There is a fly from Aroostook County , Maine tied with a mylar body, the Slim Jim. The wing is grizzly hackle tips tied down wing style. It is a very effective pattern for brook trout.
Thank you for this tip! I just looked it up and I love it. I'm adding it to my to-do list. Here's the one I found: www.skinnymoose.com/wanderings/2011/05/07/the-mysterious-slim-jim-northern-maine%E2%80%99s-elusive-dry-fly/
Same here Jim! To me there was just some attraction to coming up with patterns, also many moons ago, that had a chance to catch fish. And it's been fun ever since. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️time. I enjoy the experimental flies especially when you show their use on the river. We are still up north. Haven’t gotten out fishing. Helping cleanup where we can after the wedding. Going to winterize my boat this week. Temps here were in the low 40’s the last couple mornings. Expect some freezing temps any day now. Should be home by Fridays video. Have a great week and take care.
Safe travels my friend! I'm still scrambling to get a couple extra videos made so I can take the week off and spend it camping up on Penn's Creek next week. Will be my first trip up there. I'm sure there will still be plenty of terrestrials out (it was 97 degrees here today), but hopefully some of their fall bugs will be hatching too. :-)
Good Morning Sir Matt, Your Matallic Mayfly looks amazing, and you now know it catches fish. Being an attractor fly it also attracted me,one of these has to go in the shadow box for sure. Thank you for this.
Your 6 inch trout was better than a skunk. Just like my 4 inch bass on Saturday. The little bead head (16/18) I was using was a pheasant tail with a muskrats dubbed body. Fortunately I found some bluegill as well. Thanks for the video Matt, I always enjoy seeing you fish. I ended up giving the bluegill spot to a young father with 2 early school age kinders in tow, his hook under a bobber was a little large, so a gave them a few flies to use as well.
@williamemmons8816 is right about the Slim Jim being a popular & effective brookie fly in northern Maine. It’s sometimes sold with a blue or dun hackle collar, red tail & a grizzly downwing. I haven’t fished it in decades, but it works on small landlocked salmon too. If you get a chance to fish in Maine, you might want to tie it in size 8 or 10 to use at dusk when the fish might take it as a white moth.
Great note Bob! After reading his comment I looked for the Slim Jim online and didn't see anything but a couple of saltwater patterns, and a few perdigon looking nymphs with that name. No wait... I think I just found it in an article called "The Mysterious Slim Jim; Northern Maine’s Elusive Dry Fly." www.skinnymoose.com/wanderings/2011/05/07/the-mysterious-slim-jim-northern-maine%E2%80%99s-elusive-dry-fly/ I do like this pattern. It reminds me of the red-tailed mosquito from Stetzer's "Flies, the best 1000." I think I'll add it to my to-do list. :-)
I keep some opal tinsel caddis and some multicolor tinsel mayflies in my box. A flashy mayfly can be a lifesaver during a spinner hatch when the trout are spoiled for choice. Sometimes it helps to have something that stands out. I also recommend the patriot by Charles Meck, a Pennsylvania classic.
Oh my gosh, I didn't think anybody has even heard of the Patriot! That was one of the first 2-3 flies I tied on this channel about three years ago. Just don't go back and watch it. I was terrible back then. (Mine was a trude wing where all the others out there I think are upright Wulff style wings.) But it is a pretty cool looking dry fly!
Beautiful spot on that river Matt. At 80 degrees I already would've soaked my neckerchief and hat for a little evaporative cooling, works great. When I glanced at the thumbnail for this I thought you named it the Metallica Mayfly 🎸 If you decide to name it, White Lightning would be cool. I'd say your experiment was a success. When opal mirage tinsel came out, a tier wrote in one of the fly mags that he used it for a body and had so much success he never used anything but. Maybe you should experiment with that too if you haven't already. Great video Matt, you rock!
Thanks Joe! I do have some spools of opal mirage and pearlescent tinsel. It's pretty cool looking stuff. I like using it as a rib through fuzzy bodies. And yeah, huge Metallica fan here so don't think that didn't dawn on me! Speaking of White Lightening... you might have to have been a George Jones fan to remember this line: "I asked my old Pappy why he called his brew, White Lightening instead of Mountain Dew." What a fun song that was. And here you go if you're not familiar with it: th-cam.com/video/WE5pM1HXxlI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JSQXw9pOmMisZiud Okay, I've got four nights to finish three videos so I can take the week off at Penn's Creek next week. Solo camping in the Airstream, fishing from sunrise until I'm too tired. I can't wait! But I did want to mention that I just got my last order in, with six packs of emu. A material I've never tied with until tonight. So Friday's video will be an Emu and Orange, and the next one is going to be some yet-to-be-named emu panfish nymph. I had some fun at the vise tonight! Getting close to bedtime here. Have a great rest of the week!
