Quilldigon fly tying tutorial

If there are baetis hatching and I need to turn to an imitative nymph, this is one of my favorites. It has accounted for numerous trout on pressured rivers this fall and has become a go to pattern. Try changing the peacock quill color to match your local baetis nymphs and I'm sure you'll find success.
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  • @captainkoo
    @captainkoo6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your expertise ! You’re a legend !!

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 ай бұрын

    Ahhh thanks!

  • @AdamBuntain
    @AdamBuntain3 жыл бұрын

    I catch a lot of fish with these. Great fly!

  • @robertpayne6781
    @robertpayne67814 жыл бұрын

    The BWO's are hatching on my home river, the little juniata, and this pattern has been producing very well

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    4 жыл бұрын

    Robert Payne glad to hear it!

  • @abefrohman1759
    @abefrohman17596 жыл бұрын

    Very cool

  • @jad814
    @jad8146 жыл бұрын

    Devin, Is there a reason you like this style bead for this pattern as opposed to a regular bead? Is it purely bc that bead will invert the fly without the use of lead or a jig hook?

  • @TheFlyFiend
    @TheFlyFiend6 жыл бұрын

    Wooooooo Competition Flies My Favourite ! Happy Thanksgiving.

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 жыл бұрын

    Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

  • @caileanmoore2835
    @caileanmoore28356 жыл бұрын

    Love those beads! Hope we can get them here in Scotland. These beads would allow me to use any hook without always having to use a jig hook. I like using the synthetic printed quills, have you tried them in olive? They last much longer and are far stronger than the natural ones. A wee blob of uv over them and they look great. Terrific looking wee Baetis nymph and I'll be tying these up for our winter Grayling. Thanks for sharing.

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Cailean. I do ship to Scotland if you are interested in the inverting beads. And I have tried the synthetic quills but appreciate the width and thinness of the natural quills on smaller patterns.

  • @VTBullitt
    @VTBullitt Жыл бұрын

    Hi what color would you recommend for lighter version of this fly? I’m thinking for PMDs etc Thanks

  • @MK-zb9tx
    @MK-zb9tx3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Devin - having a tough time keeping a slotted bead in place even with weight on a straight nymph hook. Any suggestions on how to keep it in place with or without weight on both a jig and nymph hook? Thanks

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can always prop it up with some thread wraps behind the bead. If you put enough behind it it will hold it in place.

  • @hellcatscott
    @hellcatscott5 жыл бұрын

    @Tactical Fly Fisher, do you have any problems fitting this bead style through the 4mm hole in a fips mouche gauge?

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wayne S. I’ve tried them all through the gauge I have and they fit

  • @rjfeld11
    @rjfeld115 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Devin, I really enjoy your videos, books, and tying sessions. I have one question, when tying a fly that is intended to be used as a dropper, do you add a bead to the fly even if your point fly is heavy enough for the entire setup? Thanks very much,

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    5 жыл бұрын

    rjfeld11 yes. If I’m going to fish two flies it would be very rare to not have the dropper add weight to the system.

  • @rjfeld11

    @rjfeld11

    5 жыл бұрын

    Devin, I guess I'm missing something, If the point fly is reaching the bottom why add additional weight to the dropper? Wouldn't the dropper move more naturally without weight?

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    5 жыл бұрын

    Fishing two flies will automatically separate them into different current seams which will reduce the quality of the drift to begin with. So if I’m already getting to depth with one fly I will leave it a single fly rig for the best possible drift or I will reduce the size and weight of the point fly but have a weighted dropper so both flies can be smaller. Unweighted droppers tend to wrap around the leader as well which can lead to tangled or the fly looking like it has two pieces of tippet attached to it.

  • @rjfeld11

    @rjfeld11

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, I really appreciate your work and your personal interest. 1@@tacticalflyfisher3817

  • @kacB0
    @kacB06 жыл бұрын

    What kind of wing buds grows on belly side?!? ;) I like your tactical approach, hence the question. Keep up with good work..

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 жыл бұрын

    Give this post a read and it will help you understand the reasoning behind why I kept the wingcase on the top of an inverted fly. www.tacticalflyfisher.com/blog/wingcases-shellbacks-and-wings-to-invert-or-not-to-invert-that-is-the-question/

  • @kacB0

    @kacB0

    6 жыл бұрын

    Got it. Essentially, it's all about attraction "theory" (rather assumption). Makes sense. Story of tumbling insects seems to me too stretched, kind of excuse . Statistically... just doesn't makes any sense. However, keying dark spot, regardless of position, seem just enough. Here's my two cents: almost all my nymphs with beads, rides hook up, statistically most of the time. Practically, anybodies nymph goes hook up if it is tied (1) heavy, on a (2) down eyed hook. Jig hook just force that position even more. My kind of "testing" of a Copper John Nymph (regular - with "wing case of flash", and other kind -with "wing case of flash" that rides toward surface) tells me that is more successful to have that pearl flash that rides toward bottom, hence toward fish (tied on the opposite side of a hook gap, regular way; which goes hook up anyway, almost all the time). Thank You for those inspiring thought! ;)

  • @jmchugh5224
    @jmchugh52246 жыл бұрын

    Do you oversize beads do that you can fish a smaller fly with the same weight. For an example fish a 18 with a 2.3 mil bead instead of using a size 16 with the 2.3 mil bead. Or do you just oversize your beads to use a heavier fly?

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes. I will fish multiple sizes of beads on the same size hook depending on the weight I'm after.

  • @jmchugh5224

    @jmchugh5224

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tactical Fly Fisher general how many different bead sizes will you fish on one hook size

  • @royboggs3849
    @royboggs38496 жыл бұрын

    Does the black spot *really* contribute to attracting fish?

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 жыл бұрын

    Roy, I do feel more confident with the addition of the wingcase personally but that's up to each tyer to decide. If you want a little food for thought you should read this www.tacticalflyfisher.com/blog/wingcases-shellbacks-and-wings-to-invert-or-not-to-invert-that-is-the-question/

  • @chriscrumbley9219
    @chriscrumbley92192 жыл бұрын

    How long do you soak the quills for prior to tying? Thanks

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    2 жыл бұрын

    It doesn’t really matter. Just submerge them and by the time you get to that step it will be ready. You can leave the rest of them in the drink until you get to that step for each bug in the batch you tie.

  • @chriscrumbley9219

    @chriscrumbley9219

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tacticalflyfisher3817 thx. Also do you just get one fly out of each quill?

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chriscrumbley9219 yes

  • @ryantherock7664
    @ryantherock76645 жыл бұрын

    Would be great if you re did this video with a slotted bead and jig hook

  • @ryantherock7664
    @ryantherock76646 жыл бұрын

    If you were to recommend only two perdigons for 90% of your fishing which two would you recommend?thanks

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Quilldigon and a black krystal flash version of the butano

  • @ryantherock7664

    @ryantherock7664

    6 жыл бұрын

    So the identical tie as per your orange butano but substitute with black krystal flash?

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    6 жыл бұрын

    correct

  • @rhondinepetrof7279
    @rhondinepetrof72793 жыл бұрын

    USE VEG OIL TO SOFTEN QUILL

  • @tacticalflyfisher3817

    @tacticalflyfisher3817

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would soften it but the resin wouldn’t stick to it afterward.