Tying The Olive Snake fly
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Tying the olive snake. My favourite autumn /winter lure for Grafham
Hook B175 sz 8
Thread UTC Olive 140
Body Olive rabbit
Eyes Gold chain
Underwing Gold/Pearl Razor flash
Dubbing Gold/Olive glister
Many Thanks Tim..
I have never tied or fished Snakes before but thanks to your very explanatory video...I shall tie and try them..
Best wishes..👍👍👍
Good luck!
Tried tying a few snakes for the first time at the weekend. I like your method! Straightforward with no unnecessary fuss! I added some bars to mine with a black marker pen and was rewarded with a 7lb 8oz rainbow (a new PB) from the bank at Grafham, when most anglers drew a blank. Nice one Tim!
Love hearing this kinda stuff ! Excellent , yep keep it simple and easy is key . These patterns are so effective because of their movement . Too much dressing inhibits this and the fly wont fish as well . Love those Grafham Rainbows ! Bet it pulled like a train !
Nice simple tie, well executed.
Like that one Tim, I’ve tied the more awkward dressings and they definitely catch fish, but I’ll now be tying it your way, it certainly looks a lot easier and will save me some time at the vice. Thanks for the video, let’s hope we’ll all get out to wet a line this season, look after yourself and stay safe.
Where have I heard that before. Regards Jim
Hi Tim ….enjoy all your video,s
What is the overall length of this Snake fly.
Keep the Vids coming…really enjoy them.
Tight lines…👍👍👍
Not more than 4 inches .. And they are killers !
Nice fly👍
Thanks ✌
Cool fly, but will it not ride upside down with the eyes on top of the hook??
No , the buoyancy from the rabbit Zonker keeps it up right . These chain eyes arnt particularly heavy
Hi Tim thanks for all the fly tying videos, how do you choose between the 70 and 140 tying thread when tying a fly.
Thanks for watching . The type of fly and size determines the denier of the thread . Smaller flies or slimmer flies where I want less bulk I opt for the thinner 70 and larger lures where I require more strength or buzzers where I want to build a body taper quickly I use the thicker 140
The eyes on top of hooks will fish the fly upside down
No the buoyance of the rabbit counter acts the eyes . The eyes are only bead chain and have very very little weight .
Great way to tie the Snake Tim nice an easy,are you using 2mm or 4mm rabbit.
Thanks mate . This comes in at 3mm so bang in the middle .
@@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769 many thanksTim keep then coming
Do you use this snake at Hanningfield in the Autumn?
I use them at Grafham and Rutland a lot in the autumn , superb for fry feeders . Fished slow figure eight on a floater or a steady roly poly on and intermediate or sinker .
I don't fish Hanningfield any more as they don't support fly anglers preferring to serve the bait fishers instead . Shame it was the best fly water in the country at one time but management got greedy . Thanks for watching .
@@timjoyceflyfishing-essex6769 Thanks for the reply. I fully agree about Hanningfield protein processing factory but cannot resist a trip or two wading in the Autumn. Just found your CZcams channel and enjoyed it very much. Never too old or fishing for too many years to stop learning. Keep up the good work.
@@johnjoyce556 Thanks for watching mate .