These little critters where my first taste of fly fishing at the age of 4, I was fascinated by them and have them in a glass jar by the side of a river or lake. I was started young in this business lol but the fascination never died thank god I missed this digital age where you can go fishing in the living room of your house.
ah the old boatman.. I used to love to watch them in the pool when I was a young lad.. What a wonderful pattern you did there.. wish I could afford a swiss vice set up.. carry on
Very nice Barry! My spring go-to pattern! I find the Water-Boatman/Back-Swimmers to be incredibly effective early (and late) in the season when there is less insect activity in still water. First thing in the spring, when the shallow dark bottomed bays are just warming I like to fish a pair of Boatman - one tied with a foam body and the other weighted heavy enough to sink the floater to best imitate the "dive down and drift upward" of the naturals with a twitch, twitch, twitch and pause retrieve. Seen plenty of times when you couldn't buy a bite on anything but a Boatman twiched along. A (weighted, hook point up) dragonfly nymph fished right on the bottom with a trailing floating Boatman also works very well for me. Thanks for posting! Hank
Great tip! Thanks for this Hank. Gotta try this Spring 2020. Planning a lake fly fishing trip in late June, early July near Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
@@nicolelewis1828 The boatmans seem to do best in cold water (late April, early May). In late June, early July (in Eastern Ontario) I favor scuds (tied with foam so they would float) fished on a sinking line and short leader dragging the bottom in 10 - 12 feet of water. A 20 - 30 cm pull pause pull works best for me.
@@hankvana2149 Thanks for this. I've tied foam boatmans before, but I have not fished the foamies with this variation that Barry tied. Tonight I tied a few in this style. I'm in Eastern Ontario, Canada. :-)
Hi Barry. I love your videos, they’re great! Can I ask a quick question, when you give the flies a quick ‘blast’ what is it that you’re using to do that?
Question please Barry. 3.57 when tying in the legs, you mentioned you need to correct your thread, sort it out. Do you spin it clockwise or anticlockwise to correct it?
Hi Jim, yes, if you spin your bobbin clockwise, your thread gets a round profile, if you spin it anti-clockwise it gets a flat profile with are good for different jobs. Watch the video: th-cam.com/video/0HmdSDxXC5I/w-d-xo.html
Barry have you tried hot melt glue for the air bubble or even some uv resin? Or would they make it too bottom heavy and make the fly sit incorrectly in the water? I’m just thinking here.
To be honest, I didn’t know Fish actually eat these. I’ve always seen them but never observed an eat. What do you use them for? I will be tying a few but not sure what to fish for.
Hi Jeff, well in Europe they are without doubt a popular trout food being the most number rich beetle in still waters, and there are, I don't know how many patterns to imitate them!
The feather bender thanks for the additional information. Where I live, in Tennessee, our trout fishing is mostly natural flowing rivers/streams and tail waters. There are a few mountain lakes that I rarely fish, but this pattern makes we want to fish those more. Thanks again, and I enjoy your videos. You need to make a few videos on the water for those of us less traveled to enjoy.
I use to fish with Boatmans with my grandpa. He got me hooked on them. He would tye his own version and we would kill the fish early in the morning on the lake.
Absolutely beautiful work Barry sir
Thank you Philip.
Beautiful. I’ve always seen them in the water but I didn’t know how to type them. Thanks! Tight lines🐜🐛🕷️!!!
Thanks
Best take in fly fishing. Trout smash water boatmen harder than an other fly I've used.
Thanks.
Awesome new fly & technique for us new tiers ! Mega Thx !!!
Glad you like it!
These little critters where my first taste of fly fishing at the age of 4, I was fascinated by them and have them in a glass jar by the side of a river or lake. I was started young in this business lol but the fascination never died thank god I missed this digital age where you can go fishing in the living room of your house.
Great Pattern Barry. I’m definitely tying this. Thanks.
ah the old boatman.. I used to love to watch them in the pool when I was a young lad.. What a wonderful pattern you did there.. wish I could afford a swiss vice set up.. carry on
Great little pattern, love it! 💕
I love the tips of the 'oars' :-) Thanks for this video. I will definitely be tying some of these!
