Help support my work and pick a few up of my website here: www.mainely-outdoors.com/product-page/gfa-hopper Or time it up with these materials: Foam: collabs.shop/xiyd8j Hook: collabs.shop/x5rs27 Thread: collabs.shop/u7tunr Wing: collabs.shop/gmawft Legs: collabs.shop/5obhxj Dubbing: collabs.shop/skxetl
So. I'm gonna ask a stupid question. Would you be willing to do some tutorial videos on the basics of fly tying, going over tools and whatever? I'm wanting to get into tying, but I don't know where to start.
There’s lots of videos on beginning tying. I inherited a vice many years ago. The first thing local flyshop owner sold me was Charlie Cravens Basic Fly Tying book. I read it cover to cover 6 years ago. It was around $30. I’ve literally spent thousands of dollars since then 😂. I have to say it was the best $30 I spent, still refer to it often. Just get an inexpensive kit to start, if you don’t like it your not out much. I’ve hopped on both feet, probably be at the flyshop tomorrow! 😅 Hope you get into tying. Nothing like catching fish on flies you make, especially ones you design for specific circumstances. Good fishing to you! Have fun! 👍👌🎣
If you put two holes in a water bottle cap and bend that razor blade into the inside curve, you can secure it with some small zip-ties. Use the space in the middle of the razor for the zip ties. It safely trims away elk, deer, and moose hair and would really help you speed through finishing the heads on your hoppers. 1. It's a bottle cap. 2. You live in Maine, you have zip ties. 3. The cops can't stop you.
Awesome fly! I’ll definitely be making some. I’m going to tie knot in back legs to give it a bend. ( I also tie one almost the exact same. I made a version of the local Llano bug, also a Great fly. These are my “Go To” flies to catch fish.) Largemouth love em! Thanks for sharing this! 👍👍👌🎣
Help support my work and pick a few up of my website here: www.mainely-outdoors.com/product-page/gfa-hopper
Or time it up with these materials:
Foam: collabs.shop/xiyd8j
Hook: collabs.shop/x5rs27
Thread: collabs.shop/u7tunr
Wing: collabs.shop/gmawft
Legs: collabs.shop/5obhxj
Dubbing: collabs.shop/skxetl
The way you tied the hair was my favorite part. Thanks!!
I love this pattern. I mainly fish terrestrial flies for coarse fish, this one looks fantastic.
This is a fish catching hopper. Thank you for sharing this tutorial
Thanks for sharing !
I used to use live hoppers to catch trout, you see catching the trout is the easy part, the hopper on the other hand... Great substitute!
So. I'm gonna ask a stupid question.
Would you be willing to do some tutorial videos on the basics of fly tying, going over tools and whatever? I'm wanting to get into tying, but I don't know where to start.
There’s lots of videos on beginning tying. I inherited a vice many years ago. The first thing local flyshop owner sold me was Charlie Cravens Basic Fly Tying book. I read it cover to cover 6 years ago. It was around $30. I’ve literally spent thousands of dollars since then 😂. I have to say it was the best $30 I spent, still refer to it often. Just get an inexpensive kit to start, if you don’t like it your not out much. I’ve hopped on both feet, probably be at the flyshop tomorrow! 😅 Hope you get into tying. Nothing like catching fish on flies you make, especially ones you design for specific circumstances. Good fishing to you! Have fun! 👍👌🎣
Very good fly, had the most success with a version using black foam and brown dubbing.
Thank you for your info. I’d like to try this!
I like that hair stacker!
If you put two holes in a water bottle cap and bend that razor blade into the inside curve, you can secure it with some small zip-ties. Use the space in the middle of the razor for the zip ties.
It safely trims away elk, deer, and moose hair and would really help you speed through finishing the heads on your hoppers.
1. It's a bottle cap.
2. You live in Maine, you have zip ties.
3. The cops can't stop you.
This is the exact hopper I’ve been fishing the last two weeks… and I didn’t even know it!
So neat and amazing to watch this... Wish I had the talent and equipment to tie flies too... Awesome job!
Get some locking needlenose pliers or find a way to jig it up and get it to hold at this angle, then hit a fly shop and buy materials
Awesome fly! I’ll definitely be making some. I’m going to tie knot in back legs to give it a bend. ( I also tie one almost the exact same. I made a version of the local Llano bug, also a Great fly. These are my “Go To” flies to catch fish.) Largemouth love em! Thanks for sharing this! 👍👍👌🎣
That's a sweet one there!!
I should get some for my trip out to Spearfish Canyon this year!!
What size hook are you using in the video ?
Love it ❤❤
Love it
What size hook was this?
Can you tie a tungsten nemec stone fly ?
Bug it out to give it a nice brushy look.
Where do you get your materials to make the flys
Mostly fly fish food and Jstockard there are no fly shops in my area
I also hunt for a fast majority of my feathers and furs.
couple of my Chernobyl Ants are constantly landing on their back. Any idea what i am messin up?
Sounds like the hook needs to be a little heavier.
I should be sleeping but I can’t so at least I can watch this video 😅
Just imagine using yellow thread.
Bad ass
#FLIES
Prosto i efikasno.
I gotta listen to this video on mute because that vocal affect you're putting on is unbearable.
edit: nevermind, its all your videos.