I've been checking out your videos and a lot of your patterns have brought me a lot of success on the streams here in West Virginia. I didn't have any white antron so I tied this one with a yellow antron and caught several browns last weekend. Thanks for a simple tie that yields great success.
Damn! I had so many problems with this kind of flies! Was trying bodystretch, even condoms :) Now my problem is solved! I never thought it's so easy! And the trick with scalpel - simple and effective. Great tutorial! Thank You, sir!
Hi Davie Great looking fly. I have been thinking about getting the bug bond or another type like it. But I wasnt for sure what all could be done with it but by watching you videos I can see the limits to it are endless.. Thanks for the Great Videos Chance
Very easy and realistic method to tye this fly. Can you tell me wich product do you use to barnish the heads of your flies, please? Congratulations. Saludos
Well, that's the FIRST time I ever saw Davie catch the end of the hook while wrapping. I do it all the time, nice to know he's actually human and not a computer generated image or such. His work is generally so perfect, one becomes suspicious as to whether or not he's actually a perfectly programmed android or whatever.
Hi davie mcphail If i was to fish this style of bug on a stillwater would it be best fished under a bung or a midge tip line fish it slowly back the water i fish is from 4ft to 17ft at it deepest. My problem is i can now tie great flies but not knowing how to fish the flies correctly.. many thanks mark
A nice morning outing 12 miles off the Mombasa coast. 14.8 kg red snapper caught deep on LF fibers bait egg pattern slowly drifting waiting for the birds to show up. No Sailfish either!!!
Hi Fly Guy, I have attached a link to the lead tape that I used but you can make your own so I have attached a link to one of my videos which shows you how it's done...Happy New Year... All the very best Davie www.tapecase.com/pd/cn/tapes-die-cuts/1011/1000291/3m-420-tape-lead-foil-tapes.aspx ruclips.net/video/GVH_49xf-PI/видео.html
In addition to my previous post, I would really appreciate if you could share the brand of the superglue with the brush you are using in your videos. Thanks again.
Hello Davie, your talents at the vise are first rate!!!!!! I am interested in tying the pink bug. I understand bug bond was used on the body before cutting legs. What was the "varnish" you used at the very end of the tie video? I ask because the head cement I have been using makes the marker colors bleed all over the place. Thanks for the help and keep the lessons coming! Mike. in Michigan USA
Hi Mary, I have attached a link to the Glo-Brite Multi Yarn white No.16 .www.fishersdirect.com/glo-brite-multi-yarn-5559-p.asp All the very best Davie..
Hi Jay, I use it on the river mostly for Grayling though it will catch on the lochs..I fish them as I would most nymphs in the river by fishing them upstream allowing them to sink and drift naturally with the current.. All the very best Davie..
Hi neilards, A good starter vise would be this one www.amazon.co.uk/Lureflash-RRV-ROTATABLE-REGENT-VICE/dp/B00359891U, it's a side leaver and very easy to use and holds the hook very well. Other makes but more expensive are the Dyna-King, Regal, Norvise, Snowbee Waldron, HMH, Apex and Jvise this is a small selection but are all worth a look at..Please let me know what you think.. All the very best Davie
***** i had been looking at this one thanks davie will get this one, my dad used to spend his winter evenings tying his own flies in the roof space for the start of the trout season in march here in northern ireland, watching your videos brought a lot of good memories back to me, and has inspired me to get my own vice and start tying my own flies, thanks again for your videos best explained and best tying videos i have come across on the net,
***** thanks davie, you have been great help with the vice, and dont want to be a pest on here to you either , but would like to ask just one more thing from you, i was looking on Glasgow Angling Centre web page and as a complete novice dont know what capes would be good to have to start out, , if you could help with that please thanks neil
Hi Neil, There's many capes that you could buy depending on the flies you want to tye, but if I was just starting to tye then Chinese or Indian hen and cock capes would help tye both dries and wets as these are the easiest and best flies to tye for trout and even some salmon flies..Here's some links to the natural coloured and dyed capes.. All the very best Davie www.fishingmegastore.com/stillwater-indian-capes-aa-hen-necks~2370.htmlwww.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=110 www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=826
Hi Davie where would you use this bug,lakes or river and when? would it be suitable for salmon or just trout.Keep up the tying you've got to be the best on here. Regards.J.
