Thanks Marty! I just checked the weather and it looks like it's not going to be too bad for us tomorrow. But then it's 19 degrees outside right now and I keep having to go out and thaw the water in one of my rabbits' pens. :-)
Good morning Matt.Great looking bug.We have this book,going to look through it after breakfast.Bracing for the storm.Jim Cantroy from the weather channel land landed in Charlotte at 4 AM.Calling from 1 to 2 feet or more of snow.Warning of power outages are out.We have a small generator and a wood stove.Looks like several days at the bench. Take care in the storm Matt. Ken and Linda
Oh my gosh, 1-2 feet of snow is no joke! Our forecast just changed to 1-2 inches on Sunday. So it looks like we're going to escape the brunt of it. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you don't lose your power. Good luck Ken and Linda!
Yeah, you see that use of biot as a bug body a lot more out in the Rockies or the Black Hills in South Dakota, where I go quite a bit. It's actually pretty slick. That extra protection actually gives the fly a little more armor protection. Those flies can really take a beating if you hit rapids.
Nice fly Matt! Definitely gonna give this one a tie. I have found since tying that I really have to fight the urge to over hackle my flies when I'm tying. I'm always telling myself " just one more wrap" and it's always that one more wrap that's too many but I'm work'n on it ,lol. Take care and thanks for sharing.
I do that too! Maybe it's because I've tied enough with too few hackle wraps and when I'm done I think, "Well, that looks pretty scraggly!" I guess we just keep practicing. :-)
Good morning Matt! This is a really nice fly i’ve never seen the goose Biot’s tied like that very interesting I’m gonna give this one a try! Thanks for all you do bro!!
Good morning Matt. Sounds like a great book will have check it out. This is a cool looking fly will be adding to the box. PS my hoodie and sticker came yesterday love them. Will wear proudly and sticker is going on truck window. Have a great weekend my friend.
Thanks Matt for another nice video, the book sounds interesting. The golden stone looks very nice, the biot seemed to be effective making the shell back. It should catch fish.
Nice looking fly interesting way to tie in the biots with the wire. Another one for the list! Thanks for the video Matt and be safe with the imposing winter storm.
Perfect timing with this fly. I just purchased my first packages of Goose Biots yesterday. A cool technique in how they are used in this fly. Great looking fly and another great video Sir. Thank you Matt.
Ha! You're in for a treat Jeff... goose biots can be tricky to work with! They're slippery, you drop them all the time, and you usually have to flip one of them around to get the tips pointed away from each other. So if your first few flies with them don't look perfect, don't worry about it. You'll get the hang of working with them. :-)
@@SavageFlies Thank you for the information and heads up concerning the Biots usage. Good luck with Izzy. Looks like some nasty weather headed your way. Be safe.
Glad I found your channel, you have made tieing so much more fun and easier for me, thanks so much. By the way, I love the fly pattern. Have a great day!😀👍
Great tie Matt. I really have good luck with any type of yellow stonefly in my area. That’s for adding another one to my arsenal. I might try to tie it on a jig hook and make it into a Czech nymph.
Good morning Matt. Enjoyed this mornings pattern. I will have to try this one even though it uses those biots ( we discussed this before 😀) . We are still enjoying the break from the colder temps and we are forecasted to get to 36F today. They are telling us that we will be back in the deep freeze by mid next week. It was a nice break while it’s lasted. Need another ☕️ so take care Matt. Hope the storm isn’t too bad or misses you.
Yes! Enjoy that mid-30s weather while you can. We're at 19F outside right now. My rabbits are a bit chilly but they don't seem to mind as long as I keep their water from freezing. :-)
Thanks Jim! It looks like we might be spared the bulk of the storm tomorrow. They've changed the forecast to 1-2 inches here in the DC area so I think we're going to be fine. :-)
Thanks Thomas! I got two other books from the "Favorite flies for..." series. Eric Naguski's for Pennsylvania and Mike Valla's for the Catskills. Small hardback books, but decent prices. I should be doing the reviews over the next few weeks.
Definitely a cool looking fly Matt Never thought of using biots that way Will have to try this one out Can't wait for the book review Thanks for the video Matt
Cool little bug. Biots really give a realistic look for sure, though not the easiest to work with. Still, I like them and practice makes better. 😀. Thx Matt.
Looks like a great stonefly pattern can we assume the black stone pattern from this book is same fly with black ingredients. If not would love to see that one as well. At any rate we’re looking at a snow day here in Georgia tomorrow and this fly looks like my project.
Yep Tony, you called it right. Black everything, including bead, except for the wire. Sanchez does call for silver wire on his dark version. And the PT version is more like the light, but pheasant tail for the body, and peacock herl for the thorax. Both are pretty sharp bugs. :-)
I am not good with bead head flies. :-) However; this fly really looks like a catcher. Thanks for all your videos. I like the information you provide about the fly before the tie-up. Be careful, out driving it is icing up here.
