In the old days of pot fishing, that fly was my favourite top dropper night fly. A size six black and silver on the point and a size 8 brown turkey on the dropper, with or without maggots. Ahhh the memories. River Annan, Liddle, Border Esk.. I'm breaking out the malt tonight. Loved it Davie.
Great looking classic wet fly mate. That one would work wonders for steelheads and rainbows. Thanks for sharing with us all again my friend. Have a great day. Best Regards, Ken
Hi Mister McPhail,beautiful video,your materiels are really top and beautiful colors.I can not wait for my holidays in wales to arrive to buy my materials.
Nice classic, popular in Norway too. I just love to watch you tie, Davie. Makes me relax, it's soothing - and I just know it's gonna be a perfect fly - every time :) Thank you sir!
Hi Davie, one of my favourites was the woodcock and mixed, tippets for the tail and yellow and red for the body ribbed with gold, ginger hackle and woodcock secondaries for the wings. I’ve taken a few Loch Leven trout with that fly 👍. Thanks for sharing your video. Jimf
Beautiful tie.I buy full game hen skins from a farmer mainly for the neck hackles, once I learn down and across I can use the wings also. I've fallen in love with your Hardy's Favorite and now tie a wingless that I can't wait to sore lip the Brookies with.
That's a wee beauty davie , the colour of the wing and the black tip looks amazing , would you say its a rare colour, was wondering where you came across it , thanks again davie.
Hi George, I bought these feathers many years ago from a company called Cookshill Tackle when I was at the British fly fair in 2003. They were sold as hen quills though if you are looking for something close and you have any Golden Pheasant skins then look at the wings as they are very good as well and at times have the same markings..I'm glad you liked it... All the very best Davie..
@@DavieMcPhail just looked through my golden pheasant skins and found some that are pretty close , thanks for the very helpful reply, all the best davie.
I do appreciate that scruffy flies catch fish. Maybe even more fish than exceptionally tied beauties like this. I am, however, a bit (🤔) OCD and from that viewpoint I love this pattern. Your attention to detail Davie is second to none. Add that to your filming technique and we can’t lose. Thank you for yet ‘another’ that I will have to try to emulate..... 😬
lol Chris! Me too for the present. But I aim to keep trying to get the finer detailed methods working for me. I’m 66 now so I know I’ll never be an artist at this but I do like to try my hand at some of the ‘more difficult ‘ flies just to test my abilities.
Hi Robin Watts, I'm glad you liked the fly, I bought the feather from Cookshill Tackle a few years ago when I was at a show, these feathers come from domestic hens so they can vary is colour...When I see them for sale I always look through them as they do make great wings... All the very best Davie...
Hi Mike, I'm using a pair of 4 inch razor scissor which I bought off Ebay. They are ok but the metal could be a tad better as they are not as good as the Loon version which I may buy after the ones I have are blunt..I'm glad you enjoyed the video.. All the very best Davie
Really nice Davie. I am having trouble finding matched wing in that color. You mentioned chicken, I have found turkey but to thick. Short of finding a farm, what fly shop carries good wings like these for traditional wets? ATB.
Hi Larry, You can get good quills very similar to the ones I used in this fly from a Golden Pheasant as I have used them before many times..I bought these feathers many years ago from a company called Cookshill Tackle when I was at the British fly fair in 2003..If you are going to use Turkey feathers the small feathers from the tail are excellent as I've used them many times.. All the very best Davie..
Davie McPhail Hi Davie, thanks for pushing me in the right direction for classic wet wing material. I have that on my list for Cookshill. For those that may not be aware Steve Cooper of Cookshill has absolute top notch materials based on my previous experience. Awesome tying Davie thanks as always!!
Great fly, what kind of vise are you using? And I've been watching your videos for over a year, you are very helpful for someone learning to tie flies. :-)
Davie.I would like to buy some grey turkey feather,s,to tie one of your fly,s,but can,t find them anywhere,can you point me in the right direction..keep up your video,s, we all love them, I know I tie better flies than I use to..
Hi David, I have attached a link to someone on Ebay that sells turkey, I've got some of his feathers and they are very good..What pattern are you wanting to tye? All the very best Davie.. www.ebay.co.uk/sch/suzanna-betta/m.html?_trksid=p3692
Hi Евгений Боровин, I used seals fur on the body of this fly, there's a few companies here in the UK that sell this, I also over dye and mix them to get the colour I want...I've bought dubbing from many places over the years though if you can find a shop that stocks Veniard materials then I'm sure they would be able to help you..I'm glad you enjoyed the video... All the very best Davie..
love to see traditional wets. Thank you for keeping a part of fishing history alive. Artful and informative work.
In the old days of pot fishing, that fly was my favourite top dropper night fly. A size six black and silver on the point and a size 8 brown turkey on the dropper, with or without maggots. Ahhh the memories. River Annan, Liddle, Border Esk.. I'm breaking out the malt tonight. Loved it Davie.
Great looking classic wet fly mate. That one would work wonders for steelheads and rainbows. Thanks for sharing with us all again my friend. Have a great day. Best Regards, Ken
Don't know how may times I've watched this tie and each time I'm impressed. Thanks
Hi Mister McPhail,beautiful video,your materiels are really top and beautiful colors.I can not wait for my holidays in wales to arrive to buy my materials.
Nice classic, popular in Norway too. I just love to watch you tie, Davie. Makes me relax, it's soothing - and I just know it's gonna be a perfect fly - every time :) Thank you sir!
