Matt, thanks for all you’ve taught us from the tying bench! Must admit though, when you film your outings with the fly you just demonstrated tying, it’s the BEST!
Wow, thank you for this great comment! I've actually been down in Virginia fishing this week so hopefully I'll have some more decent footage next week. No monsters yet but I've still got a few more days on the water. 😁
The Pheasant tail nymph was one of the first flies I learned to tie and often the first I tie on still when I'm trout fishing. That was a beautiful Brown you caught there. Thanks.
The mighty pheasant tail . Can't even begin to tell you in my younger days how many trout I've taken on this classic. Especially Browns . Nice Brown Matt . Bless you friend thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful Brown. That fly absolutely did its job. What a great looking stretch of water. Excellent job of catching and landing a very rewarding trout. From the tying to the final look of that nice Brown, perfect video. Thank you Matt.
Well thank you Jeff! Sorry I'm just responding. I just got back from a week in the Shenandoah Mountains. A great time on some small brook trout water and one day of chasing smallmouth on a big river! Hope you're doing well my friend. 🙂
G’morning Matt. Your spin on the classic Pheasant tail has really paid off nicely with a beautiful fish! The way it was pulling you know that’s a good one and a great job with the net too. Fishing footage is always nice to see when you haven’t been out there for a while. Thanks for the vicarious tidbit.
Matt thanks again for sharing your fly and fishing experience with us. Nice, healthy brown you caught. Thanks again and God bless you and all of your subscribers.
And a lovely brown trout he was. the bend in the rod made me wonder if he overmatched the rod. Great job. I love the fishing segments as well. thanks Matt.
Good morning Matt. ☕️. I’ve got a bunch of Pheasant Tail nymphs in my fly boxes. Different sizes, some variations in colors, some with hotspots and they look great but the darn things haven’t got a fish yet 😀. Nice Brown Trout. Nice you were able to get out. I’m going to fish some Pike this Saturday with some friends. Should be fun. Take care.
Thanks Matt for sharing. Looks like several that I have tied. The more Mayflies I look at the longer the tails are. I looked at some white ones, about a size 16 body length, but the tails were twice the size of the body. You could have done a bit of rabbit dubbing on the thread before you did the whip finish. great looking fly. Thanks my friend.
I was at the savage river in the beginning of the month and it was a lot lower than that. Man the rocks were slick as bowling balls. We fished from the fly shop up to the bridge. We got outsmarted but what a beautiful place and a great river!
I know what you mean! Some of those boulders are slippery! The water this year has been crazy. Back in June we had a couple of weeks of it being crazy high, then several weeks of it being low. But the good thing about being a tailwater is that they never let it get too low.
@@FlyTyer1948 I am making good gains but the pain for improving is always there. Now I’m getting into the marginal gains and the pain level increases. The old pain of the wore out knee is gone. It’s just the pain of recovery now. I don’t sleep on my back normally so that causing me not to get a lot of sleep but overall, I’m doing good.
I don’t sleep on my back either. I had to wall myself up w/pillows. For my 2nd knee replacement, I started sleeping in my recliner & finally had some decent sleep. Are you able to walk around &/or able to get outside?
@@FlyTyer1948 oh yeah, day 29 now walking on my own. I have 120° on my knee, going out and about. But now it’s marginal gains and the pain is expedition not linear. When you’re trying to get to the next level. But thanks for asking. I believe it’s still doing really good, but the pain is real. And I’m doing the same thing did I’ve got a while of pillows around me🤣🤣🤣
Appreciate it Joe! Sorry I've been slack answering the comments here. But I've got a good reason! I hauled the camper down near Charlottesville, VA and have been fishing. The Rapidan, Rose and Robinson. Plus a float trip for smallmouth on Thursday. That'll be my first guided trip for smallmouth so I'm hoping to have a good day. Will let you know!!
Matt, thanks for your take on the Flashback Pheasant Tail nymph. I had been using flash nymphs for years when I lived in NJ and MD with great success. It's a dependable fly. I'll be back up to MD in the autumn and will be fishing the Gunpowder with a 6'6" glass rod and a DT4F double taper line ;over gunned or OK in your experience?
Good looking, solid & reliable! Nice fish. How cold is the water temperature in the Savage? Water temperatures here in MA are warm enough that I would likely only fish saltwater (temp is 71 on the south side of Cape Cod & 70 in Mass. Bay north of Cape Cod) or go to western Mass. just below bottom release dams. The Healing Waters pond is mid 70s & now only bass fishing until fall. I didn’t check on the Penobscot but I would guess it’s only cool enough 5-8 miles below Ripogenus Dam in the West Branch.