Thanks! Yes, it sounds like the roads are going to be tricky tonight, but it's going to warm up tomorrow and they downgraded our forecast to 1-2 inches. So we should be fine here in Maryland. Fingers crossed. :-)
Good morning Sir Matt, a good looking bug this morning. I will give these a try for sure. Another question, what kind of wax do you use? My seem like it's real soft and slippery almost like no tact?
Thanks Edward! I use the Hareline Touch Dub wax. It's not quite as soft as the Wapsi, which is almost like a Chapstick. But it's not as firm as the really hard stuff. I think it's a good middle ground. Here's what I use: www.tridentflyfishing.com/hareline-large-touch-dub-wax.html
hey Matt, nice pattern! I was wondering if you could do more patterns that incorporate the feathers from a guineafowl skin? We hunt them quite often where I live so I have a bunch of them
You know Arne, I do have one guinea fowl whole skin (in a natural gray), but I can't recall any patterns that call for anything but the wing feathers. I'll look for some and add something to my to-do list. There are some pretty cool looking body feathers on this thing. :-)
@@SavageFlies yeah the really are! I think you could use them for most patterns that use other types of soft hackle but i do have a book about south african fllies and flytying so I'll check if any of those patterns use it
Thank you Matt for another great pattern! I like the different technique on the goose biots. I know beaded flies catch fish and help the fly to sink into the strike zone, but I always wondered why the bead doesn’t spook the fish. It just doesn’t look natural to me. Besides it’s sinking properties, do you think it is actually an attractant? Like a hot spot maybe. Can’t wait for the book review and thanks for the info on Mike Valla. Continued blessings my friend
Great question Mark, and lots of folks have wondered the same thing. What a shiny bead really imitates is the air bubble so many nymphs have on them that help them rise and hatch. Of course they help the fly sink and get into the zone, but lots of naturals have a tiny air bubble that the fish will sometimes key on. But also keep this rule of thumb in mind... don't use a shiny bead unless the sun is out. If it's an overcast or cloudy day, the fish won't really see the air bubble on the naturals so a big shiny bead could spook them a little. That's when I switch to a dark bead, or no bead. And also keep in mind, toward the end of the season in heavily fished water, a lot of fish have been caught by flies with a bead so they will reject them immediately. That's when I usually try something crazy that I know they haven't seen a thousand times already that year. :-)
That makes sense. Thank you for the tips. I didn’t realize that the sun would figure into it. I watched a gal named Carol Phillips on TH-cam do a presentation to a fly club on the history of fly fishing. It was awesome. Thank you for your response.
Thanks for the start of another great day Matt to you and all my brothers and sisters up north please stay warm people you're all in my prayers
Thanks Marty. Blessings
Thanks Marty! I just checked the weather and it looks like it's not going to be too bad for us tomorrow. But then it's 19 degrees outside right now and I keep having to go out and thaw the water in one of my rabbits' pens. :-)
Good morning Matt.Great looking bug.We have this book,going to look through it after breakfast.Bracing for the storm.Jim Cantroy from the weather channel land landed in Charlotte at 4 AM.Calling from 1 to 2 feet or more of snow.Warning of power outages are out.We have a small generator and a wood stove.Looks like several days at the bench. Take care in the storm Matt. Ken and Linda
Oh my gosh, 1-2 feet of snow is no joke! Our forecast just changed to 1-2 inches on Sunday. So it looks like we're going to escape the brunt of it. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you don't lose your power. Good luck Ken and Linda!
Yeah, you see that use of biot as a bug body a lot more out in the Rockies or the Black Hills in South Dakota, where I go quite a bit. It's actually pretty slick. That extra protection actually gives the fly a little more armor protection. Those flies can really take a beating if you hit rapids.
Cool to hear Ryan. Maybe Sanchez was one of the folks who helped make it popular out there. :-)
Yup! Another one for "the list"! Thanks Matt, looks like you're one the wet side of the coming storm, rather than the icy side. Stay safe.
Yep, I think we're going to escape the brunt of the storm on Sunday. I think my family back in GA is going to get it worse than we are!
Nice fly Matt! Definitely gonna give this one a tie. I have found since tying that I really have to fight the urge to over hackle my flies when I'm tying. I'm always telling myself " just one more wrap" and it's always that one more wrap that's too many but I'm work'n on it ,lol. Take care and thanks for sharing.
I do that too! Maybe it's because I've tied enough with too few hackle wraps and when I'm done I think, "Well, that looks pretty scraggly!" I guess we just keep practicing. :-)
Good morning Matt! This is a really nice fly i’ve never seen the goose Biot’s tied like that very interesting I’m gonna give this one a try! Thanks for all you do bro!!
