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Allen McGee
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2010
I'm interested in innovative and unique flies that look alive in the water using both traditional and modern materials and methods. I design many of my flies to match specific insect species and life stages. This way I can use soft-hackled fly patterns where they haven't been used before to match the hatch on the most technical trout waters. In addition to this channel, if you are interested in learning more insight and techniques about the types of flies I design and techniques used to fish them read my books: Tying & Fishing Soft-Hackled Nymphs, Spiders to Flymphs: The Evolution of the Soft-Hackled Wet Fly and Fly-Fishing Soft-Hackles: Nymphs, Emergers and Dry Flies. I am also available for fly tying and fly fishing presentations.
Salmonfly
The adult Salmonfly is generally thought of as the most exciting dry fly fishing experience. The early season trout are hungry after winter and these are the largest bugs of the season. This combined with the fact that the Salmonfly adults are trapped on the water fluttering, causing a commotion and are easy targets sends fish into a feeding frenzy where they lower their otherwise general selectivity and cautiousness and become akin to competitive eaters. The Salmonfly soft-hackled dry flies incorporates good floatation from the deer hair, wing movement from the CDC and a soft-hackled collar that imitations the legs of the bug moving and trying to escape the surface. Fish it dead drifted and with small rod tip twitches to imitate the behavior of the natural insect.
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Shop Link: www.ebay.com/usr/custom-flies-and-materials
Website: allenmcgee.blogspot.com/
Books:
www.amazon.com/Fly-Fishing-Soft-Hackles-Nymphs-Emergers-Flies/dp/0811716848/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=allen+mcgee&qid=1697843777&sr=8-1
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Salmonfly Nymph
มุมมอง 8214 วันที่ผ่านมา
The Salmonfly Nymph is a good pattern for prospect nymphing in many waters in the west including the Deschutes River, Madison River, lower Firehole River, Big Hole River, Yellowstone River and the Henry’s Fork. It is especially important to match in mid-May through mid-June on these waters when the nymph migrate to shore to crawl out onto land and hatch. During this time trout intercept the nym...
BRAHMA & CDC Soft-Hackled Nymph
มุมมอง 302หลายเดือนก่อน
The Braham & CDC is a double soft-hackle nymph that has great action and movement in the water. The two feathers act different went fished. The webby yet denser Brahma Hen Saddle feather creates an overall sturdier built look to the fly. The CDC hackle is much softer and moves more independently in the currents. The gold tinsel adds an element of segmentation to the body. This is a good fly for...
Spider Bite
มุมมอง 379หลายเดือนก่อน
This pattern is one of my favorites for prospect nymphing. The holographic tinsel reflects light and is very visible even in small fly sizes. The Orvis Spectrablend thorax has a small amount of reflectivity and sparkle also, but mainly serves as a contrasting proportiong to the slim abdomen. The soft-hackled collar is tied with a soft grizzly hen cape feather and has both contrast in the feathe...
Contrast Winged Wet Fly
มุมมอง 151หลายเดือนก่อน
The Contrast Winged Wet Fly is a a good classic type design meant to be primarily as a prospecting fly pattern. It is at home in many water types but I think it shines in riffles and runs of freestone streams. This fly would be one of my first choices for fish with a nice bamboo fly rod. It will take you back. Shop Link: www.ebay.com/usr/custom-flies-and-materials Website: allenmcgee.blogspot.c...
PMD Surface Emerger
มุมมอง 445หลายเดือนก่อน
This mayfly emerger imitates the Pale Morning Dun and Pale Evening Dun found in many western waters. It’s a highly effective fly fished in the surface film to selectively rising trout. It can also be fished sub-surface to imitate either the nymph emerging into the dun or a crippled emerger that cannot make it to the surface. Either way, it’s imitating the most vulnerable life stage of the mayfl...
Sulphur PMD Bead Head Contrast Nymph
มุมมอง 1572 หลายเดือนก่อน
This is one of my best prospecting flies as it can be fished deeper through holes and runs where the big fish live. The contrast dubbing body includes UV light reflecting synthetic dubbing combined with soft and buggy rabbit fur to combine into an eye catching appearance in the water. The Brahma Hen Saddle tail and hackle collar are very webby and have good movement in the water currents or eve...
Adams Winged Wet Fly
มุมมอง 1462 หลายเดือนก่อน
This is my interpretation of the classic Adams dry fly turned into a winged wet fly. It incorporates the original's color schemes and overal design. This pattern is a good one for fishing freestone waters with wet fly presentation tactics. It's also a fun fly to tie. The contrast in the feathers is one of the main factors to the effectiveness of the fly as it catches the eye. Try this fly this ...
Grannom Soft Hackled Dry Fly
มุมมอง 1772 หลายเดือนก่อน
This fly pattern is effective for imitating Brachycentrus adult caddisflies as a dry fly on the surface or as a sunken adult. The shuck is a sign of vulnerability that trout key in on when targeting their food. The bulkier body of the fly is another element that represents the caddis. Even dead drifting on the surface, the soft-hackled collar, representing legs, will have some movement from the...