Thanks Bob! The Savage is a bottom release tailwater and I believe it's coming out at 55 degrees right now. It may only get up to 62 or so before the confluence with the Potomac. Plenty cold enough to keep the trout healthy year round. And BTW, I'm in VA this week at a campground near Charlottesville. I fished the Rapidan this morning, will fish the Rose and Robinson the next two days and am doing a float trip for smallmouth on Thursday. Friday's river will be whichever of the three I liked the best. Fun times! Hope you're doing well. 👍
At the end of each video. I like to squint my eyes and blur my vision while looking at the completed fly. If it looks like a bug then its probably worth a cast. Give it a try.
“Spin the pheasant tail…” Now why have I never thought of that before? Great tip!
Matt,
You have the best fly tying TH-cam channel by far! And I have been tying for over 50 years.
Well thank you Paul! I really appreciate the kind words my friend. 🙏
Matt, thanks for all you’ve taught us from the tying bench! Must admit though, when you film your outings with the fly you just demonstrated tying, it’s the BEST!
Wow, thank you for this great comment! I've actually been down in Virginia fishing this week so hopefully I'll have some more decent footage next week. No monsters yet but I've still got a few more days on the water. 😁
The Pheasant tail nymph was one of the first flies I learned to tie and often the first I tie on still when I'm trout fishing. That was a beautiful Brown you caught there. Thanks.
The mighty pheasant tail . Can't even begin to tell you in my younger days how many trout I've taken on this classic. Especially Browns . Nice Brown Matt . Bless you friend thanks for sharing.
Well thank you David! I appreciate the kind words my friend.
Good morning, Matt! Another nice, buggy fly for the box! Thank you for sharing, my friend! Tight lines! 😎🎣
What a beautiful Brown. That fly absolutely did its job. What a great looking stretch of water. Excellent job of catching and landing a very rewarding trout. From the tying to the final look of that nice Brown, perfect video. Thank you Matt.
Well thank you Jeff! Sorry I'm just responding. I just got back from a week in the Shenandoah Mountains. A great time on some small brook trout water and one day of chasing smallmouth on a big river! Hope you're doing well my friend. 🙂
Very cool! Nice looking scenery Matt. Sweet looking brown. You folks have a wonderful day. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Very nice Brown...and the ubiquitous Pheasant Tail. That's a classic. Congrats Matt!
G’morning Matt. Your spin on the classic Pheasant tail has really paid off nicely with a beautiful fish! The way it was pulling you know that’s a good one and a great job with the net too. Fishing footage is always nice to see when you haven’t been out there for a while. Thanks for the vicarious tidbit.
My go to dropper fly every time! No need to over complicate it. A simple pattern works great. That was a very nice fish you caught.
Matt thanks again for sharing your fly and fishing experience with us. Nice, healthy brown you caught. Thanks again and God bless you and all of your subscribers.
Solid pattern. I like your real world tying style. Good tying sequences and video editing. Keep 'em coming.
And a lovely brown trout he was. the bend in the rod made me wonder if he overmatched the rod. Great job. I love the fishing segments as well. thanks Matt.
Hi Matt. That's a great advertisement for how well that pheasant tail works. Congrats.
Well thank you Don! I appreciate the kind words my friend.
Beautiful Brown, thanks for sharing Matt. Have a blessed day, my friend.
Gorgeous looking brown
Pheasant tail is one of my favorite flies
Thanks for the video Matt
Beautiful Brown, cute little bug! LOL! Just remember when you're counter-wrapping the material comes towards you over the top of the hook shank! 🙃🙃🙃
Nice nymph and fantastic brown, thanks for sharing. Have a great day Matt!
Nice little bug Matt. Thats a great fish. Thanks for sharing!
I need to get my gear out and tie a few of those soon. As always, thanks for another great video featuring a simple, productive fly.
That's a beautiful fish, and another great tie.
Wow O wow, great fish!
I just love watching you field test your work patterns in streams all within a few hours drive…keep it up.
Well thank you!! I appreciate the kind words my friend. 😁
Good morning Matt. ☕️. I’ve got a bunch of Pheasant Tail nymphs in my fly boxes. Different sizes, some variations in colors, some with hotspots and they look great but the darn things haven’t got a fish yet 😀. Nice Brown Trout. Nice you were able to get out. I’m going to fish some Pike this Saturday with some friends. Should be fun. Take care.
Very nice Matt. That's a beautiful Brown.congrats!
Thanks Matt for sharing. Looks like several that I have tied. The more Mayflies I look at the longer the tails are. I looked at some white ones, about a size 16 body length, but the tails were twice the size of the body. You could have done a bit of rabbit dubbing on the thread before you did the whip finish. great looking fly. Thanks my friend.
I was at the savage river in the beginning of the month and it was a lot lower than that. Man the rocks were slick as bowling balls. We fished from the fly shop up to the bridge. We got outsmarted but what a beautiful place and a great river!