You got it Scott! I appreciate you watching man. :-)
Good morning Matt! I really like this bug!! I’m definitely going to try tying it up!! Thank you!
Thank you Barbara! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
@@SavageFlies I got my mugs today!! I love them! Thank you Matt!!
Really like the use of the biots (back & tail). Well done!!
Thank you Rollin! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Good morning Matt. Sounds like a great book will have check it out. This is a cool looking fly will be adding to the box. PS my hoodie and sticker came yesterday love them. Will wear proudly and sticker is going on truck window. Have a great weekend my friend.
That's great Karl! I appreciate it my friend. Have a great Sunday!
Thanks Matt for another nice video, the book sounds interesting. The golden stone looks very nice, the biot seemed to be effective making the shell back. It should catch fish.
Thanks Lee! I think you're right and apparently it's fairly popular out west. :-)
Nice looking fly interesting way to tie in the biots with the wire. Another one for the list! Thanks for the video Matt and be safe with the imposing winter storm.
Thanks Mike! It looks like we're going to escape the brunt of the storm this time so the rest of the weekend should be okay around here. :-)
Great fly. Going to have to put a few in my box for early spring. Thanks Matt! Enjoy your weekend my friend.
Thanks Todd! You too my friend. :-)
Hi Matt a great fly and a novel way of using the goose boots which I will definitely use to make this version! Thanks
Thank you David! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Sweet fly!! I appreciate the way you take the time to explain the process, as a newbie it really helps!! Thanks Matt for sharing!!
Stoneflies are one of my favorites to tie. I definitely like this one. Thanks Matt.
Thank you Mike! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Perfect timing with this fly. I just purchased my first packages of Goose Biots yesterday. A cool technique in how they are used in this fly. Great looking fly and another great video Sir. Thank you Matt.
Ha! You're in for a treat Jeff... goose biots can be tricky to work with! They're slippery, you drop them all the time, and you usually have to flip one of them around to get the tips pointed away from each other. So if your first few flies with them don't look perfect, don't worry about it. You'll get the hang of working with them. :-)
@@SavageFlies Thank you for the information and heads up concerning the Biots usage. Good luck with Izzy. Looks like some nasty weather headed your way. Be safe.
Interesting use of biots. I've not seen that before. Thanks for another fun tying idea!
Thank you Troy! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Glad I found your channel, you have made tieing so much more fun and easier for me, thanks so much. By the way, I love the fly pattern. Have a great day!😀👍
Thank you Jim! I appreciate it my friend. And encouraging comments like these certainly help keep me going. :-)
Great tie Matt. I really have good luck with any type of yellow stonefly in my area. That’s for adding another one to my arsenal. I might try to tie it on a jig hook and make it into a Czech nymph.
Good call Michael; I think this would hang perfectly on a jig hook.
Good morning Matt. Enjoyed this mornings pattern. I will have to try this one even though it uses those biots ( we discussed this before 😀) . We are still enjoying the break from the colder temps and we are forecasted to get to 36F today. They are telling us that we will be back in the deep freeze by mid next week. It was a nice break while it’s lasted. Need another ☕️ so take care Matt. Hope the storm isn’t too bad or misses you.
Yes! Enjoy that mid-30s weather while you can. We're at 19F outside right now. My rabbits are a bit chilly but they don't seem to mind as long as I keep their water from freezing. :-)
Thanks Matt, another nice fly.
Thank you! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Thanks Matt, looks like a very fishable pattern.
Thank you Monty! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Great pattern and explanations. Guess you can do this in different colors. Thanks!
Thanks Bengt! And yes, you can definitely mix up the colors a bit in this one. :-)
Hi Matt. Thanks for another Great Tie , like them all . Another add to my to do list 👍
Hey Matt☕️☕️
Love stone flies, hope y’all don’t get hammered during this winter storm 👍
Thanks Jim! It looks like we might be spared the bulk of the storm tomorrow. They've changed the forecast to 1-2 inches here in the DC area so I think we're going to be fine. :-)
Another nice fly Matt. Easy and quick. Keep the good stuff coming.
Thank you Dave! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
That fly will fool plenty of those Savage River trout, Matt.
I think so Jim! Of course it's not usually my fly choice that gets me skunked, but my terrible casting. :-)
That is a cool pattern Matt. It's different but very nice.thanks for the video
Thank you Mike! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Thanks for another great tie! Love how you present and explain while tying! Interesting use of the biot.
Thank you Sally! I appreciate the kind words. :-)
Great looking fly, looking forward to the review of the books you bought.
Thanks Thomas! I got two other books from the "Favorite flies for..." series. Eric Naguski's for Pennsylvania and Mike Valla's for the Catskills. Small hardback books, but decent prices. I should be doing the reviews over the next few weeks.
Nice stonefly. I like how you did the biots. Thanks Matt
Thank you Chad! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Truly like this fly. Can't wait to see the book review. Again, nice job Matt!