UV Grannom Contrast Pupa
มุมมอง 1872 หลายเดือนก่อน
The Grannom Caddis Pupa is a match the hatch fly pattern to imitate the swimming, rising pupal stage of the soon to emerge adult caddisfly. This stage is highly targeted by trout because it's more of a guaranteed meal than the adults that quickly fly off the surface. The shuck on this fly imitates the beginning of this emergence stage. It's a visual trigger for the trout. The Riverfly UV Contra...
Iso Emerger
มุมมอง 3192 หลายเดือนก่อน
This fly is intended as a match the hatch pattern for selective trout, especially for rivers like the Upper Delaware system that have good populations of this species and on which trout heavily feed through the summer months. The fly imitate an emerging dun, the most vulnerable life stage. Trout will rise and eat this fly even if there are not a lot of them on the surface as Isonychia are a fav...
Olive Stonefly Nymph
มุมมอง 5003 หลายเดือนก่อน
This fly specifically imitates the Little Olive Stonefly that is found in many western rivers. It is also a good prospecting fly. The soft-hackled collar and tail are examples of how to use a gray Brahma Hen feather and an art marker to change the color for the fly. The Little Olive Stonefly has more movement built into it from the Hares’ Blend dubbing and some flash from the Holographic Tinsel...
King Nymph
มุมมอง 1883 หลายเดือนก่อน
The King Nymph is one of my favorite prospect nymphing patterns because of the effectiveness of the materials and the appearance of life in the fly when it's in the water. Peacock herl is always a good material for nymphs because of it's iridescence. The rabbit dubbing's soft fur and spiky guard hairs move in the current and help the fly to have more action along with partridge feather soft fib...
Full Bloom Wet Fly
มุมมอง 3713 หลายเดือนก่อน
This wingless wet fly is highly effective for prospect fishing. The shape of the hook is important to the overall appearance of the fly as it creates the impression of body movement. In and even out of the water the fly has a lot of action from the chickabou thorax and the soft India hen neck feather hackle collar. The goose biot adds segmentation to the appearance of the abdomen and the mottli...
Hot Spot Pheasant Tail Emerger
มุมมอง 4593 หลายเดือนก่อน
This fly is one of many variations of the Pheasant Tail Soft-Hackle that I tie for different intended purposes. In this case, it’s a hi-vis mayfly emerger. It features a trailing shuck in combination with the tail to imitate the nymphal shuck being shed. The thorax is a combination of soft rabbit fur that absorbs water to help keep the fly drifting sub-surface and sparkle dubbing that reflects ...
Ostrich Caddis Soft-Hackled Dry/Wet Fly
มุมมอง 1.1K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
Ostrich Caddis Soft-Hackled Dry/Wet Fly
Might cheat and add some rubberlegs too
Allen, do your ever fold the soft hackle feather completely before winding? Natural Bison hair matches the salmon fly exactly. Pick some up when you are hiking in Yellowstone. I think bright orange is way overused on salmon fly imitations. My samples show they have more rusty orange olive and are more bison brown black dominates the underside of the bug. I love your pattern style and will use for all my damp stonefly imitations. Thanks!
One thing I love about your tying is that you use natural materials. Something that has been lost in today's world. Nice to see a salmonfly pattern without foam. If you were to tie the same pattern in a golden stone adult what would your recipe be?? Thxs so much Allen I've learned so much from your tying!!
I would use Superfine Amber dry fly dubbing for the body with brown ribbing and Seal Brown mixed with Amber color for the head. The hackle and wing would remain the same. Thread would be Yellow. Thanks for the compliment about the materials, though I do incorporate modern synthetics tastefully as I find them good at creating different effects that contrast with natural materials in a complimentary manner.
What a great bug Allen!!! It’s such a breath of fresh air to see someone tying with natural materials! The fly tying world has turned into using so many synthetics. Thxs for showing how you bend your hooks. I would never have thought to use heat.
Awesome pattern Allen!!! Would you be able to tie some of your adult golden stone patterns and the nymph version also that are in your book? I have learned so much from reading them and I’m very excited to try some of your patterns here on the Henry’s Fork !!! Thxs so much I love your tying please keep videos coming !!!
I can do that. Thanks for watching.
Great looking soft hackle. Thanks for sharing.
Nice one thank you again
Very nice. Great pattern.
Very nice fly and tie thanks
Cool pattern
Wonderful dry fly pattern. Which Metz black feather type is used? Thanks much. Creekfisher1
Grizzly Metz Hen Cape. I use a Prismacolor PM-95 Light Tan art marker to make it black and tannish brown color.
Cool pattern, Allen! That should certainly be a good searcher.
Interesting fly . Thanks
Nice tie fly and commentary. Thank you
Nice looking wet. Did you use one or two feathers for the wing, I couldn't tell? Thanks Allen.
This fly has one feather for the wing.
You are a great tyer Allen...I have both your books and have learned so much from them...keep up the good work!!!
Huge fan of your work I love the use of the soft materials in your patterns where can I get those dubbings
The link to the shop has the Riverfly dubbing.