Hi Johnmnt madgin, I use it for Grayling mostly on the river, it's one of those flies I use when fishing is a bit slow and when fish go quite as for some reason it's seems to take some good fish so I always keep a few in the box for this..I have used it on a trout fishery for rainbows and again it can take a few fish... All the very best Davie
***** Thanks Davie, your videos have taught me a lot.Could do with a bit of advice on what to use for Salmon. Tube Flys or double hook flys? and sizes. I've just started fishing the Tyne. Regards J.
That´s it? Ladys nail polish? jajajaja I had it in my hands several times! just thought it was so simple. Thank you very very much for your time and effort. Congratulations. Saludos
Hi Davie I'm sure you have had this question asked many times but I can't seem to find it in your many comments. So Ive recently got into tying my own fly's and bought a lot of my gear from ebay. After spending £30 on a vice it turned up and the quality is appalling. Im working with a low budget but don't want to make the same mistake again. Could you advise a brand or model of vice that is of decent enough standard but not to expensive.
Hi Ben Ridings, It's probably one of the most asked questions so I hope I can help you in some way to make up for the vice you bought...I've attached link to a side leaver vice which is a great vice for the price and very easy to use, it's a cheaper version of the one I use at the moment and will last you a long time... All the very best Davie www.sportfish.co.uk/the-scottie-vice.html?nosto=nosto-page-sub-
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First class Davie, you make it look so easy. Great videos
This is a brilliant wee pattern, especially for grayling. Thanks pal for devising such an easy to tie pattern that is so effective.
I've been checking out your videos and a lot of your patterns have brought me a lot of success on the streams here in West Virginia. I didn't have any white antron so I tied this one with a yellow antron and caught several browns last weekend. Thanks for a simple tie that yields great success.
Damn! I had so many problems with this kind of flies! Was trying bodystretch, even condoms :)
Now my problem is solved! I never thought it's so easy! And the trick with scalpel - simple and effective. Great tutorial!
Thank You, sir!
Lovely bug
Hi Davie
Great looking fly. I have been thinking about getting the bug bond or another type like it. But I wasnt for sure what all could be done with it but by watching you videos I can see the limits to it are endless..
Thanks for the Great Videos
Chance
I will be tying this pattern over the winter and will give it go for arctic grayling in the spring. Beautiful pattern!
HiDerek Parker,
It would great to hear how you get on and I'm glad you like the fly...
All the very best Davie
very interesting video, love how you created the legs.
Very strong too. Because you can be sure that thing is going to take a hammering.
Very easy and realistic method to tye this fly.
Can you tell me wich product do you use to barnish the heads of your flies, please?
Congratulations.
Saludos
that hook is awesom
Excelent, its very nice!!
Well, that's the FIRST time I ever saw Davie catch the end of the hook while wrapping. I do it all the time, nice to know he's actually human and not a computer generated image or such. His work is generally so perfect, one becomes suspicious as to whether or not he's actually a perfectly programmed android or whatever.
Hi davie mcphail
If i was to fish this style of bug on a stillwater would it be best fished under a bung or a midge tip line fish it slowly back the water i fish is from 4ft to 17ft at it deepest. My problem is i can now tie great flies but not knowing how to fish the flies correctly.. many thanks mark
A nice morning outing 12 miles off the Mombasa coast.
14.8 kg red snapper caught deep on LF fibers bait egg pattern
slowly drifting waiting for the birds to show up.
No Sailfish either!!!
Thanks Davie !
Hi Jani,
I've sent you a link to the resin I used in the video...
All the very best Davie
great flies!, great vids!! WHERE do you get lead strip material? Know if anyone has it on spools?
Hi Fly Guy,
I have attached a link to the lead tape that I used but you can make your own so I have attached a link to one of my videos which shows you how it's done...Happy New Year...
All the very best Davie
www.tapecase.com/pd/cn/tapes-die-cuts/1011/1000291/3m-420-tape-lead-foil-tapes.aspx
ruclips.net/video/GVH_49xf-PI/видео.html
davie, you are amazing. i love all your fly's. i live in alberta, are there any fly's you know of that would work well here?
In addition to my previous post, I would really appreciate if you could share the brand of the superglue with the brush you are using in your videos. Thanks again.
Davie, the lead you use , where do you get it from. Excellent videos, I'm definately going to have a go!
Awsome
Evrey day I open my pc, the first thing I do, check on RUclips for any new videos from you.