@SavageFlies awesome vacation. Emu, fly tyer had a tier tie a bunch flies using emu. Supposed to have a website too. Can't remember his name or the issue 🤔 if I find it I'll let you know. There was a really good movie about moonshine, the song at end was cool. Can't remember the lyrics, my brain is fried.🫣
Hey Matt, when I first started to learn to fly fish, K-Mart has a sample pack of flies and there was a mylar body one. It had a red tail and blue hackle and the Blue Gill in Rocky Gap tire it up. I would say it was about a 14 or a 16.
Unique pattern. You may want to try tying one with gold mylar to imitate sulphurs during late spring/early summer hatches. Great video and a nice area on the Savage.
Thanks! I wish I could do that more often. I can easily tie and make videos a couple nights a week, but I usually only get out on the water once or twice a month. Except next week. I'm taking the full week for fishing. :-)
Thanks! I'm two days away from taking the Airstream up to Penn's Creek for the week. Will be my first time up there. It should be a blast. :-) I'll send you pictures if I get into any nice fish!
I usually used a darker hackle and tail when I tied tinsel either as a body, or as a rib on my dry flies. I've never tried one with all white and a silver body. That seems like an awfully visible fly.
I really dig this fly. Thanks for taking us out to The Savage. I really like seeing your riverside videos. Thank you Sir Matt for all you do!
There is a fly from Aroostook County , Maine tied with a mylar body, the Slim Jim. The wing is grizzly hackle tips tied down wing style. It is a very effective pattern for brook trout.
Thank you for this tip! I just looked it up and I love it. I'm adding it to my to-do list. Here's the one I found:
www.skinnymoose.com/wanderings/2011/05/07/the-mysterious-slim-jim-northern-maine%E2%80%99s-elusive-dry-fly/
That is it! I have watched many of your videos, thought you might like one from my home state!
Love it Matt! Experimenting fly patterns, and if fish like them is what makes flyfishing so fun. It hooked me many moons ago. Enjoyed watching. 👍
Same here Jim! To me there was just some attraction to coming up with patterns, also many moons ago, that had a chance to catch fish. And it's been fun ever since. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️time. I enjoy the experimental flies especially when you show their use on the river. We are still up north. Haven’t gotten out fishing. Helping cleanup where we can after the wedding. Going to winterize my boat this week. Temps here were in the low 40’s the last couple mornings. Expect some freezing temps any day now. Should be home by Fridays video. Have a great week and take care.
Safe travels my friend! I'm still scrambling to get a couple extra videos made so I can take the week off and spend it camping up on Penn's Creek next week. Will be my first trip up there. I'm sure there will still be plenty of terrestrials out (it was 97 degrees here today), but hopefully some of their fall bugs will be hatching too. :-)
It's always fun to sit at the vise and make it up as you go..... Thanks for the ideas you share..
You're most welcome Gary! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Most excellent Matt. Great presentation.
Gidday Matt. Nice fly and great looking fishing spot.
Appreciate it Ken! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Good Morning Sir Matt, Your Matallic Mayfly looks amazing, and you now know it catches fish. Being an attractor fly it also attracted me,one of these has to go in the shadow box for sure. Thank you for this.
Cool to hear Edward! Hope you're having a great week my friend. :-)
I almost forgot, love the fishing portion of your presentation.
Well thanks Howard! I appreciate the comment my friend. :-)
In Missouri we do a blue mylar body tied in the crackle back style called a Bennet Blue crackleback. Very effective fly.
That's cool to hear Tom! I might have to add that one to my to-do list. The regular Crackleback was definitely a fun one to tie. :-)
Your 6 inch trout was better than a skunk. Just like my 4 inch bass on Saturday. The little bead head (16/18) I was using was a pheasant tail with a muskrats dubbed body. Fortunately I found some bluegill as well. Thanks for the video Matt, I always enjoy seeing you fish. I ended up giving the bluegill spot to a young father with 2 early school age kinders in tow, his hook under a bobber was a little large, so a gave them a few flies to use as well.
Great story Lee! You might have just created some future fly fishers. And that's what it's all about. :-)
Cool fly there Matt! Kinda looks like a Christmas themed fly. Beautiful stretch of water there. Have a great day!
Appreciate it Troy! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
@williamemmons8816 is right about the Slim Jim being a popular & effective brookie fly in northern Maine. It’s sometimes sold with a blue or dun hackle collar, red tail & a grizzly downwing. I haven’t fished it in decades, but it works on small landlocked salmon too. If you get a chance to fish in Maine, you might want to tie it in size 8 or 10 to use at dusk when the fish might take it as a white moth.
Great note Bob! After reading his comment I looked for the Slim Jim online and didn't see anything but a couple of saltwater patterns, and a few perdigon looking nymphs with that name. No wait... I think I just found it in an article called "The Mysterious Slim Jim; Northern Maine’s Elusive Dry Fly."
www.skinnymoose.com/wanderings/2011/05/07/the-mysterious-slim-jim-northern-maine%E2%80%99s-elusive-dry-fly/
I do like this pattern. It reminds me of the red-tailed mosquito from Stetzer's "Flies, the best 1000." I think I'll add it to my to-do list. :-)
I keep some opal tinsel caddis and some multicolor tinsel mayflies in my box. A flashy mayfly can be a lifesaver during a spinner hatch when the trout are spoiled for choice. Sometimes it helps to have something that stands out. I also recommend the patriot by Charles Meck, a Pennsylvania classic.
