This showed up in my feed. Nice video. I used to go fishing with my grandfather a lot. He was a dad to me. I went with him when he went turtle fishing but all I did was carry the bag. He would take his walking stick and press it down. He did it by "feel". After he got the right feel, he'd tamp it up and down once or twice then throw his stick on the bank. He'd reach down and grab that turtle and heave it up on the bank. I remember a few of his friends said he was crazy because a snapping turtle could bite off his finger handling them like that. He said he was only bitten once in over 70 years of turtle hunting. This video reminded me of fishing. I have 5 aluminum tackle boxes filled with his lures, weights, etc. A friend came over and said some of those lures were worth over $1,000 and were very well taken care of. I might put some up for sale since I don't need them all to remind me of grandpa. I have his turtle fishing net hanging in my basement. He also made his own flies. He was born in 1900 and said that a lot of people made their own flies and lures because sometimes if you didn't catch any fish, you might not have any supper. ( I talk a lot). He showed me a long time ago how to make home made flies and even lures. My grandmother always crossed her fingers we would catch her some perch. Her favorite fish. He'd drive over to the lumber store and get wood scraps of pine, balsa, maple, oak, etc. He'd cut them down and whittle away. He died in 1985 and I still miss him every single day.

@hooked4lifeca

Жыл бұрын

I have a snapping turtle memory of me and my son. It wasn't nearly as good as yours. ;) Cheers

Ive been tying my wooly buggers differently from a book I got, I enjoy the way you tied your flies cause it’s more streamlined than the way I was tying them. Thank you very much. Just started fly fishing and tying this season and love your content.

Super Nice Video!! I'm 12 years old and my dad and I love to fly fishing together. He have a lot of things to make some flies and I'm gonna try to do this for Dad's day because its the more easy video that I found.

just what I wanted. Very thorough, easy to understand. Thank you.

Fantastic! The most instructive tying I have seen! Congrat!

i tied my first fly today. you were a big help. thank you

@hooked4lifeca

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Wait until you catch your first fish on it. ;)

Setting the wire on the shaft first helped me out. Thanks

That looks like a great fly to make,thank you for explaining how it is made!

thank you,you made it very easy-good teacher!

nice fly. I learned to tie this a little differently but they all look the same. All the best, and thanks for sharing. Sean

Very informative and helpful!

I cut the wire with an old fingernail clipper. You can get them at the rummage sale. You can also helicopter the wire off.

Very nice!

very good . thank you sir

Nice Video thanks

As a cheaper alternative to head cement you can also use mod podge. It works just fine

It is a very good fly

This might just tempt me into fly tying . will have to see how much it will cost to buy a starter kit.

I'm hopeless. Lol this is the 8th video I've tried to follow.

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

Are you trying to follow the video as you tie?

Very beautiful pattern I want to ask u will a 5 weight rod using size 6 hook 3 x leader 71/2 long cast a woolly bugger with just a bead no wire using 5/32 bead or should a person use a smaller bead thank u for any tips

@hooked4lifeca

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I actually cast and fish much bigger, heavier patterns than this on 5 wt. rods, so I wouldn't be at all concerned with the setup up you described. A 5 wt. rod should handle it easily. Here's two videos showing how big a fly I cast on a 5 wt. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eq2o1JOxgrbMg6Q.html and kzread.info/dash/bejne/hpOOmbyupsmqc9Y.html.

@maximoilaricampo2495

Жыл бұрын

What size is the hook?

two thump up

Does this pattern run with the hook point up or down n the water? And is there an advantage of either position when fishing? Thanks, your videos are nice to watch and learn!

