This pattern has been popularized by well known Michigan tyer Jerry Regan. The Regan's Hex Spinner is a classic that has been responsible for many large browns.
Thanks for posting. I was just at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo at Macomb Community College this past weekend. He showed pics of this done in white. He said that was his favorite hex. Do you have a recipe for the hex done in white? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge in tying.
Actually I do clean the underfur out; likely the process is not visible on the video. as for stacking, I am struggling to understand how that could possibly effect the tying in process . Perhaps you could elaborate. Many thanks...
I guess stacking would produce a better silhouette at the back of the fly But would not necessarily enhance the tying in process. Glad to see that you are cleaning out the underfur. Anyway I am learning a lot from Michigan fly tiers, thanks for your feedback. I do have another question , the white deer hair that I see you using is that whitetail belly hair or the white air near the back of the spine. It looks like nice short fine hair so I am curious where you obtain it off the hide.
@@wyomingtrout5581 It's white deer belly. I get it in large irregular pieces from a company that seems to have no real use for it commercially. Normally I cut it into smaller, manageable pieces. I stared tying for this season last September and was curious as to how many flies I might be able to post from the entire piece, so I used the whole thing without cutting it up. I got 3,700 flies from two pieces, all short, fine stuff easy to work with.. Glad you are enjoying Michigan tying... If you would like, you can contact me at this email for more discussion: grayling_tim@yahoo.com.
Very nice!
that is one huge messy fly =)
effective, though...
Such a wonderful fly. Thank you for sharing the pattern. You and Jerry are great. I look forward to watching more.
Thanks for the encouragement. More will be coming... I’ll pass your comment on to Jerry...
Thanks for posting. I was just at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo at Macomb Community College this past weekend. He showed pics of this done in white. He said that was his favorite hex. Do you have a recipe for the hex done in white? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge in tying.
Tim, I see that you don’t clean the underfur out of your deer hair nor do you stack it? Don’t you think the deer hair would tie in better if you did?
Actually I do clean the underfur out; likely the process is not visible on the video. as for stacking, I am struggling to understand how that could possibly effect the tying in process . Perhaps you could elaborate. Many thanks...
I guess stacking would produce a better silhouette at the back of the fly But would not necessarily enhance the tying in process. Glad to see that you are cleaning out the underfur. Anyway I am learning a lot from Michigan fly tiers, thanks for your feedback. I do have another question , the white deer hair that I see you using is that whitetail belly hair or the white air near the back of the spine. It looks like nice short fine hair so I am curious where you obtain it off the hide.
@@wyomingtrout5581 It's white deer belly. I get it in large irregular pieces from a company that seems to have no real use for it commercially. Normally I cut it into smaller, manageable pieces. I stared tying for this season last September and was curious as to how many flies I might be able to post from the entire piece, so I used the whole thing without cutting it up. I got 3,700 flies from two pieces, all short, fine stuff easy to work with.. Glad you are enjoying Michigan tying... If you would like, you can contact me at this email for more discussion: grayling_tim@yahoo.com.
You’re welcome, Greg. Simply use white deer hair, white hackle, white hen neck feathers, and white thread. Procedure remains the same.
Thanks!