I really enjoy your enthusiasm and willingness to try things. I started tying flies in northwestern Louisiana in the early 80s, at a time when using a fly rod would cause people to come by your boat to ask what the heck you were doing. There were no places in the area I could buy fly tying materials, so I got almost all of what I used from craft stores or supermarkets. I tied dozens of dry flies using feathers plucked from a feather duster. I finally managed to save enough money to place an order for some actual fly tying supplies from a mail-order fly fishing store, but I still use some of those old materials to this day. Particularly the feather duster feathers which is still my go-to material for dry fly tails. Keep it up, always enjoy your videos.
Thanks for sharing Matt, I like to experiment also, that probably makes the purest cringe. But I also use the Bob Ross mindset “there’s no bad flies just happy little flies.” Have a blessed day my friend.
As a beginning fly tyerr I am a big fan of using less expensive materials to develop my skills. Last night I used tinsel pipe cleaner for the body of a leech invitation I think it turned out pretty well. Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment.
Your absolutely right Matt, I pick up material from all kinds of places. The fish don't care where it comes from, they just want something to eat. Lol 😆. Thanks for sharing 👍. Tight lines.
I think it's so important for new tiers to experiment with cheaper materials. As we all know this sport is not a money saver. Besides, the fish don't know how much we spend just to have a little fun. Thanks Matt for sharing
Ha! Thanks Nich. Somehow I don't think the Craft Fur Clown Streamer will make it in my book. But a few of my other experiments just might. Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Got my 1st fly tying kit for Cbristmas 2020.My wife also picked up 2 feather boas (red and green) and a pack of wavy Christmas tree tinsel. I used this material to practice until I got some "real" fly tying materials. Sometimes, I still use that kind of stuff to experiment, and I also got an old wig from my wife's Halloween costume (pink, purple, and blue) to add some wild colors to my streamers.
I have had great luck with craft fur on small streamers. Lots of motion For trout and crappie especially. A light bead or chain eyes would probably enhance the action. Take that fly the Wheatley and fish the east shore and I guarantee crappie! My go to fly there is a small craft fur streamer
I used some cheap dollar store diamond braided rope for this pattern and in order to make the rope look better I had to slope my scissors and cut all 3 tufts at once but it does work with some practice. As for silver tinsel I found some silver tinsel at a Joann’s Fabric Store
Good Morning Sir Matt, you can't go wrong with. 01 cent. I would like to see streamers with ep fibers, craft fur and Lazer hair dubbing. I have alot of those materials but I'm not sure how to combine them all.
I love this one! I have a ton of tinsel and have tried a few pieces and haven’t had a lot of success. I will continue to try some craziness with some of my bargain materials and see what happens. Thanks for keeping us alive for tying.
I've always thought tinsle is great for tying flies! Inexpensive, maleable (it can be twisted tightly), and comes in a variety of colors. This is a fun easy innovation that helps develop skills!
Thanks Tom. One thing I thought of trying is actually braiding tinsel. You know, take three strands, just like braiding hair. I wonder what that would look like on a body. Probably crinkly, but that could be cool.
Hi from Kansas City 🎣🌆 Dave Hughes. I've got a bag of (some day) items lots of fun. Pigeon feathers are great for all kinds of flys. The only thing is their really dirty and full of bugs and you have to clean them up. And debugger them. You don't want them with your tying stuff at all until clean. Thanks for your time and knowledge.🎣🤠 Dave Hughes
Good morning Matt. That is how I tied my first pike flies. I found that any darker over lighter color like a red over yellow seemed to work pretty well. Nice part is you can make lots and you will need to because the pike chew them up pretty good. I still have one of my originals left. It isn’t pretty but it worked. Take care.
Great comment John! This reminds me that I found one of the first flies I ever tied (from back in the mid-1980s) the other day. A cork-bodied popper, pretty ragged and rusted. Probably not worn out from catching too many fish though. :-)
Thanks for the great advice. With cheap materials I dont hesitate to try tying any sort of pattern. If i don't like the way it comes out i cut off the materialsand start again. Practice makes perfect. Or at least better.
Thank you Matt. What a perfect fly as I recently used up a hobby gift certificate to purchase some macramé in several colors to make some synthetic hair for fly tying. I bought polypropylene as it floats for other applications as well. Only problem is I made up plenty for myself and barely used up a small amount of what I now need to store. Wish you and your family well over the upcoming holidays.
