Good morning Matt, In Asheville NC visiting our granddaughter! Will try to get some fishing in. Can’t wait to give this one a go nice pick. Have an amazing day☕️☕️
Good morning Matt. Learned something new today. Had never heard of a Lady Amherst Pheasant or seen one. Had to look it up. Definitely a cool looking pheasant and fly. Have a good weekend. Take care.
Good morning Matt.The lady A ' makes great tails,and so does the red of his creast.The red crest makes a great over wing too.Pheasants are a magical bird.Have a great weekend Matt. Ken and Linda
I'm just wondering if that fly is going to ride hook point down with the eyes on top. I think it might flip. I don't know I guess I'll have to try one out. Keep the good stuff coming Matt.
Good Morning Sir Matt, Cool looking Fly, I don't have any dumb bell eyes so i'll sub them with dog tag silver chain and use a different feather for the wing, it might be a good time to use craft store feathers just to see what it will look like. I'll email you pictures later on Thanks Sir Matt. You The Man.. 🙂
This is an odd duck in more ways than one. Not only is it odd looking, it's also an odd construction. Any weight you lash to the top of the hook shank will tend to make the fly ride with the point up. The more the weight, the greater the likelihood this will happen. In fact, there are some fly styles, such as the Clouser's Minnow and the Crazy Charlie bonefish fly, that depend on this phenomenom. If that's what the originator of the pattern wanted, then all is well. But something tells me that's not what the originator of the pattern intended. But maybe the buoyancy of the feather wing counteracts this tendency? I don't want to sound like a know-it-all. Only a fishing test would determine that, I suppose.
I agree with the earlier comments about the eyes on top of the hook causing the tippet to end up on the bottom. That would shred it pretty quickly if it were fished by bouncing the fly along the bottom as is frequently done with Clouser Minnows. Perhaps it’s meant to be fished at a midwater depth, just off the bottom or just subsurface.
I must respectfully disagree with you saying you don’t need more thread wraps & don’t need to apply superglue to secure the eyes from twisting. It doesn’t take much torque or side pressure from a fish or obstacle if suddenly applied to make those eyes twist on the hook shank.
I like to make a cradle on the hook (2 small thread humps & a bit of dubbing in between) as a base for the eyes, make a number of figure 8 thread wraps to hold the eyes to the hook & the finish the wraps by wrapping the thread around & under the eyes but above the hook shank to tighten the figure 8s. As the last step, I apply a penetrating superglue to the whole thread structure around the eyes. I’ve probably tied & fished as many Clousers, especially in the salt, as all the other flies in 40 years. This is the only way I’ve found Clousers eyes to be fool (that’s me) proofed against twisting.
For any newer tyers, I hope the wrapping description makes sense. And as Matt frequently demonstrates, bend down or remove the barbs on your hooks. When you fish weighted flies on a windy day, there is a fair chance that a sudden gust will lead to you ending up with a Clouser earring. A barbless hook means only a small problem. A barbed hook means a big, extended pain & a hospital trip.
That's a hybrid looking bug :o/ Great job on the tying. I like those "gaudy lake" and old bass flies, sort of simplified full dress salmon flies. Fly Tyer had a piece on them a while back. But I've never seen one that simple or with weighted eyes. I tried to find more by Ian James but I guess his full name was Ian Colin James. I say was because sadly he passed away in 2015 at age 55. He was quite the man in fly fishing and tying circles. Two patterns I found videos on were the Cruncher Muncher and the Brass Ass, 3 You Tube videos on that one. They showed a few others on different sites, good stuff. Thanks Matt for posting this little gem. I plan on finding more about him.
So… my first reaction involves the general understanding that dumbbell eyes will cause the hook (and fly) to roll over, point up – the eyes land below the plane of the hook shank. This would put the wing on the bottom, too…? Or no? It wants to, but the wing acts like a sail and keeps it upright?
Great fly. A question; with the weighted eyes the fly wiii be fished hook point up. What is the reason for the wing to be at the bottom? Why not place the wing so it is on top when being fished?
Totally love this fly. As for the dumbbell eyes, do they come in different weights, size or how they classified? Also do they come in assortment packaging? Also could this be tied in a hook up orientation? Beautiful fly Matt. Great job of tying. Thank you.
easy tie .. but not a fan of that one and that is a first for me maybe in other colors not sure really what it is…just not a fan guess we cant like them all….thanks matt see ya joe
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Love the simplicity and the options for colors. Thanks as always Matt.
Good morning Matt that is so cool looking I love it I really do thank you
Nice, that ’s some of the fishing that I do here in Southeast Michigan, Nothing like a big bass on a fly.
Good morning Matt,
In Asheville NC visiting our granddaughter! Will try to get some fishing in. Can’t wait to give this one a go nice pick. Have an amazing day☕️☕️
Good morning Matt. Learned something new today. Had never heard of a Lady Amherst Pheasant or seen one. Had to look it up. Definitely a cool looking pheasant and fly. Have a good weekend.
Take care.
Very nice,Matt.The only thing,I would place the eyes under the shank of the hook to keep it from turning over.
Thanks for sharing Matt!