@hooked4lifeca

3 жыл бұрын

As tied it runs hook points down. However, we can get it to ride hook points up if we tie on some clouser eyes, Check out my Clouser video to see how the eyes are tied on. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJd2ks6Yc8vSprg.html

@tonybaird5469

Жыл бұрын

try hitching your surface flies if current is fast or water is high. I prefer 2 half hitches right at where the head cement ends. straight down the fly rides like a stick stood up in the water. left or right side often used. the hitch slows the fly in fast current and allows the fish a better look. attach salmon flies with a turrel knot behind the head. reduces splash. tight lines

From a beginner's perspective and by beginner I mean this is the very first fly ever - I got as far as where you were taking portions of the maribou and feather. I'm unsure due to inexperience but I thought I'd been told that the length selected is in keeping with the size of the hook. That wasn't mentioned. I imagine too much could be dealt with however if too little it would be problematic?

@hooked4lifeca

6 жыл бұрын

When it comes to woolly buggers, there's a lot of latitude so if we tie it with a marabou tail that's a bit long or a bit short, it really doesn't matter all that much. A tail about the length of the hook will do the job.

@AskTheDogGuy

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's helpful too. I just noticed we're in similar areas. I visited your website. Where are your casting courses held?

@hooked4lifeca

6 жыл бұрын

I normally do my sessions on the Grand River between York and Paris. I also run sessions with The First Cast Fly Shop on the Speed River in Guelph and the upper Grand in Fergus.

Very helpful video! I just tied my first fly using this tutorial. It came out alright I think. I'd fish with it! One question though. Can I add weighted wire to this pattern? If so, where in the tying process would I do so?

@hooked4lifeca

5 жыл бұрын

Tie the wire in at the end of the shank, just after you tie in the tail. Don't tie it in before the tail as when we would then start to wind the wire, it would move the tail sideways. Once the wire is in place, tie in the hackle and chenille. Whatever we wind on last, gets tied on first. When winding, counter wind it so that it crosses the hackle rather than running parallel with it. This add strength to the hackle. Lastly, when winding the wire through the hackle, wiggle it to prevent trapping the hackle. If necessary, pick out trapped fibres with your bodkin. Good fishing.

@dallasblues74

5 жыл бұрын

hooked4lifeca Thank you! I suppose I should've been more specific. I was referring to the lead (or non-lead) weighting wire versus the wire used to wrap around the hackle.

@hooked4lifeca

5 жыл бұрын

@@dallasblues74 If tying on lead, I've always tied it on first then placed materials on top. One approach might be to wind lead to the front half of the shank to make it nose heavy, then tie the marabou tail on the exposed hook behind the lead. When stripped like a streamer, a nose heavy bugger imitates the swimming motion of a leech.

@dallasblues74

5 жыл бұрын

hooked4lifeca Excellent! Thank you so much. I'll give that a try tonight. Your video has been really helpful!

@ferndawg10

3 жыл бұрын

Hint: When adding lead to any flies understand that if u add a bead & wire also, your gonna have HEAVY flies. Judge your depth wisely or you'll be loosing & tying on flies the entire trip. Tite lines c/o Albuquerque NM #RipLipsInc.

Does it matter what thread you use?

@hooked4lifeca

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does. Use fly tying thread as it has strength and diameter characteristics to ensure that we have a robust fly without building up a lot of bulk.

im on a very tight budget, how do i start tying my own flyes, i dont have anything and i live in sweden

@hooked4lifeca

2 жыл бұрын

There are fly tying kits out there for a modest amount of money. I normally don't recommend them as the contents are not of the greatest quality. The only cheaper way to do it is to buy used tools and vise.

which feather is the tail? The hackle or the other one?

@hooked4lifeca

7 ай бұрын

The marabou feather is the tail. The dyed grizzly hackle is the feather that is palmered over the body.

Do I need the wire to tie a wooly bugger?

@hooked4lifeca

4 жыл бұрын

No, but the wire does add some strength and prevents the hackle from coming loose after a few fish. It's your choice to include it or not. Its primary purpose is durability.

@airlittle7819

4 жыл бұрын

Ok thank you

Did he drop the f bomb?

What size is the hook?

@hooked4lifeca

Жыл бұрын

Mustad #6 streamer 2XH 5XL

a bit too short .....but nice!