The Catskill Bucktail - Fly Tying Mike Valla's Classic Streamer Series
Vložit
- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- An elegant easy-to-tie bucktail streamer from Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box." The Catskill only needs three materials: silver tinsel, bucktail and peacock herl.
Hook: #6-8 Streamer, 3x long or longer
Body: Silver Mylar tinsel
Wing: Red bucktail over white bucktail
Topping: Peacock herl, three strands
Head: Thread
This fly can be found in Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box"
amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Savage Flies is a project with the mission of encouraging and teaching fly tying to as many people as possible. The channel is named after one of my western Maryland homewaters, the Savage River. I've been uploading at least three new videos a week (usually Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday).
Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know in the comments if you have any tying tips you would like to share or if you have any patterns you would like to see tied here.
I really like that Catskill streamer pattern, and did show me some new techniques, thank you,
MSG Leum
You're most welcome! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Thayls a really beautiful fly. Sparse and beautifully tied. My kind of streamer. :-)
Thanks Terry! I haven't watched this video in months, but I'm looking at the thumbnail now, and that thing does have a great profile. Mike Valla is a master! And by the way, I just tied one of his other bucktails last night-- it's called the Poison. If you like sparse streamers, you'll like that one too. Watch for it in the next few days. :-)
@@SavageFlies Looking forward to it. We are in lockdown again here and so lots of You Tube and soon some fly tying. :-)
Good luck with that. Tying helped keep me sane during the long months stuck inside. Stay safe!
You are fast becoming my favorite site. Thanks for sharing your talent!
Thank you Jack, for the kind words AND for watching/supporting the channel. Cheers. -Matt
I'm a new tier and I really appreciate your tips and methodology as you tie. You have helped me diagnose some of my issues I have been having. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos!
Thank you my friend; I appreciate the kind words!
That is a sweet looking streamer
Appreciate it Mark! Thanks for watching my friend. :-)
Nice tying, thanks for demonstrating. I like the peacock hurl on top but concerned about how fragile it is. I suppose it would be easy enough to add more if it gets ripped off.
Looking good, Matt. It looks even better once you shine up that black head.
Agree! Anytime you can make a nice shiny head it gives it that finished look. 👍
Great looking fly Matt
Thanks Dave! You gotta love these simple bucktails. 😁
Artistic beauty. This whole series has been just that. I have totally enjoyed these streamer videos. Thank you for all you have been willing to share tying these. Your tying skills are incredible.
A nicely sparse fly, as it should be.
I’m glad you made a point of how to tie in & wrap the tinsel. A lot of online tyers make a point of tying in the tinsel for nearly the whole length of the hook to avoid any bumps the the body. The problem is that means whole new layers of thread, adding thickness & time to making the fly.
It was interesting to see that you were able to use your rotary feature for wrapping the tinsel even though the vise & hook were not set for inline. Maybe not optimal or easy but certainly functional.
Thanks Bob, and I'm of the Mike Valla and Peter Charles school of keeping it thin when possible. And you're right, aligning the hook with the axis would certainly have made it a smoother tie, but it worked okay. 😁
Nice fly.if you make the wraps around the hair before you tie it in it helps prevent it from rolling around the hook.
Great tip Michael. I've done that with Mickey Finns and other streamers when I have bigger clumps to put on, but maybe I should try it with all bucktails. I'll do that for the next one I do one the channel! Cheers. -Matt
I just started tying flies like 2 weeks ago. I am still struggling with a few things but these videos helped me with a lot of small and big issues. I think i even tied some flies that are above my level, being a complete beginner in flie tying, thanks to this guy. Just listen to what he says, and everything will be fine. Keep up tying! (Sorry for bad English, i am from the Netherlands)
Bedankt Edwin! Ik waardeer de vriendelijke woorden mijn vriend. En welkom bij de sport!
Another nicely done video. One of the things I was taught with tinsel is tie it in at the front, lightly coat the thread base with head cement , wrap down and back . The trick you used to gather the stray fibers is what I do with each color of buck tail.easiest way to keep them separate!
Great tip William! Thanks for the note my friend. :-)
Cool cocktail technique with the peacock.
Thanks Lee-- nothing like these simple, sparse bucktails!