Good morning Matt.The lady A ' makes great tails,and so does the red of his creast.The red crest makes a great over wing too.Pheasants are a magical bird.Have a great weekend Matt. Ken and Linda
I'm just wondering if that fly is going to ride hook point down with the eyes on top. I think it might flip. I don't know I guess I'll have to try one out. Keep the good stuff coming Matt.
Good Morning Sir Matt, Cool looking Fly, I don't have any dumb bell eyes so i'll sub them with dog tag silver chain and use a different feather for the wing, it might be a good time to use craft store feathers just to see what it will look like. I'll email you pictures later on Thanks Sir Matt. You The Man.. 🙂
This is an odd duck in more ways than one. Not only is it odd looking, it's also an odd construction. Any weight you lash to the top of the hook shank will tend to make the fly ride with the point up. The more the weight, the greater the likelihood this will happen. In fact, there are some fly styles, such as the Clouser's Minnow and the Crazy Charlie bonefish fly, that depend on this phenomenom. If that's what the originator of the pattern wanted, then all is well. But something tells me that's not what the originator of the pattern intended. But maybe the buoyancy of the feather wing counteracts this tendency? I don't want to sound like a know-it-all. Only a fishing test would determine that, I suppose.
Nice fly Matt. Simple, which is great. Thx and have a blessed weekend.
Very cool looking fly , lots of variables . Gonna give it a shot on the Delaware. Thanks Matt. Tight lines Denny.
I agree with the earlier comments about the eyes on top of the hook causing the tippet to end up on the bottom. That would shred it pretty quickly if it were fished by bouncing the fly along the bottom as is frequently done with Clouser Minnows. Perhaps it’s meant to be fished at a midwater depth, just off the bottom or just subsurface.
I must respectfully disagree with you saying you don’t need more thread wraps & don’t need to apply superglue to secure the eyes from twisting. It doesn’t take much torque or side pressure from a fish or obstacle if suddenly applied to make those eyes twist on the hook shank.
I like to make a cradle on the hook (2 small thread humps & a bit of dubbing in between) as a base for the eyes, make a number of figure 8 thread wraps to hold the eyes to the hook & the finish the wraps by wrapping the thread around & under the eyes but above the hook shank to tighten the figure 8s. As the last step, I apply a penetrating superglue to the whole thread structure around the eyes. I’ve probably tied & fished as many Clousers, especially in the salt, as all the other flies in 40 years. This is the only way I’ve found Clousers eyes to be fool (that’s me) proofed against twisting.
For any newer tyers, I hope the wrapping description makes sense. And as Matt frequently demonstrates, bend down or remove the barbs on your hooks. When you fish weighted flies on a windy day, there is a fair chance that a sudden gust will lead to you ending up with a Clouser earring. A barbless hook means only a small problem. A barbed hook means a big, extended pain & a hospital trip.
Nice pattern with a ton of possibilities. Thanks Matt, great video as always.
That's a hybrid looking bug :o/ Great job on the tying. I like those "gaudy lake" and old bass flies, sort of simplified full dress salmon flies. Fly Tyer had a piece on them a while back. But I've never seen one that simple or with weighted eyes. I tried to find more by Ian James but I guess his full name was Ian Colin James. I say was because sadly he passed away in 2015 at age 55. He was quite the man in fly fishing and tying circles. Two patterns I found videos on were the Cruncher Muncher and the Brass Ass, 3 You Tube videos on that one. They showed a few others on different sites, good stuff. Thanks Matt for posting this little gem. I plan on finding more about him.
Thanks for taking the suggestion Matt! I’m pulling out my materials tonight to tie one up! Great video as always!
Might consider using a chukar feather for something cheaper
I love using lady Amherst, as you can tell by my icon. Great looking fly, I really like the options you can do with this as a base. 👍👍
That's awesome looking fly Matt
Do you think that it will ride hook point up with the bumbell eyes
Can't wait to tie some up
Thanks for the video
Hello there what flies would you recommend for brown trout?
New one for me . Thanks Matt !!
Cool fly that a newbie like me can enjoy tying. Thanks!
So… my first reaction involves the general understanding that dumbbell eyes will cause the hook (and fly) to roll over, point up – the eyes land below the plane of the hook shank.
This would put the wing on the bottom, too…?
Or no? It wants to, but the wing acts like a sail and keeps it upright?
David
Thanks Matt interesting looking fly. What are the odds that the dumbbell eyes will end up on the bottom side with the wing under the body?
Great fly. A question; with the weighted eyes the fly wiii be fished hook point up. What is the reason for the wing to be at the bottom? Why not place the wing so it is on top when being fished?
Awesome! Have to try this one out! Thanks
never tied with dumbell eyes, gonna have to order some!!!
Thanks for the update. Tight lines Denny
Totally love this fly. As for the dumbbell eyes, do they come in different weights, size or how they classified? Also do they come in assortment packaging? Also could this be tied in a hook up orientation? Beautiful fly Matt. Great job of tying. Thank you.
easy tie .. but not a fan of that one and that is a first for me maybe in other colors not sure really what it is…just not a fan guess we cant like them all….thanks matt see ya joe