Oh my gosh, I didn't think anybody has even heard of the Patriot! That was one of the first 2-3 flies I tied on this channel about three years ago. Just don't go back and watch it. I was terrible back then. (Mine was a trude wing where all the others out there I think are upright Wulff style wings.) But it is a pretty cool looking dry fly!
Awesome Matt! Thank you!
Cool looking fly, Matt
That is a gorgeous river
Thanks for the video, Matt
It really is Dave! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Beautiful spot on that river Matt. At 80 degrees I already would've soaked my neckerchief and hat for a little evaporative cooling, works great. When I glanced at the thumbnail for this I thought you named it the Metallica Mayfly 🎸 If you decide to name it, White Lightning would be cool. I'd say your experiment was a success. When opal mirage tinsel came out, a tier wrote in one of the fly mags that he used it for a body and had so much success he never used anything but. Maybe you should experiment with that too if you haven't already. Great video Matt, you rock!
Thanks Joe! I do have some spools of opal mirage and pearlescent tinsel. It's pretty cool looking stuff. I like using it as a rib through fuzzy bodies. And yeah, huge Metallica fan here so don't think that didn't dawn on me! Speaking of White Lightening... you might have to have been a George Jones fan to remember this line: "I asked my old Pappy why he called his brew, White Lightening instead of Mountain Dew." What a fun song that was. And here you go if you're not familiar with it: th-cam.com/video/WE5pM1HXxlI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JSQXw9pOmMisZiud
Okay, I've got four nights to finish three videos so I can take the week off at Penn's Creek next week. Solo camping in the Airstream, fishing from sunrise until I'm too tired. I can't wait! But I did want to mention that I just got my last order in, with six packs of emu. A material I've never tied with until tonight. So Friday's video will be an Emu and Orange, and the next one is going to be some yet-to-be-named emu panfish nymph. I had some fun at the vise tonight! Getting close to bedtime here. Have a great rest of the week!
@SavageFlies awesome vacation. Emu, fly tyer had a tier tie a bunch flies using emu. Supposed to have a website too. Can't remember his name or the issue 🤔 if I find it I'll let you know. There was a really good movie about moonshine, the song at end was cool. Can't remember the lyrics, my brain is fried.🫣
Hey Matt, when I first started to learn to fly fish, K-Mart has a sample pack of flies and there was a mylar body one. It had a red tail and blue hackle and the Blue Gill in Rocky Gap tire it up. I would say it was about a 14 or a 16.
I can certainly envision that fly Earl. I bought plenty from my old K-Mart back in the day. :-)
Flashbou is one of my favorites dry fly body materials. Its 100% waterproof 😎
Yes!! And I think it makes a great dry fly body for that exact reason!
Great pattern, Matt. Synthetics make great body material. Thanks for sharing.
You bet Todd! I appreciate the note my friend. :-)
Nice tie Matt. This is a really cool Dry Fly. Awesome: Thanks for this great video. Have a nice day.
Appreciate it Jim! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Unique pattern. You may want to try tying one with gold mylar to imitate sulphurs during late spring/early summer hatches. Great video and a nice area on the Savage.
Great tip Ed! I just might do that. :-)
I'm seeing the gold side of that tinsel and maybe some other colors along with different colors of hackle. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.
Appreciate it Dave! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Good looking fly. Thx Matt 😊
Appreciate it Clyde! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Goodlooking fly matt do let us know of any future sucesses with it. Tks 😊
Lovely video. Thanks Matt.
Appreciate it Warren! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Great pattern Matt, it’s cool that you took us along to try it awesome job
Thanks! I wish I could do that more often. I can easily tie and make videos a couple nights a week, but I usually only get out on the water once or twice a month. Except next week. I'm taking the full week for fishing. :-)
@@SavageFlies awesome good luck 🍀 and l hope you catch a lot and video some and we get to see you catching the granddaddy of the all
Nice fly Matt. Love to see you fish on the Savage River.
Well I appreciate that Chad! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Pretty fish!
Appreciate it Ed! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Cool name Matt, and a nice bug😉
Thanks! I'm two days away from taking the Airstream up to Penn's Creek for the week. Will be my first time up there. It should be a blast. :-) I'll send you pictures if I get into any nice fish!
I usually used a darker hackle and tail when I tied tinsel either as a body, or as a rib on my dry flies. I've never tried one with all white and a silver body. That seems like an awfully visible fly.
Oh yeah, it definitely was pretty visible. But oddly enough, it floated pretty well!
I like it...
Appreciate it Randy! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Love your fly’s! Thanks… I believe you are saying calf tail??? Bad ears here!! Let me know if you get a chance.
Nice pocket water
Appreciate it Craig! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Neat
Hey a fish is a fish, better then no fish!!
Ha! I've had plenty of those days too Franky. :-)
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