I know what you mean! Some of those boulders are slippery! The water this year has been crazy. Back in June we had a couple of weeks of it being crazy high, then several weeks of it being low. But the good thing about being a tailwater is that they never let it get too low.
Nice fish, matt.It's An awesome feeling to catch a fish on so Fly that you tied.🎣🎣🎣🙏
You got that right! Thanks for the note Michael. 😁
Great tie and video Matt. I've only fished the Savage once, but took a nice brown from the PhD pool on an Adams parachute!
What a nice surprise. Well done. Nice video presentation.
Thank you 🤗 I appreciate the note my friend!
awesome fly tying video and a nice catch.
Pheasant tails are great flies. Thx Matt
As always, love it. I’ll tie a few of these soon
Beautiful fish, thanks for the video.
Great video. I loved the fishing portion. Great looking fish.
God bless.
Appreciate it Mark!
Beautiful brown! 😮
Nice Brown on that great simply pheasant tail nymph.
Nice fish!! It’s always fun watching you fish, but I know it feels great when you get a nice fish like that one. Congratulations!
Well thank you Tom! I'm actually fishing down in Virginia this week so hopefully I'll have some decent footage for next week. 😁
Beautiful fish Matt!
Hi matt nice nymph good recovery on the broken thtead tks 😊
Nice brown Matt. Heck that fish would be nice for any river, and on a pretty simple fly. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.
Appreciate it Dave! I'm actually fishing down in VA this week so with any luck I'll have some more footage next week. 😁
Beautiful fish!
Nice brown matt thanks for sharing...see ya joe
Beautiful trout!
Great job
Good morning Matt☕️☕️
You know I love the pheasant tails. And what an amazing fish, kudos to you sir 👊😉
How are you doing, Jim?
@@FlyTyer1948 I am making good gains but the pain for improving is always there. Now I’m getting into the marginal gains and the pain level increases. The old pain of the wore out knee is gone. It’s just the pain of recovery now. I don’t sleep on my back normally so that causing me not to get a lot of sleep but overall, I’m doing good.
I don’t sleep on my back either. I had to wall myself up w/pillows. For my 2nd knee replacement, I started sleeping in my recliner & finally had some decent sleep.
Are you able to walk around &/or able to get outside?
@@FlyTyer1948 oh yeah, day 29 now walking on my own. I have 120° on my knee, going out and about. But now it’s marginal gains and the pain is expedition not linear. When you’re trying to get to the next level. But thanks for asking. I believe it’s still doing really good, but the pain is real. And I’m doing the same thing did I’ve got a while of pillows around me🤣🤣🤣
Nice trout there!
😃👍 Awesome job Matt! What a beast!
Appreciate it Joe! Sorry I've been slack answering the comments here. But I've got a good reason! I hauled the camper down near Charlottesville, VA and have been fishing. The Rapidan, Rose and Robinson. Plus a float trip for smallmouth on Thursday. That'll be my first guided trip for smallmouth so I'm hoping to have a good day. Will let you know!!
@@SavageFlies awesome!
That Big Brown just inspired my to go tie a few of these Flashbacks. If you need me, I'll be at my vice.
Haha! Have fun my friend. 😁
Matt, thanks for your take on the Flashback Pheasant Tail nymph. I had been using flash nymphs for years when I lived in NJ and MD with great success. It's a dependable fly.
I'll be back up to MD in the autumn and will be fishing the Gunpowder with a 6'6" glass rod and a DT4F double taper line ;over gunned or OK in your experience?
Good looking, solid & reliable! Nice fish. How cold is the water temperature in the Savage? Water temperatures here in MA are warm enough that I would likely only fish saltwater (temp is 71 on the south side of Cape Cod & 70 in Mass. Bay north of Cape Cod) or go to western Mass. just below bottom release dams. The Healing Waters pond is mid 70s & now only bass fishing until fall. I didn’t check on the Penobscot but I would guess it’s only cool enough 5-8 miles below Ripogenus Dam in the West Branch.
Thanks Bob! The Savage is a bottom release tailwater and I believe it's coming out at 55 degrees right now. It may only get up to 62 or so before the confluence with the Potomac. Plenty cold enough to keep the trout healthy year round. And BTW, I'm in VA this week at a campground near Charlottesville. I fished the Rapidan this morning, will fish the Rose and Robinson the next two days and am doing a float trip for smallmouth on Thursday. Friday's river will be whichever of the three I liked the best. Fun times! Hope you're doing well. 👍
@@SavageFliesCool! (Pun intended) Have good fishing & be well. It’s been too bleeping hot this summer.
Nice!
At the end of each video.
I like to squint my eyes and blur my vision while looking at the completed fly. If it looks like a bug then its probably worth a cast.
Give it a try.
PS nice fish!
Two tags twice as nice.😅😅😅
👍💪