Thank you Nich! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Oh nice, going to tie up a few of these for spring
Thanks Matt. Great looking trout catching bug.
Thank you James! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Good looking fly going to have to try this one
Thank you Lora! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Great pattern, Matt. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.
Thank you Todd! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Definitely a cool looking fly Matt
Never thought of using biots that way
Will have to try this one out
Can't wait for the book review
Thanks for the video Matt
Thank you Dave! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
as always great tying matt. thanks see ya joe
Cool little bug. Biots really give a realistic look for sure, though not the easiest to work with. Still, I like them and practice makes better. 😀. Thx Matt.
Same here Clyde! Biots always give me headaches. :-)
This is gonna be a killer on the river! Also, it's a super simple tie.
Just ordered this book. Scott's style really resonates with me - simple and subtly different.
Excellent Philip! I hope you found a good used copy as the new ones on Amazon are a bit pricey!
@@SavageFlies Yeah, $6 on thriftbooks . The new ones were a little rich for my blood.
Nice tie! Thanks for sharing your! KANSAS
Excellent pattern Matt and thanks for sharing
You bet Layton; always appreciate it my friend. :-)
Nice work Matt.
Thank you Paul! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Looks like a great stonefly pattern can we assume the black stone pattern from this book is same fly with black ingredients. If not would love to see that one as well. At any rate we’re looking at a snow day here in Georgia tomorrow and this fly looks like my project.
Yep Tony, you called it right. Black everything, including bead, except for the wire. Sanchez does call for silver wire on his dark version. And the PT version is more like the light, but pheasant tail for the body, and peacock herl for the thorax. Both are pretty sharp bugs. :-)
Nice looking fly.
Thank you Nina! I appreciate it my friend. :-)
Nifty design.
Hi Matt. great as usual.. Reg
I am not good with bead head flies. :-) However; this fly really looks like a catcher. Thanks for all your videos. I like the information you provide about the fly before the tie-up. Be careful, out driving it is icing up here.
Thanks! Yes, it sounds like the roads are going to be tricky tonight, but it's going to warm up tomorrow and they downgraded our forecast to 1-2 inches. So we should be fine here in Maryland. Fingers crossed. :-)
How ya doing Matt, nice video always great to watch.
Thanks Ryan! Always appreciate it my friend. :-)
Good morning Sir Matt, a good looking bug this morning. I will give these a try for sure. Another question, what kind of wax do you use? My seem like it's real soft and slippery almost like no tact?
Thanks Edward! I use the Hareline Touch Dub wax. It's not quite as soft as the Wapsi, which is almost like a Chapstick. But it's not as firm as the really hard stuff. I think it's a good middle ground. Here's what I use: www.tridentflyfishing.com/hareline-large-touch-dub-wax.html
hey Matt, nice pattern! I was wondering if you could do more patterns that incorporate the feathers from a guineafowl skin? We hunt them quite often where I live so I have a bunch of them
You know Arne, I do have one guinea fowl whole skin (in a natural gray), but I can't recall any patterns that call for anything but the wing feathers. I'll look for some and add something to my to-do list. There are some pretty cool looking body feathers on this thing. :-)
@@SavageFlies yeah the really are! I think you could use them for most patterns that use other types of soft hackle but i do have a book about south african fllies and flytying so I'll check if any of those patterns use it
@@arnehefer5749 Excellent! Drop me an email if you come across any patterns that I could tie. matt@savageflies.com
Thank you Matt for another great pattern! I like the different technique on the goose biots. I know beaded flies catch fish and help the fly to sink into the strike zone, but I always wondered why the bead doesn’t spook the fish. It just doesn’t look natural to me. Besides it’s sinking properties, do you think it is actually an attractant? Like a hot spot maybe. Can’t wait for the book review and thanks for the info on Mike Valla. Continued blessings my friend
Great question Mark, and lots of folks have wondered the same thing. What a shiny bead really imitates is the air bubble so many nymphs have on them that help them rise and hatch. Of course they help the fly sink and get into the zone, but lots of naturals have a tiny air bubble that the fish will sometimes key on. But also keep this rule of thumb in mind... don't use a shiny bead unless the sun is out. If it's an overcast or cloudy day, the fish won't really see the air bubble on the naturals so a big shiny bead could spook them a little. That's when I switch to a dark bead, or no bead. And also keep in mind, toward the end of the season in heavily fished water, a lot of fish have been caught by flies with a bead so they will reject them immediately. That's when I usually try something crazy that I know they haven't seen a thousand times already that year. :-)
That makes sense. Thank you for the tips. I didn’t realize that the sun would figure into it. I watched a gal named Carol Phillips on TH-cam do a presentation to a fly club on the history of fly fishing. It was awesome. Thank you for your response.