Tying the Blowtorch (Euro nymph fly pattern)

[@TimCammisa]

Great looking fly, Matt, and thanks so much for the shout-out of my new book. Keep up the amazing content and Happy New Year!

[@leemowers9395]

Thanks for Sharing Tim. I love your work also.

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Tim! It really is a great book and I'm looking forward to giving it a thorough review. AND, I'm looking forward to trying a bit more Euro nymphing this year. You've inspired me to break out the 10-foot 3-wt. :-)

[@tomt5176]

@@TimCammisa Good luck with your book Tim!

[@stankosick4558]

Good Luck with the book, Tim. Not sure about the Euronymphing but I caught my first trout nymphing this past fall. So now I will have to try some more

[@BeyerOutdoors]

I own a signed copy of "Fly Tying for Everyone" and plan to buy his new book too.

[@leemowers9395]

Nicely Tied, thanks for sharing Matt. lovely nymph.

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it Lee! Hope you had a great Christmas my friend. :-)

[@jbpipes9551]

Solid pattern. Thanks for sharing it with us. I look forward to the release of Tim's book.

[@davehall2160]

It's one of my favorite flies, Matt The counter wrap was perfect Thanks for the video

[@SavageFlies]

You're most welcome Dave! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)

[@dalelinton7716]

Thanks for another fun tie to try out. I look forward to the book review video.

[@SavageFlies]

I appreciate it Dale! I hope you had a great Christmas my friend. :-)

[@joeduca8582]

Good to see you Matt! Nice tie, I like jig hooks. Tim is a great guy, looking forward to the review. Have a happy and prosperous New Year.

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Joe! We had a nice relaxing week at the farm. But it's always nice to get home. Hope you had a great Christmas and have a happy new year too!

[@AlAraujo-zr2nh]

Great looking fly. Happy New Year! Didn't do much fishing this year, but thanks to your videos I picked up a few great books and tied many flies. Thank you!

[@SavageFlies]

Well that's very cool to hear! Not that you didn't get to fish much, but that you got a few new books. I love tying books, but should probably spend 2025 just going through all the ones I picked up last year and haven't spent a lot of time with yet. :-)

[@AlAraujo-zr2nh]

@@SavageFlies Really enjoyed the history in The Founding Flies and Trout Flies, I think those were my two favorites. Have a great 2025!

[@tompeterson559]

Welcome back! I hope your time was relaxing. Nice fly. I like the hotspot tail. Thanks for tying the Blowtorch!

[@tomt5176]

G’morning Matt. Great pattern for cold water. Works great in other color variations too. Perfect choice to show the crowd this time of year.

[@SavageFlies]

Great to hear Tom! A couple folks said they've used a chartreuse tail and hot spot and that has worked well for them. Hope you had a great Christmas my friend. :-)

[@tomt5176]

@ Yes, very nice, white and quiet, thanks Matt. 🌲

[@bigdaddy99929]

Great ty. Gotta love those nymphs. Hope your Christmas was wonderful and you have a safe and great New Year’s!! Thx Matt

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Clyde! It was nice and relaxing. Cold for a few days but overall a nice break. Happy new year to you too my friend!

[@chevyguy6510]

Great fly for sure! Thanks Matt

[@SavageFlies]

Well I appreciate it Todd! I hope you had a great Christmas my friend. :-)

[@chrishenslick5482]

At 3:10 when your thread wrap caught the glow brite and laid it down perfectly I was like "YES!" Didn't even know i was that guy. It just happened.

[@SavageFlies]

Hahaha! I guess you are *that* guy. I probably am too Chris. Hope you had a great Christmas my friend. :-)

[@diecastrejuvenation7779]

Nice fly there Matt! Looking forward to that book's release. As a bibliophile, I can never have too many books!

[@SavageFlies]

I hear you Troy! I'm the same way my friend. :-)

[@jeffreystone7327]

Wow! I like the looks of this one. Looks like this would be a great tie. Also a book worth having. Thanks Matt. Wishing you and your family a very prosperous and Happy New Year’s. Thanks for all you do my friend. God bless.

[@stankosick4558]

Thanks Matt. Hope you had a nice holiday. I think this will be the first fly I tie with my new vise (got it for Christmukkah)

[@jimholland1592]

Good morning 😉☕️☕️ I saw Tim’s book the other day nice you are doing a review.

[@SavageFlies]

Thanks Jim! You're going to like it. It really is a solid book. His first one, "Fly Tying for Everyone" was solid, but it was fairly small. This one is much more substantial. I hope you and Joyce had a great Christmas and get off to a great 2025! Lisa and I are going to plan our vacations in a couple of days. I'll let you know when my week for the Smoky Mountains is. :-)

[@burtonbrocious171]

Tks Matt glad your back happy new year 😊

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it Burt! It was cold out in the mountains, but we had a nice relaxing Christmas. I hope you and the family did too!

[@ZacharyBobbie1611]

Good morning Matt!!! I appreciate the variety of fly patterns that you share with us! Even though I am at the academy, I still keep up with the videos! Tight lines! 😎🎣

[@SavageFlies]

Well I appreciate that! And I hope your schooling is treating you well. :-)

[@goldenvise]

That's a great-looking fly. Nice job. Happy New Year. :)

[@edwardchavez5627]

Good Morning Sir Matt, 🎊 🎉 Happy New Year. I love this fly , I’ve never tied one but I’m going to now. Keep them coming. As always thank you for all you do Matt.

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Edward! We did have a great Christmas. I hope you and the family did too and that ya'll have a great new year!