Thanks Mark! I've had the same problem before. I've got several skeins of yarn I bought years ago and made all the dubbing I could ever need out of them and they're still pretty much full. :-)
I 've raided the Christmas tree every year since the 1980's... LOL There is even a rumor going around about my girls had to play with bald Barbie dolls and my streamers having long blonde hair wings... I know, it's silly... 🤣
Thanks Kyle, but no... I'd never even heard of it until you mentioned it here. I'm looking at this page now (deneki.com/2016/04/tying-intruders-funky-blob-fritz/) but can't really tell what might make a good substitute. The fur itself looks like of like the consistency of arctic fox, but that wouldn't really work if this "blob fritz" is on a stretchy core like this page says. Hmmm.... I might have to do some more research here.
The red thread give Bozo his nose. 😎 Thanks for sharing, Matt...and can you contain your excitement...this fly tying thing is not supposed to be fun. 🤣
Hey Matt I have been into aquariums for decades and this pattern is tropical fresh water fish a neon tetra they are 5/8 - 1 inches long . Greg in Jefferson city mo
Fine looking frugal streamer Matt. You said cheesy, looks like cheddar pimento bleu if it were cheese, but I like it. Jay "Fishy" Fullum ties a lot effective patterns with craft and household items. There's a few videos of him tying by various channels, he has some books out too. I use to go to craft stores a lot for materials. Your craft store "furs" were cool, looked like a nylon fiber duster I bought at our dollar store for tying streamers because "Fishy" used those fibers. Some holographic "icicle" tinsel in gold and a silver I got at Hobby Lobby for like 30 cents was made out of PVC, that's what the label said. I was going to use it for flash but it easily broke, I didn't think it would last more than one fish. I never thought of using it to wrap a body. Thanks for that! 🧀🤓👍PS, that color combo in the bass fishing lure world is known as Sexy Shad. Good choice 🤑🐟🎣👍
Hahaha... Sexy Shad, Fishy Fullum, and holographic icicle tinsel... great comment! And I'll bet we could use a drop of Super Glue on the body, and one strand of this Christmas tree tinsel would be as durable as any Mylar out there. Speaking of Jay Fullum, I just checked to see if he has any books available on Amazon and he's got one on tying with household materials. I'd never even seen this one! The paperback isn't available but there are a few used copies of the spiral-bound one. I might have to put this on my list. amzn.to/3D3AT82
@@SavageFlies Yeah, I guess he has 4 books. I read the kindle sample from your link. The krazy glue and zip kicker tip was in his creative column in Fly Tyer. He did a BIG tenkara bass fly once using a wild turkey body feather. They're beautiful feathers. A friend gave me a bag of feathers from a tom he harvested. I used 2 feathers as a collar on a small leadhead panfish jig, no body or tail, and gave it to him for his son. I told him it'll work on bass. He later told me his son caught a bass with it. :o) I'm pretty sure I did that before I read about Fishy's tenkara bass fly. Someday I'll use all the materials I've collected and tie some patterns, even that eyelash yarn I bought at the $tore after reading one his columns. 🤓👍Thanks Matt!!!
As a new tyer myself(less than 1 year), what flys for trout would you recommend a new tyer master for trout. I live in western NC and I love watching your Smokey mountain tying videos
For dry flies- the Elk Hair Caddis and Adams (both parachute and regular). And a foam hopper for next spring/summer. For nymphs, learn a here's ear and Prince, maybe a pheasant tail. That will give you a great start and these will catch fish anywhere. Good luck and welcome to the sport!
@@SavageFlies thank you my friend! I've dealt with a bacterial sinus infection for a week and I'm having knee surgery tomorrow. This will give me some free time over next 2 weeks to tie some
Thanks Matt, I'm a big fan of craft store materials, household items and a re-purposer, I even carry a pair of battery powered hair clippers and a box of zip lock baggies if the need arises while I'm traveling the highways and back roads. In my travels, most of the time I will stop at taxidermist shops to inquire if they have any unclaimed hides of furs or feathers that I might be able to purchase, I have been able to accumulate quite a big collection of items from across the country that I have not been able to hunt or fish myself.
