Beginner's Fly Tying Series: Fly Design Series: Designing Streamers and Wet Flies

I now have a few videos up that involve fly design, so I thought it might be a good idea to produce this video to act as a reference for them. If someone wants to get a bit deeper into the intricacies of getting wet flies and streamers to swim well, then this video should be a decent reference point.
Here's a list of the videos mentioned in "Designing Streamers and Wet Flies":
Downforce Flies: • Beginner's Fly Tying S...
Buoyancy and Drag: • Beginner's Fly Tying S...
Large Heads vs. Small Heads: • Beginner's Fly Tying S...
Making Sure Our Tube Flies Ride Level: • Basics of Tube Flies: ...
Making Sure Our Tube Flies Ride Upright: • Basics of Tube Flies: ...
Black Nose Dace Weamer: • Beginner's Fly Tying S...
Saltwater Weamer: • Beginners Fly Tying Se...
Baby Perch: • Beginner's Fly Tying S...
Fall Favourite: • Beginner's Fly Tying S...
Blue Doctor: • Beginner's Fly Tying S...

[@stephencifka4629]

This is SO Helpful, and rarely discussed. Thank you!

[@liefroebuck2071]

Thanks Peter, I can't tell you how many times I've asked fly shop staff about Eye up vs. Eye down hook performance only to get a shrug and mumbled response of uncertainty.
Now I get it. I knew the designers had a purpose but the information was seemingly lost along the way. Also explains why bomber hooks are eye down.
Now I feel justified paying more for the beautiful salmon and steelhead hooks !

[@andreasherbeck9230]

Super interresting👍🏻

[@DavidKennedy-zg2jf]

Thanks Peter for your tips on how to tye various flys I live in Scotland your tips are so helpful there's no right or wrong way you are right tyin
g a streamer on a size 14 hook if it works thats ok 😊
Your
live in Scotland

[@lesterma1608]

My friend that uses conventional fly rod uses a very long leader and fished the Eel river usually in deeper water has a very long leader 15 ft or longer and catches a ton of fish, then when I m trying skagit rods that use a 3 ft leader is laughing!!!

[@cosmiccharlie8606]

So would the same thought process apply to an down turn eyed hooks

[@hooked4lifeca]

In the "Downforce Flies" video there's a frame capture from a video that shows the difference in the ride angle of a down eye hook versus and up eye hook. As a consequence, the down eye hook version tends to ride higher than an up eye hook.
My blog post from 2015 that explains it in some detail:
hooked4life.ca/h4l/blog_and_tech/blog_and_tech_files/tube_design.php

[@stephennolin8129]

The aggressive one will that your car keys ..😂😂😂😂

[@jasonrea8740]

Neroda!