[@davidveilleux4688]

I'll probably never get into Euro Nymphing but nice looking tie . I'd probably try this fly while ice fishing. Happy New Years Matt . Looking forward to more videos in 25

[@SavageFlies]

Well I appreciate it David! I'm not big into Euro nymphing either. I do have a 10-foot 3-wt but I hardly ever break it out. Maybe I should give it more of a try this year. :-)

[@gordonmiller4439]

Happy New Year Matt!

[@Jd-yc3gw]

Good morning Matt. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family. I’m looking forward to Tim’s book being released and your review. We are still north of the border for at least a week to 10 days yet. We’ve had exceptionally mild weather through Christmas so hopefully that holds for a bit yet. Take care and all the best in the New Year ahead.

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you John! We did have a great Christmas. It was cold, but nice and relaxing. I hope you and the family enjoyed yours and you have a great new year too!

[@mikeney5113]

Happy holidays Matt. Thanks for sharing.wishing u the very best

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it Mike! Hope you had a great holiday and have a happy new year my friend!

[@denismcmahon8053]

happy new year Matt, keep the flies coming in 2025.

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Denis! I hope you had a great Christmas and a happy new year too my friend. :-)

[@derekfoland1440]

Merry Christmas!

[@SavageFlies]

Thank you Derek and you too my friend!

[@barbaraemerich1921]

Love the blow torch!

[@SavageFlies]

It certainly has become a staple for tight-line nymph fishers. I might just have to break out my nymphing rod more often this year. :-)

[@cernhutch]

Thanks Matt 👍

[@floydharlan2152]

A happy holidays to you Matt. Nice fly. Looking forward to the review. And a happy New Year's also. Went out coastal cutthroat fishing yesterday caught 2 nice 12 inchers

[@SavageFlies]

Nice to hear Floyd! Appreciate the note and I hope you have a great new year too my friend. :-)

[@dakotakid1380]

Nice fly. I will try this for panfish tomorrow.

[@SavageFlies]

Cool to hear! Good luck with it my friend. :-)

[@brianferguson9483]

Nice tie job bud 😊

[@SavageFlies]

Appreciate it Brian! Hope you had a great Christmas my friend. :-)

[@jamesvatter5729]

First time I tied one, I didn't have the flourescent orange for the tail. I subbed chartreuse. It worked fantastic!

[@SavageFlies]

You know Jim, I'll bet any color we typically use for a hotspot would work too. I'm thinking pinks, yellows, or reds. But I like your idea of chartreuse. :-)

[@douglasmcgraw1572]

Matt That Blow Torch is Hot, Panfish are gonna Eat it Up, Enjoyed the Video

[@SavageFlies]

Well thank you Douglas! I hope you had a great Christmas my friend. :-)

[@vrich3733]

👋Thanks Matt

[@oljimmy7.62]

Nice looking fly. Ive been tying a variation of this with a tiny tuft of orange marabou (I don’t have any fluorescent floss) for the tail and a copper wire instead of silver that seems to work well

[@SavageFlies]

Cool to hear! I think marabou would be a great version. It might actually have a slight bit of movement in the current.

[@everyoneknowsadave3580]

Love using the blowtorch and I’ve had loads of success with it … I use CDC as the collar … one point I don’t think you had the bead set correctly on the final fly … it started out great (directly behind the eye) but then somehow migrated down the shank 🤷‍♂️

[@SavageFlies]

I know, right?? I didn't catch that it slid up until I was about done. And when it's midnight and I've still got editing to do, I just went with it and thought hopefully it'll fish and won't fall apart on me. I guess we'll see. :-)

[@FlyTyer1948]

Hope you had a good Christmas. Any emus for presents? Did you mean for the bead to be on the main shaft of the hook rather than right behind the hook eye?

[@SavageFlies]

Hahaha! No emus for me, but you know what? Remember all the grief I got for pronouncing it "eee moo" as opposed to "ee MEW?" I saw the Liberty Mutual commercial recently and they pronounced it the way I originally did. That's probably the only place I'd heard it. Anyway, I feel slightly vindicated. Now as for that bead, nope, I totally did not mean for it to be that far up the shank. I got it right in my practice fly right before recording but somehow this one didn't seat all the way up. And I just didn't feel like redoing it late last night. Thanks for the note and I hope you had a great Christmas!

[@johnnylightning1491]

Just a question. The "shellback" on that fly will be on the bottom if I'm correct in thinking that fly will ride with the hook point up. I guess I'm just wondering why the shellback is on the bottom of the fly and not on the top as it rides in the water. I don't know, maybe I'm all wet. Keep the good stuff coming Matt.

[@SavageFlies]

That's a great question Dave and Tim actually addressed it in the book. His theory (or maybe it was Devin's) was that these bugs toss and turn so much under the water in the currents, that they're going to see it from all angles anyway. And I guess that's as probable as anything. :-)

[@CalyxCrewPodcast]

Why is the bead so far above the eye? ​@@SavageFlies

[@SavageFlies]

@@CalyxCrewPodcast Because I just screwed it up and didn't notice until I was done. ;-)

[@benperchalski4825]

Sounds like a nice Christmas for you though

[@SavageFlies]

It was Ben! Hope you had a great one too. :-)

[@benperchalski4825]

@SavageFlies I'm still on top of the dirt so....

[@DajuanGussie]

Great content, as always! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?

[@rudychavira5558]

If hook rides up is shell back seen?

[@SavageFlies]

That's a great question and one Tim actually addressed in his book. His take (and Devin Olson's) is that these flies usually tumble around in the current enough that it really doesn't matter.