Grate pattern keep them coming and thanks Tom
What a beauty!!
Wow that’s awesome, thank you sir for the lesson.
Thanks Jimmy.
Very nice Barry! My spring go-to pattern! I find the Water-Boatman/Back-Swimmers to be incredibly effective early (and late) in the season when there is less insect activity in still water. First thing in the spring, when the shallow dark bottomed bays are just warming I like to fish a pair of Boatman - one tied with a foam body and the other weighted heavy enough to sink the floater to best imitate the "dive down and drift upward" of the naturals with a twitch, twitch, twitch and pause retrieve. Seen plenty of times when you couldn't buy a bite on anything but a Boatman twiched along. A (weighted, hook point up) dragonfly nymph fished right on the bottom with a trailing floating Boatman also works very well for me. Thanks for posting! Hank
Thats great! thanks for the info Hank.
Great tip! Thanks for this Hank. Gotta try this Spring 2020. Planning a lake fly fishing trip in late June, early July near Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
@@nicolelewis1828 The boatmans seem to do best in cold water (late April, early May). In late June, early July (in Eastern Ontario) I favor scuds (tied with foam so they would float) fished on a sinking line and short leader dragging the bottom in 10 - 12 feet of water. A 20 - 30 cm pull pause pull works best for me.
@@hankvana2149 Thanks for this. I've tied foam boatmans before, but I have not fished the foamies with this variation that Barry tied. Tonight I tied a few in this style. I'm in Eastern Ontario, Canada. :-)
Wow, nice fly🙂
a little gem
Thanks man man.
The UV resin put a nice gloss onto the fly is that the effect you were going for or to make it a sturdy fly or both
Thanks Mike, Exactly, a bit of both!
Very nice thank u, I saw those rubber tubes and wonder what u use them for ha now I know thanx , what's the foam stuff used for ?
Hi Barry. I love your videos, they’re great! Can I ask a quick question, when you give the flies a quick ‘blast’ what is it that you’re using to do that?
Thank you, its a blast of a UV light that cures the UV resin.
Question please Barry. 3.57 when tying in the legs, you mentioned you need to correct your thread, sort it out. Do you spin it clockwise or anticlockwise to correct it?
Hi Jim, yes, if you spin your bobbin clockwise, your thread gets a round profile, if you spin it anti-clockwise it gets a flat profile with are good for different jobs. Watch the video: th-cam.com/video/0HmdSDxXC5I/w-d-xo.html
@Thefeatherbender thanks Barry. Your video link answered all my questions 👍
@@jimking7400 No problem Jim.
Would you fish it alone or with other flies on a 3 fly cast like a washing line?
Alone..
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Barry have you tried hot melt glue for the air bubble or even some uv resin? Or would they make it too bottom heavy and make the fly sit incorrectly in the water? I’m just thinking here.
No I haven't but I'm sure that both would work!!
I need some of theses, how can I order
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Hi ya Barry can I order a few of theses from ya
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To be honest, I didn’t know Fish actually eat these. I’ve always seen them but never observed an eat. What do you use them for? I will be tying a few but not sure what to fish for.
Hi Jeff, well in Europe they are without doubt a popular trout food being the most number rich beetle in still waters, and there are, I don't know how many patterns to imitate them!
The feather bender thanks for the additional information. Where I live, in Tennessee, our trout fishing is mostly natural flowing rivers/streams and tail waters. There are a few mountain lakes that I rarely fish, but this pattern makes we want to fish those more. Thanks again, and I enjoy your videos. You need to make a few videos on the water for those of us less traveled to enjoy.
The trout don't seem to go for the water skimmers.
Hi Nicole, skimmers or pond skaters as they are known in Europe don't seem to be that popular with trout, they don't taste that good I guess!
I use to fish with Boatmans with my grandpa. He got me hooked on them. He would tye his own version and we would kill the fish early in the morning on the lake.
Who's high ?