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 Helllllllllllllllooooooooooo May, That looks amazing. Just got in three tries and so very unsuccessful. I must have cast a 1,000 times and made tons of changes. I just don’t get it, but will try again tomorrow. Maybe something will change 😉
I really enjoy your enthusiasm and willingness to try things. I started tying flies in northwestern Louisiana in the early 80s, at a time when using a fly rod would cause people to come by your boat to ask what the heck you were doing. There were no places in the area I could buy fly tying materials, so I got almost all of what I used from craft stores or supermarkets. I tied dozens of dry flies using feathers plucked from a feather duster. I finally managed to save enough money to place an order for some actual fly tying supplies from a mail-order fly fishing store, but I still use some of those old materials to this day. Particularly the feather duster feathers which is still my go-to material for dry fly tails. Keep it up, always enjoy your videos.
Love Christmas tinsel used it for a year now. Seems durable
Thanks for sharing Matt, I like to experiment also, that probably makes the purest cringe. But I also use the Bob Ross mindset “there’s no bad flies just happy little flies.” Have a blessed day my friend.
Hahaha! You're exactly right. I'm a purist in some ways (I do love the classics), but I've never been afraid of using foams or rubber legs.
Looks like fish catcher to me. Could call the craft store silver doctor. Tight lines matt.
As a beginning fly tyerr I am a big fan of using less expensive materials to develop my skills. Last night I used tinsel pipe cleaner for the body of a leech invitation I think it turned out pretty well. Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment.
You bet Ralph! I appreciate the note my friend. :-)
Your absolutely right Matt, I pick up material from all kinds of places. The fish don't care where it comes from, they just want something to eat. Lol 😆. Thanks for sharing 👍. Tight lines.
I think it's so important for new tiers to experiment with cheaper materials. As we all know this sport is not a money saver. Besides, the fish don't know how much we spend just to have a little fun. Thanks Matt for sharing
Great point Layton! If I took all the money I've spent on materials and just bought flies, I'd have ten times more flies. But that would be boring!
It's always fun trying new material, good looking fly thanks for sharing. Hope you have a good day.
Appreciate it Paul! And thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Morning Matt. I really enjoy your ties. This one is fun. Thanks again for your time. Hope you put some of these flies in your book.
Ha! Thanks Nich. Somehow I don't think the Craft Fur Clown Streamer will make it in my book. But a few of my other experiments just might. Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Got my 1st fly tying kit for Cbristmas 2020.My wife also picked up 2 feather boas (red and green) and a pack of wavy Christmas tree tinsel. I used this material to practice until I got some "real" fly tying materials. Sometimes, I still use that kind of stuff to experiment, and I also got an old wig from my wife's Halloween costume (pink, purple, and blue) to add some wild colors to my streamers.
I have had great luck with craft fur on small streamers. Lots of motion For trout and crappie especially. A light bead or chain eyes would probably enhance the action.
Take that fly the Wheatley and fish the east shore and I guarantee crappie! My go to fly there is a small craft fur streamer
Cool to hear Kevin! I think if I was really going to fish this concoction, I would have at least put some weight on it, and maybe a cone bead. :-)
That’s a fish candy looking fly for sure😆. Thx Matt.
Fun fun! My girls will love all the Color variations we can do. Thanks for the videos.
One of my favorite books. Christmas tinsel works well.
I think it should be the "Red Headed Clown". Interesting fly. It will be fun to see if it catches fish. Keep the good stuff coming.
Nothing like being resourceful. Nice fly Matt.
Awesome fly looks great you gave me a bunch of ideas 💡
Cool to hear Pat! And thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Love the clown pattern. I want to see you fish it on the savage river! The browns will love it.
There is a ton of usable materials in craft stores right after Christmas.You never know what you will find in the closeout bins.
Thanks for keeping it fun Matt!
Thanks Jim! I know these crazy synthetics aren't your cup of tea but I do appreciate you watching. :-)
Ha ha. Matt’s just havin some fun on this one! One of the many reasons this channel is so good to watch!
Ha! Thank you my friend. I do like to have fun. :-)
You know, some of the craziest flies I’ve tied have done a great job at catching fish.
I used some cheap dollar store diamond braided rope for this pattern and in order to make the rope look better I had to slope my scissors and cut all 3 tufts at once but it does work with some practice.
