See my full series from Dave Hughes "Essential Trout Flies" here: kzread.info/head/PLKgBFFHhdX5ZK4wr5fIaPM4uCcIBDSFAA

I'm from Minnesota and have fished this fly ever since it became popular all across the Driftless Region. It's a killer. I even brought it out to Montana and Wyoming and it was a killer there, too. I think of it as a sort of buggy day-glo peeking caddis.

I’ll have to try this one. Looks pretty easy to tie. Still needing to order some beads and cone heads. Thank you Matt.

That spikey squirrel body makes this fly a winner.

@SavageFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim! Squirrel can be pretty fun to work with.

Thanks Matt, great looking fly

@SavageFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. This was a pretty fun one.

Thank you. Good video & narration. I'm a fan of Savage R. and Iowa Driftless . 78 y.o.; USMC VietNam.

@SavageFlies

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind words John. Semper Fi my friend!

Had a huge steelhead on one of these in size 16.. i lost that battle really quick using 6x.. tying these in size 8 now...might be a new steelhead fly for me...we'll see..

@SavageFlies

2 жыл бұрын

Holy cow, I can't imagine landing any steelhead on a #16, much less 6x! What's your typical tippet when steelhead fishing? Do you go as big as a 2x or does it depend on what flies your fishing?

@rgr798

2 жыл бұрын

@@SavageFlies i definitely didn't land it or the 7 others I lost that day. I was shocked that the big boys we're already in the river, i was just euronymphing for dinks and bam fresh chromers everywhere. I was also surprised it had taken the pink squirrel and not the egg trailer. For steelhead I run 20 yds of 20lb chameleon to a tippet ring, then 0x to 4x depending on the river clarity. I have definitely found that the lighter i go i get way more hookups, but in turn i loose way more fish...if i had to pick only 1 size..id go with 3x...4 is my favorite, but i loose a lot on that

@SavageFlies

2 жыл бұрын

@@rgr798 Great info! Thanks for the tips. I've still never been steelhead fishing, but it's on my to-do list for as soon as I can make it happen. :-)

This one will be my favorite

@SavageFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, the pink squirrel. It's fun to tie too!

Awesome fly I'm going to tie this

@SavageFlies

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Have fun my friend. :-)

I fish these and do well.thanks matt!!.

@SavageFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I'm definitely going to try it myself...

This was a very cool one. I liked how that small ball turned out to be the head, and it looks more like a shrimp than a squirrel lol. Also found it interesting that you added some weight to it at the beginning! Thank you Matt!!

@SavageFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Otto. You're going to be an expert on fishing flies soon! And maybe I can become an expert on drones and lighting if I keep learning from you. 😎

@OttoJulian_

3 жыл бұрын

@@SavageFlies lol that's what I thought!! Now I can brag about knowing about the art of making fishing flies 😄

Awesome looking also I like to get a copy of the book some day soon where can I buy a copy Sir Matt

@SavageFlies

3 жыл бұрын

Edward, thanks for watching! Yes, this book is a good one to have. You can pick it up on Amazon at www.amazon.com/Essential-Trout-Flies-Step-step/dp/0811727483/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=essential+trout+flies+by+dave+hughes&qid=1600698126&sprefix=essential+trout&sr=8-4