Thanks Matt for another Great Video, nice helpful tips learned here, like the peackcock curl tip, this fly almost looks like the BlackNose Danc🤷🏻♂️,
I caught a nice smallie on this pattern. 6wt 9ft with 8ft fast sink polyleader
Outstanding to hear Milan! I can definitely see this being a great bass pattern. :-)
Nice job on this bucktail. Nothing wrong with simple flies, they are my favorite flies. Cheers
Thanks Darren! And you're right, it doesn't take too many colors of bucktail before you end up with a gaudy oversized head. (Which I've been guilty of plenty of times!)
@@SavageFlies you bet. I've tied some with 5 colors plus peacock. You pretty much have to count the hairs so you don't bulk it up too much lol
Nice fly
Appreciate it Lora!
That's a very nice tie.love the pattern.thanks matt
You got it Mike, appreciate it!
another fun tie . thanks Matt
Thanks James- much appreciated!
Sir Matt that's a great look streamer Sir. I've never tied one, I'm going to order some materials and streamer hooks and soon then try tying that beauty. I like the peacock herl with the curl very cool. Thanks Sir Matt. I hope you had a great Holiday.
Thanks Edward, hope you did too! One tip for bucktail streamers-- order a full size in natural. Probably about $5-6 and it will have enough brown and white in it for many flies. Then maybe a multi color pack which will have smaller chunks of red, black and yellow. That will give you lots of options!
@@SavageFlies thank you Sir
Heeey Matt. Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for all your support all these past months! Buying anything on Black Friday? 😆. Nice video!
You too Otto! It's been my pleasure supporting you-- I'm learning a lot. And... I want to be able to say "I knew Otto when he only had 100 subscribers. Look at him now!" No black Friday shopping for us. Maybe a little online, but we're at the farm this weekend. 🎄🎄🎄
@@SavageFlies "I knew Otto when he only had 100 subscribers. Look at him now!" that made my day! This has been an interesting journey!
Yeah, I kinda meant online (who goes to the stores for deals anymore lol) I can't remember seeing a store on a black friday in the past years. Enjoy your time over there Matt!
great looker..
Thanks Pete! Appreciate you watching my friend.
Nice Fly, For me it's hard to keep the colors separated.
Thanks for Making a great Fly Channel
You got it Pablo; thanks for watching! One viewer did remind me that we can put a separate loop around each color bundle. It does help to keep the colors separated. I'll try to demonstrate that on the next bucktail streamer. Cheers. -Matt
Love it 😁
Thanks Clyde. The KISS principle at work. 😁
I like the bucktail technique, Matt. IMHO, Far too many tiers end up with oversized, stacked versions looking chunky and square. Thin and wispy just seems more like a baitfish.
I agree Jim! And it can really become an issue when you have three or more colors to put on.
Loved the video. Ever add barbell eyes to these?
Thanks! Not this one in particular but I do use barbell eyes on occasion. Usually on some warmwater bass streamers that I'll be throwing with a 5- or 6-weight rod.
This man ties more than the Eagles.
Thank you my brother! Got another Smoky Mountain nymph for Saturday. 👍
Some small cheek would look nice also
Great fly do you use the classic mickey finn its my fav bucktail streamer.
Absolutely! The Mickey Finn and Black Nosed Dace are probably my go-to streamers here in Maryland. I haven't tied them for the channel as there are already dozens of videos out there, but maybe I should anyway. Thanks for watching my friend!
@@SavageFlies absolutely.
Matt: 1K Imminent!!! how are you looking with the 4K hours?
Thanks! I'm about to hit 5k hours so no issues there. The subscribers have been slowest for me. What about you? Are you going to have the hours when you get the 1k subs tomorrow??
@@SavageFlies No, but according to latest trends I should have 4K in about a week :)
classic
Thank you my friend!
I was browsing "Trout" and seen a dry fly called the "H.L Howard" and it's seems like an easy fly that be a good beginner's pattern so I was wondering if you could do a video over it.
Are you talking from Ray Bergman's "Trout?" If so, sure, I can take a look and see. I'm not home this weekend but can check it out in a couple of days. I'll let you know!
how do you make the hair stay like that mine always bundles up so large and spikey, i use deer body hair is bucktail better or am i using too much or tighten it less?
Good morning Raffael. Without going back and watching it (I'm heading out the door right now), I'd just point out that not all bucktail is created equal. Even the hairs on the same tail can be different from one part of it to another. Some of it could be long and straight, and some short and crinkly. And some of it can be a little hollow (like body hair). I think the best tip is to select the best hair you can find on the tail you have, and then yes, don't make the wraps too tight. At least until you have it positioned how you want, and then you could put a few tighter wraps in front of your medium wraps without causing it to flair. Hope this helps.