyou.

[@jbpipes9551]

Nice job. Puts me in mind of a damsel fly.

[@SavageFlies]

It does look a bit like a damsel fly nymph! Probably with an olive or medium brown marabou though. But good call!

[@rickbrown7067]

Matt, I had a guide use a similar fly in AK for grayling, it was hot. I’m going to make a few dozen up and see how they do here in WA. Thanks

[@Jd-yc3gw]

Good morning Matt. Congrats on reaching 20k subscribers. Enjoyed the video. It got me thinking about the flies I caught fish on this past season. For the most part none of them were extremely difficult to tie but certainly worked. One of the pike flies I used was tied similar to the one you just tied using a 4/0 hook, marabou, wire and some chenille with contrasting colors. It was home cooked recipe. Unfortunately I never took a photo or kept notes and I lost it to a pike. I plan to tie some pike hooks while l’m down here and maybe I can test them on the river to see if Stripers like them. Have a great rest of your week. Take care Matt.

[@SavageFlies]

Oh man, striper fishing! Now that is some saltwater fishing (or maybe it's semi-saltwater?) that they do here in Maryland. I'm always seeing the fishing reports but it looks like all the striper guys are in boats. Are there areas where we can striper fish in the shallows? I don't know much about it but I should probably figure it out. I do have that monster 9-wt I bought last year for all those snakeheads I haven't caught yet. And oh, thanks for the note on 20k. The channel is going to be four years old in March, and still slowly plugging along. Gotta run for now. Just got to the farm today for the three-day weekend. I'm not even going to try to get any time on the water in. The rivers are totally blown out, plus it's going to be in the 20s tomorrow. A good day to stay in.. Have a great weekend John!

[@Jd-yc3gw]

@@SavageFlies Was told there is Stripers in the Colorado River and Lake Mohave. Need to learn more about them. I have seen a few people fishing from shore but haven’t talked to them.

[@jthrash75]

Simple bugs catch fish. Those are a box filler, and will get the job done. Nice tie as always Matt.

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it my friend! And they're cheap to tie which makes it a lot easier to take when you lose them in the rocks. :-)

[@asaandrews3372]

I tie something like this in black with gold crystal flash and gold wire rib except I use ostrich earls for the Body works great

[@asaandrews3372]

Sweet video by the way!

[@SavageFlies]

Great note Asa! I have lots of ostrich (and emu) that I could try with this thing. Thanks for the idea. :-)

[@asaandrews3372]

@@SavageFlies I bet emu would be pretty sweet

[@jeffjackson5331]

Cool

[@martyrothman3933]

Wow 20 thousand 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@FlyTyer1948]

Looks nice & meaty. :-)

[@taboots67]

have you ever tied up a dragonfly a man on one of the fishing pages had one given to him and is looking for a video

[@SavageFlies]

I have tied a few but don't have a video of one. I'd just look for any foam extended-body patterns and you could adapt that to a dragon fly pattern. Maybe I'll do a video but honestly, I think I've still got the last two I tied a few years ago still in my bass box. :-)

[@stephenhegedus6930]

This could be fun to fish tied on jig hook too.

[@SavageFlies]

Good call Stephen! Even tied like this, it still has a bit of jig action.

[@frankmonroe8320]

Again I'm thinking a little more weight this might be nice through the ice.

[@SavageFlies]

Oh yeah Frank- or tie it on a jig hook and you'd have a sweet ice fly!

[@mortenthenorwegian2875]

[@nicksmith8019]

I'm thinking crane fly larva imitation

[@carlhughes9584]

Tie some real flies instead of easy streamers!