Thank you for showing the old school and less common flies like you do. It is kinda cool to fish the flies that maybe our grandfathers used. Keep up the great work!

Can't beat old wet flies. I live t tie them and fish with them. They are elegant and that really appeals to me. :-)

Nice fly.I have some in my fly box for sea trout. I didn’t know what they were called I just copied them from a fly in my dad’s fly box. He had that box for years, it is old .I’m 71 now but remember it from when we first went fishing over 60 years ago. Happy memories. Many thanks.

Yep, a nice old wet fly. 👍👍

I’m from Cowansville and always took pride in tying and fishing that pattern. Unfortunately, there are no salmons or trouts in the streches of the Yamaska river that cross the town (it’s now a warmwater fisherie because of agriculture and daming upstream), but the tributaries still hold brookies eager to hit a Montreal. Thanks for sharing the history and tying it so beautifuly.

Thanks Matt, I just wanted to let you know it's truly appreciated for all the time you take sharing and teaching.

I love this series of wet flies. Don Bastian has put together a collection of them all and framed them up for display. The Montreal is a nice one to showcase. Cheers

Love tying the classic wets good one matt.👍

Another gorgeous fly!

Nicely tied Matt, these classic wets have great character. Thanks for sharing

Good morning Matt. I really like the looks of those classic winged flies and enjoyed watching you tie this one. Some of the ones I’ve seen pictures of almost look like they belong behind glass as ornaments. Great job. Take care Matt. Gotta get more coffee. 😀

Another nice old-school fly Matt. Keep 'em coming.

Nice tie Matt you did a good job on this one like always. Thanks Matt.

I have been hung up on winged wets lately, this is definitely going in my fly box

Great fly, and awesome book. I just found a hard copy printed in 1949, just started reading it.

hey matt thanks.....have a awesome weekend . see ya joe.

Very nice wet fly. Love the history about this fly. Thx so much Matt!!

Good Morning Sir Matt, The Montreal is totally awesome looking, I've never tried tying a fly like that... sometimes I feel i'll jack up the wing so I let intimidation get the best of me. Now I have to try it, i'll let you know how it goes. Thank you so much Sir Matt I'm so amazed by your skills at fly tying and i'm learning so much from you. :o)

Like the "Old School" Matt. Good job!

Good tie on that fly Matt!! Thanks for sharing!! Keep up the good work!! I know it takes alot of time to do these videos! I just want to thank you for doing them!!! I love them all !!!

Beautiful wet Matt. Thanks for the lesson. Have a good one!

Nicely tied! Thanks you for all your time and effort! Love the back story on the flies you tie.

That's a cool looking old pattern Will definitely have to give it a try Thanks for the video

Fantastic fly pattern, love the ray bergman book. Thanks so much for taking the time and sharing this

Looks great! Thank you Sir Matt

One of my favorite wet flies , got some nice Brookies on this Matt.. Very nice tie by the way! 😀

A good fly & well tied.

A great brook trout fly... Well done!!

great stuff .Thanks Buddy!

looks wonderful, thanks Matt

Thanks Matt

Beautiful!

Hello Matt, great video again. I am from Washington State and a lot of salmon fly patterns actually originated from my state. It would be cool to see a Sol Duc pattern or a Skykomish Sunrise on the channel. Not sure if you have ever tried this but for the tinsel on the back (and even sometimes on the body) I will use a thin UV adhesive to lightly coat the tinsel so when a buck brookie or cutthroat takes the fly it doesnt rip the tinsel loose. Just a though. Love the channel once again. Let me know if you need recipes for any of the west coast salmon fly patterns. Id be happy to share

I went to Walmart to get the containers for dubbing. They didn`t have anything in sporting goods. But the craft department had 7 of the 18 compartment containers for $2.97 each.

Nice, im from the eastern township and I didn't even know that, we pronounce it more like; Kohansville

Just happened to be reading thru a book that was gifted to me yesterday and stumbled across the Montreal .. Poul Jorgensen's Book of Fly Tying

è stato fantastico grazie. Matt

Hey Matt, very nice. Do you use autofocus for your talking head? Seems that you were out of focus, and you camera decided to focus on the picture you have on the wall

I wonder if the remainder from the tail could be wrapped around the body, rather than the floss. I suppose, since the body stayed pretty streamlined with the floss, it wouldn’t make much difference. I think I’ll try a couple of these and experiment with some colors!! Thank you Matt!

6:08 Old patterns called it a claret because that's what it is. You can use red but the pattern calls for claret. They aren't the same, but the fish won't care.

It is a very effective fly i prefer to tie it with burgundy floss

As a Boston Bruins fan I can in no way, shape, or form support this pattern known as the Montreal. I may or may not have tied it in black and yellow though!