Fly Tying a March Brown Spider - Soft Hackle Wet Fly Pattern
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- This version of the March Brown Spider is from Dave Hughes "Essential Trout Flies" and originally came from Sylvester Nemes' "Soft Hackle Fly" from 1975. This is a great mayfly soft hackle when the March Brown's are hatching, or even when there is no hatch and you need an effective searching pattern.
Hook: #10-16 1x long wet fly
Thread: Brown or rusty orange
Rib: Gold oval tinsel, medium
Body: Hare's mask mixed with sparkle yarn
Hackle: Brown partridge
Dave Hughes fly tying books used in this series
"Essential Trout Flies," by Dave Hughes. amzn.to/3lbCZYX
"American Fly Tying Manual," by Dave Hughes. amzn.to/3niNL1q
"Wet Flies," by Dave Hughes. amzn.to/33ac3lQ
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Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know in the comments if you have any tying tips you would like to share or if you have any patterns you would like to see tied here.
I also love tying this with red or orange thread. Leaves a nice color on the head
very nice thanks for sharing
Why do we need another one? Because it is a Dave Hughes fly, that’s why!
Ha! You're going to be an expert in the history of fly tying before you know it. Thanks for watching my friend. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! :-)
Even though very similar flies may have been shown other places, Savage Flies is the only fly tying channel I watch so I'm happy you shared it!
Ha! I'm certainly glad you watch my stuff. (And I know I've been putting out a lot of videos lately. I'll probably slow down to maybe three a week in January.) But also, yours is the only art channel I watch. I did once have aspirations of being a cartoonist and used to watch a guy named Jazza. I haven't in years, but just checked his channel. And yep, still there. Now with more than 5 million subscribers. Wow! This guy is making a comfortable living on TH-cam. :-)
One ofbmy favorites too. My only difference from your fly is that i use bright orange thread.
Will definitely be tying a few for my box. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Layton! It's definitely one of those easy patterns that can still be great fish catchers.
@@SavageFlies Love fishing wets and such a simple pattern can really turn them out.
I like how you often fold the hackle back and wrap it it before trimming the tag end. Also liked the sparkle added to this dubbing. Great looking fly. Thank you Matt for a great video.
Great on matt love fishing soft hackles.
Thanks Hugh. I'm about to start a new series on all-fur wet flies. I've never really tied any of them but we'll see how it goes. PS: I love the brassie you just tied. I've never really made any of these but probably should. :-)
@@SavageFlies they are fish catchers for sure.👍
As always a great vid
Thank you my friend; much appreciated Alexander!
Now we both feel better that you buried that errant piece. I favor a pronounced head on this type of head & most nymphs anyway.
The leftovers from that hackle can be used on other types of flies - the tip for caddis wings & the rest for tails or legs.
You and me both, Bob. I always tell myself, just leave that crazy errant fiber! And then I can't help it. :-)
Love fishing them soft hackles
Oh yeah, these can be the ticket when nothing is feeding on top (but it looks like they are!) Thanks for watching Russell. :-)
I love fishing this pattern.fish catcher for sure.thanks for sharing Matt.keep on doing the videos.love em!!.
Thanks Mike! This might be the last soft hackle for a bit... I'm wanting to try some of the all-fur wet flies. Maybe start a series of those. :-)
I have been doing few them and they look nice.camt wait to fish them
Lovely fly, that one will catch fish. Thank you
Thanks Lee. Always appreciate you watching my friend!
Good looking fly Matt. I like your method of locking in the hackle tip - but I always forget to try it!
Thanks Daryl- and I keep forgetting the Dave Hughes method of tying in the partridge first before the body or tail! I guess old habits are hard to break. :-)
You're so funny with the remain fiber behind hook eye, tour monologue I mean😄😄
Thanks for sharing! KANSAS
Thanks Jack; appreciate you watching my friend!
Sir Matt good morning, I love waking up and seeing that I have a notification for a new video from your Channel.
I love wet soft hackle flies it blows me away how something that looks so simple yet elegant can catch fish and I really love to tie them that's what I started on. Great colors on this fly I really like the scissors you use I have to get me a pair of those it seems like everytime I use mine I always leave a little stub and yes those one fibers and Subs always bother me lol. Thanks for sharing Sir Matt can't wait for the next one.
Good morning Edward! I always appreciate the kind words. Make sure you watch tomorrow morning. Not a tie, but I'm going to be reviewing a Montana Mongoose vise that I'll be giving away here in December. Of course, I haven't done the video yet but I'm going to try to tonight. Have a great day my friend!
@@SavageFlies that's awesome I use his little brother The Spider Cam Rotary Vise.
Thanks for the video . We have a lot of March Browns on the creek that runs through our farm.
No trout thought only Blue Gill and red eye Bass
Oh man... bluegill on a fly can be some fun summer action! I've got one creek out at my farm (Town Creek in Oldtown, MD) that gets stocked in the fall and the trout last until about March. After that, it's warmwater bass and bluegills. I put away the small flies and delicate presentation and start splashing some big foam hoppers. Fun times. :-)
Very cool little and simple fly!! 😊
Thanks Clyde! Simple flies seem to be my specialty lately. :-)
Thank you for the great video. I saw this in David Hughes' book, tied one and when down to the river. Just before dusk, my buddy and I came across some feeding trout. We both tried different flies but nothing worked. As soon as I tied on this march brown spider, BAM I got a nice fat trout on my line. Thanks again for sharing. I am subscribing.
Thank you my friend; that is a great story! And I appreciate you subscribing to the channel. Cheers. -Matt
Thanks for sharing Matt a cool fly as you say a bit different from the usual March brown
Thanks Tom! Appreciate you watching my friend. Cheers. -Matt
That is a gorgeous fly Matt
I need to tie some of these up
Thanks Dave-- I've been keeping it simple lately. :-)
Congrats on the 1k+ subscribers my friend!
Thanks man! It's been a long grind but we might start making a little bit to be able to give back soon. Thanks for the support Jason!
Fly names can be deceptive. The March Brown in Europe is different from our MB in the states. I've always viewed it much like the Green Drakes of the east being different than those found in the west.
Just noticed the number. Congrats, Matt, on reaching the 1K!
You are absolutely right Jim! There are quite a few flies with the same name that couldn't be more different from each other. The east vs. west green drakes are a great example. I guess any fly without a unique name that is simply named after a bug is apt to have a few variants. And another one... how many flies have been called the Pink Lady? Probably a few. :-)
Nice pattern matt, love the hackle on this one. Keep the videos coming my friend. You're awesome man!!
Thank you buddy! Make sure to watch tomorrow... the Montana Mongoose vise review and giveaway. :-)
@@SavageFlies never miss a video man
I sent u a couple e mails last week not sure if u got them or not
@@michaelrollins1370 Let me check. I was out at the farm (sketchy internet out there) so might have missed them...
This fly really seems to me that it is almost the universe wet soft (fly, flymph,nymp-esque). I am always catching more fish on flies that have a gold rib mmmm I wonder why? Thank you Matt I really look forward to your new ties.
Thanks James! And yeah, a gold rib just seems to do the trick sometimes. I wonder what the first fly with a wire rib was. That would be an interesting bit of history to know. :-)
Great Fly, awesome work.
Do you do any flies with foam?
Hey Pablo, thanks! I do a few with foam. There is a foam wing caddis I tie a lot but haven't made a video of. I did a video a while ago of a foam hopper if you want to see that one. th-cam.com/video/YAWHGelIsFI/w-d-xo.html. And I'll probably do a few more in the spring right before terrestrial season.
I’ve had more success with this pattern than any other soft hackle. Especially in stillwater