As for silver tinsel I found some silver tinsel at a Joann’s Fabric Store
Good Morning Sir Matt, you can't go wrong with. 01 cent. I would like to see streamers with ep fibers, craft fur and Lazer hair dubbing. I have alot of those materials but I'm not sure how to combine them all.
Thanks Edward! I haven't really used EP fibers yet but they're on my to-do list. :-)
Mega Thx Matt ! Great video showing us new tiers how to be creative & still have fun learning to tie
Cool looking fly Matt
Love to explore looking for new materials to try
Thanks for the video
Excellent fly, just got back from vacation and am happy to watch your videos. Great job Matt
Appreciate it Howard! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
I love this one! I have a ton of tinsel and have tried a few pieces and haven’t had a lot of success. I will continue to try some craziness with some of my bargain materials and see what happens. Thanks for keeping us alive for tying.
Thanks Marshall!
I've always thought tinsle is great for tying flies! Inexpensive, maleable (it can be twisted tightly), and comes in a variety of colors. This is a fun easy innovation that helps develop skills!
Thanks Tom. One thing I thought of trying is actually braiding tinsel. You know, take three strands, just like braiding hair. I wonder what that would look like on a body. Probably crinkly, but that could be cool.
Hi from Kansas City 🎣🌆 Dave Hughes.
I've got a bag of (some day) items lots of fun. Pigeon feathers are great for all kinds of flys. The only thing is their really dirty and full of bugs and you have to clean them up. And debugger them. You don't want them with your tying stuff at all until clean. Thanks for your time and knowledge.🎣🤠 Dave Hughes
Looks cool to me. How can you have any more fun than that for a night of tying? Thanks Matt. Super fun video.
Haha! Right you are Jeff. Hope you had a great weekend my friend. :-)
very cool matt... for craft store things....like it ... thanks matt ...see ya joe
Good morning Matt. That is how I tied my first pike flies. I found that any darker over lighter color like a red over yellow seemed to work pretty well. Nice part is you can make lots and you will need to because the pike chew them up pretty good. I still have one of my originals left. It isn’t pretty but it worked. Take care.
Great comment John! This reminds me that I found one of the first flies I ever tied (from back in the mid-1980s) the other day. A cork-bodied popper, pretty ragged and rusted. Probably not worn out from catching too many fish though. :-)
Thanks for the great advice. With cheap materials I dont hesitate to try tying any sort of pattern. If i don't like the way it comes out i cut off the materialsand start again.
Practice makes perfect. Or at least better.
Good one Matt, at 5-7$ for a component I can see why one can be discouraged from starting.
Thank you Matt. What a perfect fly as I recently used up a hobby gift certificate to purchase some macramé in several colors to make some synthetic hair for fly tying. I bought polypropylene as it floats for other applications as well. Only problem is I made up plenty for myself and barely used up a small amount of what I now need to store. Wish you and your family well over the upcoming holidays.
Thanks Mark! I've had the same problem before. I've got several skeins of yarn I bought years ago and made all the dubbing I could ever need out of them and they're still pretty much full. :-)
Looks fun! Looks like the Ukrainian dart!
Yes! I didn't even think of that. :-)
I 've raided the Christmas tree every year since the 1980's... LOL There is even a rumor going around about my girls had to play with bald Barbie dolls and my streamers having long blonde hair wings... I know, it's silly... 🤣
Hahaha! Now that's something I've never tried... doll hair. You've definitely given me an idea. I might have to go raid my daughter's closet. :-)
Love it nice and simple
This is kinda what I would expect to see if a 60's era California flower child tried to tie a Bear Streamer, right? 🙃🙃🙃 Thanks Matt!
looks like it was a fun ty. I'm curious about how it fishes
Very inspiring. Thank you!
Well thank you Tyler; I appreciate the note my friend!
I don't know what to say other than I like it.
Fun to experiment and let the fish be the judge. I'm sure the craft fur would undulate in the water.
That is pretty cool! I like that. Good job bud.
Appreciate it Jeff! And thanks for the note my friend. :-)
@@SavageFlies you are very welcome bud
Great fly.
I'm currently trying to find a blob fritz substitute. any ideas?
