Tying the Dancin' Ricky fly with Andrew Grillos

This one gets 'em! Stonefly or general attractor colors, tie it in any color combo you can think of.
Note: The dark gray foam I mention at 4:00 or so, is only available through flyshops, from Hareline Dubbin.
Check out the fly here:
www.umpqua.com/dancin-ricky/

[@JP24Mich]

Awesome stonefly pattern! I don't know how I missed this one from your channel, but can't wait to tie some up.
Cheers

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Great! enjoy, and happy tying

[@Trvl2hnt]

Appreciate the technique approach - Learned a few tricks- thanks!

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Great to hear!

[@rplecker]

This looks like an awesome fly and I can't wait to try tying it.

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Have fun!

[@andrewg658]

Thank you, Rich, you did an excellent job tying up this one from what i saw on instagram

[@rplecker]

@@andrewg658 thanks Andrew, means a lot coming from a talented guy I respect.

[@macraeflysfish1179]

really nice looking fly

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Thanks Macrae!

[@fishbeelowme245]

Killer! Bet that rocks on the Deschutes in May

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

It's definitely been proven there! Thanks!

[@jamesdennis4340]

This fly is taking off on the Bitteroot

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

i love it when the Dancin Rcky hatch is on

[@tozankyaku14]

Hey Andrew... I love that all your flies are super durable Personally I love foam and how it can survive the mouth of a brown trout like no other material (well maybe except kevlar), I did see on Umpqua that you tie a Trico pattern, will you be doing a video on that sometime? if you do (I know that smaller flies are harder to film) if you took a few minutes to show your prep as well, I think that it would help I noticed that all your materials are pre-cut (in this video, for example, how wide do you decide to cut the pieces for an individual fly? ) which saves time but I think that it might help us to see the process. regardless your flies are amazing thanks for the channel and the inspiration!

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Hey thanks for the feedback! I almost always explain proportions of stuff, but I neglected a couple in this video for sure. The width of the foam strips are all equal to the hook gap.
The trico pattern you saw is my "Spin Doctor." It's a quick little fly, I'll try to get that one tied on video soon.

[@Birdsandbows]

Awesome. I've been waiting for this fly, trying to find out it's name ever since it was mistakenly added to Field and Stream.

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Great! I'm happy to have this one uploaded!

[@CvS2016]

Is that an Ari Hart reel behind you. Love mine.

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Hi chris, I'm a total reel geek and have a decent collection that includes 5 ari T harts

[@JMhmmm1]

That is a Dornan's Water Walker. Been around a long time.

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

no clue there, bud

[@JMhmmm1]

LOL.
You tie a nice fly and no doubt you have had great success with this pattern. The water walker has been a winner for many folks for many seasons. Just don't try to pass this off as new pattern, bud.@@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517

[@chasepritchett333]

This is absolutely not a WW. Similar elements but an entirely different fly.

[@kellybarnes7242]

Hey Jerry. 🖕and tell Karen I said HI. Douche cannons everywhere

[@andrewgrillosflyfishingfly1517]

Hi Jer, Replying to mouth breathing cretin fly police cuts into my passion for aggressive inline rollerblading. Thank you for making the internet a safer place I bet the dancin Ricky is a little big for your local streams around boulder. Best of luck in your quest, be well