Video Tutorial: Tying the Sparrow

[Guest]

Thanks to Joe Cornwall(cornmuse) and Jim Stuard from the Buckeye United Fly Fishers we have an exciting new feature here on FTF. Every month on B.U.F.F's website Joe demonstrates how to tie a different pattern which they produce as a webpage and video. Joe and B.U.F.F has given us permission to distribute the videos to the guests and members of FTF. These videos are very well produced, the quality is exceptional and Joe does a great job at explaining each step of the process.

 

The first video tutorial that we have is the Sparrow.

 

Windows Media: http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?act...ow_wm.wmv&id=54

 

Quicktime: http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?act...w_PC2.mp4&id=55

 

 

If you haven't seen Joe's website or his book visit: http://www.flyfishohio.com , also a excerpt of Joe's book Fly Fishing Warm Water Rivers appeared in the February issue of Hatches which can be seen here: http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/february2006/117

 

 

The Buckeye United Fly Fishers, Inc is a fly fishing club located in Cincinnati, Ohio. We are an affiliate of the Federation of Fly Fishers. Our goal is to provide fly fishing information on fly tying, fly fishing trips, and fly fishing news for the beginner and veteran fly fisher. Our mission is to assist in the protection and improvement of our natural resources through promoting the sport of fly fishing. http://buckeyeflyfishers.com/index.htm

[mcfly 0]

Thanks Joe!

[harleyhunter 0]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to do it!

 

-Sam

[Guest]

Good work Joe! You got skills man...

[MIKE*A 0]

I picked up a copy(actually 2 copies) of Joe's book before the holidays.......tremendous read for the warm water flyfisher....... :headbang:

[jbthwart77 0]

Thanks Joe and to you as well Will -- That was cool

[cornmuse 0]

Jim Stuard, the producer and editor of these efforts, tells me the whole podcast thing is pretty hot :dunno: - We're going to try explore that media as a way to demonstrate fly fishing and fly tying techniques. We'll parallel release the fly tying videos we're creating for the Buckeye United Fly Fishers in streaming Real Audio with a downloadable podcast in Windows Media and Quicktime right here on The Fly Tying Forum (thanks for hosting this project, Will). That way you can select whether its easier for you to get a lower bandwidth streaming feed or download the full 20/30 Mb file here. The podcast files are definitely producing a better image and sound quality, IMHO.

 

The Simple Shad and the James Wood will soon join the Sparrow in the list of flies available here. Jim and I will be filming the next few flies in the series over the next couple of weeks. I'm trying to focus on tying primarily warm water fly patterns for the remainder of this year. Of course, no fly pattern is exclusive to any one environement or technique.

 

Upcoming flies include the Thief- a variation of the Muddler Minnow - and a variation of the Thief that I call The Modern Thief (a great smallmouth bass fly, btw). This will be for April. For May we'll be presenting The Predator, a Skip Morris foam pattern that is great on-top for 'gills and bass or fished, as intended, on a sinking line as a dragon fly nymph imitation. For June the fly will be the Roderick Haig-Brown Steelhead Bee as modified for warm water applications - just in time for those warm, early summer evening outings.

 

Along the way we may play around with some on-the-water technique sets demonstrating different rigging and presentation ideas for warm water rivers, creeks, lakes and ponds. I'm not sure exactly how this will all evolve, but it should be an interesting ride! :thumbsup:

 

Let us know if you have any particular requests or suggestions.

 

Thanks!

 

Joe C.

[madkasel 0]

That is a GREAT tutorial. Wow! And I have all the materials to tie it, even! As somebody new to tying and new to fishing (and wanting to go after trout, bass and bluegill!) patterns like these are superb. It's a bit daunting to sometimes hear or read about the need to match a hatch exactly, when you just don't have the resources to have that many flies. Patterns like these make me a lot more comfortable.

 

Thanks for the service. Can't wait to see what's next. Your plans sound superb.