Excelent tie
Hello Davie, your talents at the vise are first rate!!!!!! I am interested in tying the pink bug. I understand bug bond was used on the body before cutting legs. What was the "varnish" you used at the very end of the tie video? I ask because the head cement I have been using makes the marker colors bleed all over the place. Thanks for the help and keep the lessons coming! Mike. in Michigan USA
Can you tell me please what’s the name of the white wrap was that you used for this fly? Thank you
Hi Mary,
I have attached a link to the Glo-Brite Multi Yarn white No.16 .www.fishersdirect.com/glo-brite-multi-yarn-5559-p.asp
All the very best Davie..
Do you have a video on youtube tying a scud with the bug bond? if not, can you upload one please? cool fly, nice job
Hi Dave, I would appreciate if you could send the lead foil links to me too. Awesome videos by the way, thanks a lot.
How would you fish this kind of fly davie for rivers and stillwater thanks
Jay
Hi Jay,
I use it on the river mostly for Grayling though it will catch on the lochs..I fish them as I would most nymphs in the river by fishing them upstream allowing them to sink and drift naturally with the current..
All the very best Davie..
hi davie , justt wanting to ask what would be a good vice for starting out tying , love the videos thanks
Hi neilards,
A good starter vise would be this one www.amazon.co.uk/Lureflash-RRV-ROTATABLE-REGENT-VICE/dp/B00359891U, it's a side leaver and very easy to use and holds the hook very well. Other makes but more expensive are the Dyna-King, Regal, Norvise, Snowbee Waldron, HMH, Apex and Jvise this is a small selection but are all worth a look at..Please let me know what you think..
All the very best Davie
***** i had been looking at this one thanks davie will get this one, my dad used to spend his winter evenings tying his own flies in the roof space for the start of the trout season in march here in northern ireland, watching your videos brought a lot of good memories back to me, and has inspired me to get my own vice and start tying my own flies, thanks again for your videos best explained and best tying videos i have come across on the net,
Hi neilards,
I wish you well and if you need any more help please let me know...
All the very best Davie
***** thanks davie, you have been great help with the vice, and dont want to be a pest on here to you either , but would like to ask just one more thing from you, i was looking on Glasgow Angling Centre web page and as a complete novice dont know what capes would be good to have to start out, , if you could help with that please thanks neil
Hi Neil,
There's many capes that you could buy depending on the flies you want to tye, but if I was just starting to tye then Chinese or Indian hen and cock capes would help tye both dries and wets as these are the easiest and best flies to tye for trout and even some salmon flies..Here's some links to the natural coloured and dyed capes..
All the very best Davie
www.fishingmegastore.com/stillwater-indian-capes-aa-hen-necks~2370.htmlwww.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=110
www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=826
Hi,Davie what is that varnish and lamp what u apply on the fly in 7:28 in video?
Jani. in Finland.
Hi Davie where would you use this bug,lakes or river and when? would it be suitable for salmon or just trout.Keep up the tying you've got to be the best on here. Regards.J.
Hi Johnmnt madgin,
I use it for Grayling mostly on the river, it's one of those flies I use when fishing is a bit slow and when fish go quite as for some reason it's seems to take some good fish so I always keep a few in the box for this..I have used it on a trout fishery for rainbows and again it can take a few fish...
All the very best Davie
***** Thanks Davie, your videos have taught me a lot.Could do with a bit of advice on what to use for Salmon. Tube Flys or double hook flys? and sizes. I've just started fishing the Tyne. Regards J.
That´s it? Ladys nail polish?
jajajaja I had it in my hands several times! just thought it was so simple.
Thank you very very much for your time and effort.
Congratulations.
Saludos
Hi Davie I'm sure you have had this question asked many times but I can't seem to find it in your many comments. So Ive recently got into tying my own fly's and bought a lot of my gear from ebay. After spending £30 on a vice it turned up and the quality is appalling. Im working with a low budget but don't want to make the same mistake again. Could you advise a brand or model of vice that is of decent enough standard but not to expensive.
Hi Ben Ridings,
It's probably one of the most asked questions so I hope I can help you in some way to make up for the vice you bought...I've attached link to a side leaver vice which is a great vice for the price and very easy to use, it's a cheaper version of the one I use at the moment and will last you a long time...
All the very best Davie
www.sportfish.co.uk/the-scottie-vice.html?nosto=nosto-page-sub-
Thx Davie thats greatly appreciated.
2 Vids on 1 Day, nice
is it supposed to be a fishhook