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Excellent production gentleman. Grew up learning to fly fish over in Haynes Hollow/Rider Hollow and am ashamed to admit never knew the history of where I was fishing or the flies that were handed to me. I was always more focused on the fish. I did wisely hang onto some of my great grandfathers flies in hopes of replicating them one day though which I think it might be about time to make an attempt at. I’ll have to try and stop in next time I’m in your neck of the woods to pick up some flies and materials to take a crack at it.

What an excellent video. Spent my childhood learning to fly fish up in Haynes Hollow/Rider Hollow and never even knew you guys were there! Never quite got into tying but still have some of my great grandfathers flies I’ve been meaning to try my luck at making some copies to fish. I’ll have to try and stop in next time I’m in your neck of the woods.

You wonderful souls are truly fighting the good fight for us anglers out here in this small, topographically-challenged, tax-free state we call home. If there is any info available to review with regards to volunteering with your efforts, please share it with me - I would absolutely put my heart and soul into any efforts devoted to MAKING DELAWARE TROUT FISHING GREAT AGAIN!

Back in the 70’s I began hunting waterfowl so I could afford to have lemon wood duck flank any time I wanted lol lol

Excellent video and outstanding work Gentlemen! 🤝👏👏👏👏

Excellent!

Biggest fish is always the one that got away 😂

Happens to me all the time!

The level of love and respect for the passion and friendship is my favorite part of your videos! 👍

I hope to find one friend like anyone of you fine gentlemen! Fly fishers around my way are arrogant and ignorant, so learning is slow! Great video

You guys wanna pursue some Brookies with me once it cools off?!

great job on the video. I so wish I could find spots in nj like this.

Amen, brother!

Nice video. I met Seth last fall at the shop.

Nice video guys, looks you had fun doing it too, and good singing also. tight lines and thanks.

I just started back into trout fishing in ‘21 riding up to the Catskills from Long Island. I’ve not been to the Museum, but this video tells me I should. Maybe a visit will give me some ideas to improve my fly tying.

Hearing Seth talk about perfection it reminds me of what Dali once said "Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it". BTW, Seth ties beautiful flies that look as close to perfect as any I've ever seen.

Mighty Joe YoungAL

I think you can use the the tag end that points up for your dropper with this knot if you want to. Less tangles perhaps. One of the benefits of this knot vs the triple surgeon. I'm a huge fan of your videos, thank you for what you do!

I have read that back in the time of Darbee and Dette spade hackle from the shoulder scapula of an old barnyard rooster was used for tying Edward Ringwood Hewitt's Neversink Skaters. What is the source now for the equivalent hackle that meets or exceeds the length, stiffness and concave quality? Also, if there are any Skaters at the museum or in collections, do any of them have a sharp outer concave to concave edge or were they always tied to have a "close enough" edge?

Let's go boyz!!!!!

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Bahahaha

Sub only for Phil ...music

Would be great to have such a group at home. The focus from the guys learning to tie and the explanation of how you see a good fly vs a poorly tied fly. Then the pursuit of perfection

Ok, but the leg strength to pedal a bike WAIST DEEP is crazy.

Hahaha!! Awesome Phil Collins song too!!

nocap 😭😭😭

For me it’s the guy throwing a tennis ball to his dog up stream, and you’re 8 miles in.

Beautiful video

Outstanding presentation - thanks for sharing! 🎣

Thank you for this video - loved every second of it! 🎉 I’ve only been to this region once in my life and it is something that I’ve never forgotten. 🎣

I love to fly fish but all most walk away from it completely long ago because of all the number of trout flies and sizes there was. No internet in the early 90's, and the attitude with most of the season fly fishermen back then was if you didn't spend at least $200 or more on a fly rod, you would never be able to throw a line correctly. Just as I was about to give up completely, a person I met at a fishing show me how to fly tie an all-black Clouser minnow and directed me to a location on a river where stripers, bluefish and Hickory shad could be caught. He called the Hickory shad the " poor man's tarpon ". I 've been hook ever since.

…a wonderful film. Unfortunately I never had a chance to meet ant of these brothers of mine… I’ve lived long enough to see the decline of my favorite stretch of the Esopus river in Phonecia. My father took me there in1969 and we camped in the park on the river; it was magical. 20 years later I returned there and the campsite had been converted to a “tubing” launchpad site with bus loads of people from NYC. It was heartbreaking. I’ve been tying and teaching fly tying my entire adult life; my grandchildren may never get to experience the magic I experienced…

Wonderful video would you consider more 😊

Just so! 😊

What a great video. Thanks.

What a great film! I was at the Dette shop this past spring and I think its the ideal for what a fly shop should be. and the nearby museum is a treasure. Fished the Willowemoc and did pretty well on a #14 and 16 pheasant tail soft hackle. Have been tying like a fiend for 50 years here in Maryland and no sign of getting bored. Recently retired, I guess I should join the guild and get up there more often! There would be enough new water to keep me busy the rest of my life.

Wonderfully done documentary guys! I love getting to see a snippet from inside of one of the most cherished regions in fly fishing history here in America, the birthplace of the Catskills dry fly, and a few of the legends still continuing to share and teach the old ways, techniques, and history of the region to those willing to learn and listen. Thank you for sharing!

fellow Guild member here, great video! I was wondering the name of the song and artist of the credits song?

👍👍👏 My first course was in a little neighborhood fly shop in Windham, Maine. I've been hooked ever since!

Does anyone know what the name of the fly is that John Apgar said first started as a Christmas ornament? Sounds interesting.

Solid work! That was a lot of fun! I felt like I was at a tying night with some amazing tyers. Nice!

I thoroughly enjoyed the personal interviews and the stories shared by these guys. Great production. These guys pump you up to go tie some flies.

Very enjoyable video, watching from Ireland

This documentary was great! loved every second. I met John Shaner in Lansdale at Bob's Shop and he helped me get my first couple materials, he taught me a few techniques too. I met him further at the Lancaster and Edison Show at the Hardy booth. Great guy and mentor. I was ecstatic to see him in the documentary. Ya'll make great content, keep it up!

I was at your store Wednesday. I drove up from NC and bought around $55 in flies. Great customer service! No success with catching anything that day and Thursday. I eventually ended up in deposit NY and no fish caught either. Guess it was my presentation on the water. Only ones that were successful that day were in drift boats on the west Delaware

Absolutely incredible video! Love the passion these gentlemen bring to their craft and the work they’re doing to keep the traditional patterns alive. I’ve had limited experience in the Catskills but it’s a very special place. I hope to spend time there in a few years once I’m retired and would the opportunity to learn from these men.

I fish the Catskills (not good) I also tie flies. This is such a great video. Thank You.

As someone relatively new to all this, I'd like to ask why so many down eyes? I keep thinking a hook should have an up eye so the pattern rides in the water at a better angle. I do like the look of the style shown in this video... I practiced on the "mop" fly and similar as I've only been at this 6 months or so...but I want to learn the "old school" patterns. They just seem more alive!!