Looks great for the spring! I will have to tie a few of these up. Thanks for the video
What color dubbing would you use for a sulpher and march brown as in the same pattern
I like Superfine dry fly dubbing. The colors are pretty accurate in general though you always want to examine the natural mayfly body colors on each waterway you fish as they vary slightly. I would start with Sulphur Orange and March Brown Superfine mixed with a little tan Superfine dubbing and then compare to the naturals. You can mix more yellow into the Sulphur dubbing or more tan into the March Brown as required.
Another super tie!!!
Love this fly as well !
Super fly thank you
Very nice fly , haven't seen that one before I will get to work on it today .
Very nice pattern
Nice one thank you
A really nice fly and great, you´re giving such a detailed explanation. Only you tricked me badly with the tail: Following the photo and the material-list the tail should have some pheasanttail-fibres, too. I was waiting for quiet a while for the magic trick, how to apply the pheasanttail after making the thorax, until I realized, it won´t come and you´re tying a different version...
That is a great fly. I really appreciate your descriptions of what the fly is about, and it's purposes. Well Done!!!
Very nice fly
Neat. A Leisenring-Hidy style Flymph
Hmm reminds me of a carrot? Nymph/flymph
It darkens when it gets wet and turns in a amber, orange color. Soft-hackled nymph.
Ive been tying and fishing for 30+ years and i love wet fly fishing the sudden rail of the tight line swing strike ,my favorite over any other style also ive found its essy to fool a rising trout with a well swung and current tight risen wet fly then a dry fly
Great tie fellow ling rodder I tie a pattern something similar,no tail the main body is a sulphur green/ chartreuse turkey biot I run black holo tinsel over the back then rib with green utc wire ,then olive brown/ brown uv ice dub for thorax ball then a wrap and half of Partridge, something about the two tone body effect under the soft hackle it hammers the trout in the freestone creeks and spring creeks hete in northcentral Pa where i live
Nice. I love fishing the spring creek in PA. One of my first trips many, many years ago was to make a pilgrimage to the LeTort. At the time the LeTort Regulars benches and table where still there behind Fox's house. It was a true fly fishing history lesson and help me progress as an angler.
There is a lot of TH-cam videos that can help you with those hideous heads you make. Dang, they are ugly. I know some folks like a bulbous head, and thats great, but yours look terrible.
Nice tie thanks
Nice fly and tie. Thanks
Nice tie fly and explanation
Great looking fly! That extra weight allows the fly to swing deeper in the water column.
Very nice tie indeed, Allen! Great technique.
Very nice fly and tie. Thanks
Thanks for watching.
Great Bug Allen...I have both your books and have learned so much from them...please keep posting tying tutorials!!!
i used 2 colors of ostrich to try and achieve a similar effect
That,s a good idea. I did that with my Ostrich Caddis fly.
Another gem for the box I had no idea ostrich came in mottled colors where did you find those great bug as always
I have a plume I bought years ago that is mottled but can't find it for sale anymore. Such is in the fly fishing and especially fly tying, things change fast. As a substitute you can use the fullest, light brown herl you can find. This seller has some nice colors, in this case caramel, though not mottled: www.ebay.com/itm/154812350383?var=454917457659&itmmeta=01HPGFFTWTV4SSZDPDGDNPP71H&hash=item240b88ffaf%3Ag%3A9foAAOSwI5JjfuqO&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8HyJBjEx7Z6hN0wEUiuuAbbSSMn9pP%2B2RvD4SX4so1HWWat5xJipSswc3WLPRAE631jlCL7UdTQ0GGG0FP9rODaqYFSENavHklljdeCOZhsUcgGmWL1tmivb9xVIJK3uGddYN3UOnpwP7bxjC%2BCDNOfMCwdics4md0RO%2Be8fKSwy%2BeLkQWTex4izXol%2B4LgNMR7BUqsW1gVpcwzMWeTqVRqLai69a9gStM59daPkf7t7qZiRKUBJ8NBx21Mu4sVDDcvBtiWDyquYAJSV%2FY3wsOEi8mnMKsXQtNH%2FM9wqmlkV2x00yQsCAnXA9wlZ6N93oQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMvq6_j7Rjight
do you fish other sizes love to fish soft hackles
I also tie this fly in a #16. Smaller than this the Vinyl Rib is too big for the fly.
Gidday Allen. Fantastic looking fly. Thankyou.
Thanks
This is a brilliant fly great job the only thing ill say is sometimes its nice to see flies like this wet at the end thank you for a great pattern
Thanks.
Neat little fly except for the hook. A straight shank , down eye hook will greatly increase your hook ups.
What color was the EP fibers and is there one color that you would suggest as a do all?
I recommend the Caddis Gray ME for mayfly wings, the Spinner White for mayfly spinner wings and some brighter nymphal shucks and Lemon Grey for caddis wings and shucks. This fly is tied with Lemon Grey. If only one colore perhaps the Caddis Grey ME. But, buying the three I mentioned will allow you to use these for wings and shucks on many flies and each package will last a while.
Sharp little fly there!
Very nice tie, Allen! I looked for you at the Atlanta Fly Fishing Show. Take Care, Dave
No bodkin with a hole to push your hackle? Use an empty pen tube!