Thanks Kyle, but no... I'd never even heard of it until you mentioned it here. I'm looking at this page now (deneki.com/2016/04/tying-intruders-funky-blob-fritz/) but can't really tell what might make a good substitute. The fur itself looks like of like the consistency of arctic fox, but that wouldn't really work if this "blob fritz" is on a stretchy core like this page says. Hmmm.... I might have to do some more research here.
The red thread give Bozo his nose. 😎 Thanks for sharing, Matt...and can you contain your excitement...this fly tying thing is not supposed to be fun. 🤣
Hahaha! Thanks Todd. I'm actually more excited about Friday's video. I'm getting another J. Stockard Fly-of-the-Month. :-)
Hey Matt I have been into aquariums for decades and this pattern is tropical fresh water fish a neon tetra they are 5/8 - 1 inches long . Greg in Jefferson city mo
Good call Greg! It does look kind of like a neon tetra. :-)
Fine looking frugal streamer Matt. You said cheesy, looks like cheddar pimento bleu if it were cheese, but I like it. Jay "Fishy" Fullum ties a lot effective patterns with craft and household items. There's a few videos of him tying by various channels, he has some books out too. I use to go to craft stores a lot for materials. Your craft store "furs" were cool, looked like a nylon fiber duster I bought at our dollar store for tying streamers because "Fishy" used those fibers. Some holographic "icicle" tinsel in gold and a silver I got at Hobby Lobby for like 30 cents was made out of PVC, that's what the label said. I was going to use it for flash but it easily broke, I didn't think it would last more than one fish. I never thought of using it to wrap a body. Thanks for that! 🧀🤓👍PS, that color combo in the bass fishing lure world is known as Sexy Shad. Good choice 🤑🐟🎣👍
Hahaha... Sexy Shad, Fishy Fullum, and holographic icicle tinsel... great comment! And I'll bet we could use a drop of Super Glue on the body, and one strand of this Christmas tree tinsel would be as durable as any Mylar out there. Speaking of Jay Fullum, I just checked to see if he has any books available on Amazon and he's got one on tying with household materials. I'd never even seen this one! The paperback isn't available but there are a few used copies of the spiral-bound one. I might have to put this on my list. amzn.to/3D3AT82
@@SavageFlies Yeah, I guess he has 4 books. I read the kindle sample from your link. The krazy glue and zip kicker tip was in his creative column in Fly Tyer. He did a BIG tenkara bass fly once using a wild turkey body feather. They're beautiful feathers. A friend gave me a bag of feathers from a tom he harvested. I used 2 feathers as a collar on a small leadhead panfish jig, no body or tail, and gave it to him for his son. I told him it'll work on bass. He later told me his son caught a bass with it. :o) I'm pretty sure I did that before I read about Fishy's tenkara bass fly. Someday I'll use all the materials I've collected and tie some patterns, even that eyelash yarn I bought at the $tore after reading one his columns. 🤓👍Thanks Matt!!!
As a new tyer myself(less than 1 year), what flys for trout would you recommend a new tyer master for trout. I live in western NC and I love watching your Smokey mountain tying videos
For dry flies- the Elk Hair Caddis and Adams (both parachute and regular). And a foam hopper for next spring/summer. For nymphs, learn a here's ear and Prince, maybe a pheasant tail. That will give you a great start and these will catch fish anywhere. Good luck and welcome to the sport!
@@SavageFlies thank you my friend! I've dealt with a bacterial sinus infection for a week and I'm having knee surgery tomorrow. This will give me some free time over next 2 weeks to tie some
Heh. Clowns should have a big red nose!
Nice cotton candy deceiver.
Good call Phil! And thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Thanks Matt, I'm a big fan of craft store materials, household items and a re-purposer, I even carry a pair of battery powered hair clippers and a box of zip lock baggies if the need arises while I'm traveling the highways and back roads. In my travels, most of the time I will stop at taxidermist shops to inquire if they have any unclaimed hides of furs or feathers that I might be able to purchase, I have been able to accumulate quite a big collection of items from across the country that I have not been able to hunt or fish myself.
Have you used this fly yet, and if so, did it catch any fish?
Ha! No, I have only tied the two and I doubt I'll ever tie it on. But I guess you never know. :-)
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Helllllllllllllllooooooooooo May,
That looks amazing. Just got in three tries and so very unsuccessful. I must have cast a 1,000 times and made tons of changes. I just don’t get it, but will try again tomorrow. Maybe something will change 😉
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