The March Brown Spider; Fishing and Fly Tying

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Funny angling clips and how to tie a March Brown Spider. By Dietrich Bohnhorst.
With Ray Robinson. Visit: wheretofishinireland.com
Music by Seoirse O Dochartaigh
www.seoirseodochartaigh.ie

[@davidbrattain1446]

I enjoy watching you tie your favorites that obviously catch you fish. Reinforces the notion that trout can be alot like "blind squirrels". Keep the faith...

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

That is it. The flies are tied to catch fish and in the past, before ordering materials on the internet was possible, you used what you could get in local wool shops or haberdasheries etc. All the best and greetings from Donegal.

[@dahutful]

I've only recently come to the fly, and it seems the March Brown always turns up when English classic flies are discussed.
You've done a great job of explaining it, Dietrich - and I, too, appreciate the way you clean the eye after the obligatory "vaahr-nish!"
I appreciate your work, sir. Thank you.

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you, thank you. Your comments are really appreciated.

[@williammackenzie788]

Pinch a bit of fluff out of me grandmas coat, pure class.

[@jayhill971]

Another cracking video dietrich..tight lines and you should be on television. Enjoy your videos show much...

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you so much, Jay. Really like your comment very much. Take care and all the best.

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you. The first trout I ever caught on a fly was on the March Brown Spider. In 1974! I fish it ever since.

[@eternalfire9009]

"Do we have to get out there? It looks fecking cold and bloody miserable out there." I laughed so hard I had a 5 minute coughing fit. I am now... HOOKED... on your videos (and for that terrible pun, you are allowed to throttle me with piano wire.)

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you. It really wasn't easy, getting out of the car, because it was cold and miserable, Ray Robinson weather, like.

[@ciarancassidy203]

The Derg river outside Pettigo ,, some fantastic lakes in that general area if you know where to look , quite a trek to get access to them though , local knowledge required 😊

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Fished a lot of them and agree: quite a trek. Take care, Ciaran.

[@michaellewis9433]

March Brown spider is usually plover or snipe upper wing covert tail, yellow silk or gold rib with hare’s ear dubbing, brown partridge hackle (not palmered) - but you fly was still nice :)

[@oleskatnielsen]

Thank your. I will try it out. I find your tying technique exellent. Best of luck.

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you. Take care and good luck too.

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

Great Video, if I can tie with copper I am happy. I am all about North Country spiders and the Palmer, Ribbed version you just tied is great.

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you, James. All the best, take care and stay safe.

[@atroutflycrazy8057]

Thanks for another good vid dietrich
.tightlines

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you; take care, man and have a good time.

[@fishinscotland9066]

I enjoyed that, thanks for sharing

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you. The March Brown is one of the patterns I grew up with, as a fly fisher, and still use it regularly after 40 years or so.

[@richardlee2175]

That fly is rougher than Tarzans feet , thought he would use bolt croppers to cut the rib 😂😂

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

They have to look a bit scruffy, don't they.

[@richardlee2175]

@@DietrichBohnhorst yes , I’m going to tie my take on a March brown spider and send an image to you shortly

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

@@richardlee2175 Looking forward, Richard.

[@richardlee2175]

@@DietrichBohnhorst just look at Davie Mcphails tying on TH-cam

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

@@richardlee2175 Very good, he ties great flies.

[@shamrockshoredublin179]

We dont say England around these parts it's them across the water great videos

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

Thank you very much, sir.

[@gemmablack5521]

I fish lough corrib in the first week of may a spent mayfly in the evening if my fav. Altho dapping in mid morning early afternoon is close behind

[@Ei2iP]

How about a landing net and wetting the hands before picking up fish...

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

+Rob P Wetting hands? this is Ireland, it's always raining and your hands are always wet? Is a landing net really that great for landing rather smallish trout?

[@surethingsfly]

Really tasty & tidy fly too! Cleaning the hook eye nice touch. ATB.

[@rokerlad49]

my dad used nothing but march browns greenwells and black spiders from his youth till the day he died stuck in his own ways fishing tyne derwent wear tunstal waskerley smiddy shaw i do same most of time apart from early season at time funny ehh how you follow your leader and iam 53 now ...

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

My Old Master, Mr. Edwin Dixon, used only four patterns for all his fly fishing. The Black Widow and the Teal, Blue and Silver for sea trout/salmon, the Invicta and Bibio for trout.
I'm uswing a few more patterns to fish more or less the same waters than he did. But I think it is a good concept to keep the number of different patterns to a generous minimum. It prevents confusion.

[@rapala55]

It represents the march brown fly ,which hatches in march and april maybe you should get your facts right before you start making videos

[@DietrichBohnhorst]

As with so many things in fly fishing and tying: here opinion is divided.

[@rapala55]

Sorry its not an opinion its a fact

[@callumclark3358]

@@rapala55 Should be " it's " (or, perhaps, " it isn't " ) .
Regards from the apostrophe police. I've referred Dietrich to the facts police.