Beautiful pattern Davie. The superglue followed by varnish for heads is brilliant, gives such a nice finish pal
Hi Davie, one of my favourites was the woodcock and mixed, tippets for the tail and yellow and red for the body ribbed with gold, ginger hackle and woodcock secondaries for the wings. I’ve taken a few Loch Leven trout with that fly 👍. Thanks for sharing your video. Jimf
Beautiful tie.I buy full game hen skins from a farmer mainly for the neck hackles, once I learn down and across I can use the wings also. I've fallen in love with your Hardy's Favorite and now tie a wingless that I can't wait to sore lip the Brookies with.
Cool looking wet fly , great color combinations and the proportion are right on . Fun to watch :-)
Seems so easy to tye the wings... Someday ! :-) Grat work Davie !!!!
Great video. Thanks for sharing! Perfect birthday present! Sharing it this day made me thought it was for me. Thanks.
That is a very pretty fly... very colorful...
Lovely video. 2019 off to a dynamic start. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent!
That's a wee beauty davie , the colour of the wing and the black tip looks amazing , would you say its a rare colour, was wondering where you came across it , thanks again davie.
Hi George,
I bought these feathers many years ago from a company called Cookshill Tackle when I was at the British fly fair in 2003. They were sold as hen quills though if you are looking for something close and you have any Golden Pheasant skins then look at the wings as they are very good as well and at times have the same markings..I'm glad you liked it...
All the very best Davie..
@@DavieMcPhail just looked through my golden pheasant skins and found some that are pretty close , thanks for the very helpful reply, all the best davie.
A Cracking fly Davie and a great video. Thank you for sharing.
Nice as always davy similar to the Watson fancy but different wing now there’s a fly 👍
I do appreciate that scruffy flies catch fish. Maybe even more fish than exceptionally tied beauties like this. I am, however, a bit (🤔) OCD and from that viewpoint I love this pattern. Your attention to detail Davie is second to none. Add that to your filming technique and we can’t lose. Thank you for yet ‘another’ that I will have to try to emulate..... 😬
El Duderoony
Perfectly put. As excellent as Davie is. He somehow doesn’t put me off but I feel encouraged to tie better. Thanks.
My flies are in the scruffy category unfortunately.
lol Chris! Me too for the present. But I aim to keep trying to get the finer detailed methods working for me. I’m 66 now so I know I’ll never be an artist at this but I do like to try my hand at some of the ‘more difficult ‘ flies just to test my abilities.
Absolutely amazing. One of my all time Davie favorites. (And that's saying something!)
Absolutely beautiful Davie. Where do you get your feathers from for the wings?
Hi Robin Watts,
I'm glad you liked the fly, I bought the feather from Cookshill Tackle a few years ago when I was at a show, these feathers come from domestic hens so they can vary is colour...When I see them for sale I always look through them as they do make great wings...
All the very best Davie...
Thanks Davie
I did enjoy it, Davie... thank you.
Did you change to another scissor type again? Would you say what they are please?
Mike
Hi Mike,
I'm using a pair of 4 inch razor scissor which I bought off Ebay. They are ok but the metal could be a tad better as they are not as good as the Loon version which I may buy after the ones I have are blunt..I'm glad you enjoyed the video..
All the very best Davie
@@DavieMcPhail Thank you Davie...
Mike
I'd say I'm impressed but what more could I have expected from such a great tier?
What a Beautiful fly
nice pattern Daviesan.. thnx.4.ur sharing!! ;))
Brilliant once again, thank you.
Really nice Davie. I am having trouble finding matched wing in that color. You mentioned chicken, I have found turkey but to thick. Short of finding a farm, what fly shop carries good wings like these for traditional wets? ATB.
Hi Larry,
You can get good quills very similar to the ones I used in this fly from a Golden Pheasant as I have used them before many times..I bought these feathers many years ago from a company called Cookshill Tackle when I was at the British fly fair in 2003..If you are going to use Turkey feathers the small feathers from the tail are excellent as I've used them many times..
All the very best Davie..
Davie McPhail Hi Davie, thanks for pushing me in the right direction for classic wet wing material. I have that on my list for Cookshill. For those that may not be aware Steve Cooper of Cookshill has absolute top notch materials based on my previous experience. Awesome tying Davie thanks as always!!
Very good fly I have something like that one in my fly box
Great fly, what kind of vise are you using? And I've been watching your videos for over a year, you are very helpful for someone learning to tie flies. :-)
fantastic ... a perfect fly
Davie.I would like to buy some grey turkey feather,s,to tie one of your fly,s,but can,t find them anywhere,can you point me in the right direction..keep up your video,s, we all love them, I know I tie better flies than I use to..
Hi David,
I have attached a link to someone on Ebay that sells turkey, I've got some of his feathers and they are very good..What pattern are you wanting to tye?
All the very best Davie..
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/suzanna-betta/m.html?_trksid=p3692
Brilliant
Sir you are surely the master
Very, very good!!!!!!👍🏻👏
Davie, top tying technique as usual!
What the dubbing do you use? Which company manufacturer these?
Hi Евгений Боровин,
I used seals fur on the body of this fly, there's a few companies here in the UK that sell this, I also over dye and mix them to get the colour I want...I've bought dubbing from many places over the years though if you can find a shop that stocks Veniard materials then I'm sure they would be able to help you..I'm glad you enjoyed the video...
All the very best Davie..
Davie McPhail thank you so much for reply!
Georgous fly!
Lovely fly:)
tankiou Davie nice fly
What material is recommended for the wings?
Nice!
Нарядно получилось.
🍺🍺🍺
Великолепно !!! Nice !!! ( #mr_melkiy )