The Banned and Controversial Flies!

Here is the collection of all the banned and controversial flies we've made to date! Tie and use them at your own risk! If you know of any more, please let me know. I would love to add a few more to the collection.

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[joepatriot]

I started tying in 1966. I was 9 years old and went to a Trout Unlimited course at a high school. I used these skills all my life up until a few years ago when I developed central tremors. Now days I just buy my flies. I would tell anyone considering a hobby or activity for a young person that this art is very rewarding. Catching your first fish on a fly that you crafted with your own hands is a life long memory. This art can be very lucrative as well.

[leighcraig]

I don't even fish but I really enjoy watching this man's skill it's bloody amazing

[budsatawny]

I didn't think anyone still did this. I learned to tie when I was in middle-school was an elective class. Oh the hours I'd spend making flies for my Dad and his buddies. One of which caught a trophy rainbow on a Muddler Minnow I tied.

[Greg-yuij]

That any of this is “banned” means we are taking this too seriously.

[mikeh]

It’s many a year since I tied a fly never mind fished but your video has stirred my interest once again. It would be interesting to see how these flies are successful in the UK. My gut feeling is they may be very successful on reservoirs as the patterns are very similar to some deadly flies on there. A big thank you.

[majoroz]

This guy knows how to present. Straight forward information, with no bullshit or yak-yak.

Thank you

[bigdog]

In NZ I learned of the "nail polish fly" from a guide. Very simple-- wrap plastic around a large barbless hook and paint with bright pink nail polish.Streamlined and sinks fast. I hooked and lost a massive brown using it in a deep pool. Also good for deep runs where you want to get down deep fast w/o weights or even a bead head. He said some guides frowned on it.

[johngrove]

No one puts out more info in less time. Excellent job. My wife ask me if I would ever have enough fly tying material? No, just look at how many you use. That is big part of the fun!

[Duskraven]

I don’t fish—my cousin does—but I’m here to enjoy the craftsmanship. Definitely falls into my bucket of ”strangely satisfying”

[muffinconsumer]

“WAHHH HIS FLY IS CATCHING MORE BAN IT!!!”

Didn’t know fishers were such babies

[MrJacobmetcalf]

I've never even tried fly fishing this is amazing I've watched a ton of your videos thank you so much.

[fishermanofthesouth]

So glad I started tying flies. also so glad that I found your channel!

[krisswegemer]

Love your clean presentation style and step by step instructions.

[iamsam]

I have fished once in my life, but I’m pretty sick and it’s like 1:30 am and I slept all day and can’t sleep but I’ll prolly throw up if I try and get up and do anything like yesterday so here I am watching a video about controversial flies which I didn’t even know existed, let alone wasn’t a bug, and it’s pretty cool😂

[travismiles]

That first fly was gorgeous! I don't have the patience for small intricate work like that. It's too fiddly for me. I really enjoyed watching you do your craft and the attention to detail

[LetsFishAlberta]

You've sold me on learning to tie my own flies. Wow that is nice to watch.

[tenbear]

Nice work! Anecdotally, at a trout lake near me, the only ppl catching were using what looked like (very brightly coloured) pellet like ‘flies’ which looked very much like the food pellets the stock fish were fed on! No one else was catching anything. 😂

[espritusantoamen]

Plot twist: The Actual Person that banned these Flies wasn't a person. But a Fish....He lost His wife and Grandpa and has never been the same.😬

[solagracia]

Great video. No nonsense and great presentation. These are quite a variety of flies.

[twt]

My grandma taught me how to tie flies at the age of 7. Years later I still tie flies for professional anglers and charge anywhere from 1 pound to 1000 pounds per fly depending on the order. Thanks Grandma. Last year I caught by biggest fish on the fly. 35lbs.