Beautiful classic fly! I never would've thought to tie in the wings that way with the quills split and pulled back under the shank. That's a brilliant method. Only you Davie! Thanks for making RUclips so good!!
You are a true master Davie! Many thanks for posting these videos. Just getting started in fly tying and enjoying every minute of it! Very relaxing and it's a great feeling catching a fish on something you tied yourself. Take Care!
Brilliant fly Davie. It won't replace your detached body mayfly as my goto fly for the drake hatch here in PA but it certainly will be a backup. Thanks for your vids. Mark
Oh thank you so much Davie! I have a gallon bag of mallard breast feathers that I was going to use for the wing case on Zug Bugs and I thought of fan wings also but no way I thought of tying them in like you just did. You always say to think of the taper and it was brilliant how you did it with this and All the patterns you tie! Plus all the tips you give to tie the parts in other ways for different effects. The only concern I have is do the fan wings cause tippet twist when casting? I've never fished them before but they look like they would have a gentle landing on the water and would provide an excellent profile to the fish. Thanks Davie, your knowledge of tying is phenomenal! 👍👌👏☝
Hi Joe, I'm really grateful for all your kind comments about my flies and methods used so a big thank you for them...The fanning flies I tye are for friends that live and fish in Ireland and they use them on the loughs mostly on a cast with other flies and they never really have any problems but I have fished smaller patterns like this and they will twist the cast so Ill use a stiffer and heavier cast and tippet as this will help stop this... All the very best Davie...
very nice tye Davie.. good colour combo and pintails a fav of mine hard to source good colour/marked feathers as theres no shops near me i have to buy online unseen. have you tried a small bit of floo gloo near the tips to hold together?
excellent looking fly davie. would that work on the stillwaters and lochs here in scotland. also is that bronze mallard you use for the fan wings. cheers seany
Lovely fly Davie! It's so pretty I'd almost be afraid to fish with it. Would you still get decent flotation if you clipped the hackle barbs under the shank so the fly sits more in the surface film?
Hello Davie! One question. How is floating tail fibers ( teal and pheasant feathers)?As I know these ones has not good floating characteristics. Thank you!
Hi, I have to agree with you that the tail fibres are not the strongest fibre to use for a dry fly but they do catch fish for the friends that I now that fish them...I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and all the very best for 2019... Davie..
That is stunning looking Davie! I love the fan wing! Have you head of Nano Silk from Semperfli? Aparently its 12/0 size so you can tie on a size 32 hook but still have the strength to bend a size 6 hook in the vice.... Ill be getting a spool or 3 when im at the Angling Center next time. Thanks for the Video!!! Best Regards, ~David
@DavieMcPhail I think the wings is too big , sorry if i'm wrong . In the river were i go to fish there aren't this insects , do you know the Sesia river , in The nord of the Italy ? it's very famous !
Hi Davie, I have a question for you. When I try and fish with winged dries like the adams my leader gets all twisted up after only 3 or 4 casts. Can you tell me why that is? I'm I doing something wrong? It only happens with flies that have posts or big wings. Thanks..
Hi Stryker 2, I would try a stiffer nylon or what I like to use is tapered leaders which will help stop it twisting though it will come down to the size of the fly as I also add on a tippet to the end of the tapered leader for the picky fish..I hope this helps you and let me know how you get on.. All the very best Davie..
hi. sorry i ask, but how do you keep the fibers on the wing together? when i tye it in they look good, but when the fly is done the wing look like a battlefield :)
Hi Nicholai Andersen, I would not worry about this happening as this will happen to mine as well especially after fishing which doesn't stop them working... All the very best Davie..
@TheTeofly ok i spoke for the italian rivers , unfortunately i don't know the river of the ireland but i'd like to go to fish in the '' Your '' torrent . sorry if i'm seemed arrogant but this is not my intention :)
Hi Wisco Fly Flinger, Here's some links which may help you out...ATB Davie www.veniard.com/product3102/section159/ www.flymart.ca/default.aspx?ctl=ctl_ec_products_in_category_table_display.ascx&category_id=98www.cookshill-flytying.co.uk/duck.htm
Beautiful classic fly! I never would've thought to tie in the wings that way with the quills split and pulled back under the shank. That's a brilliant method. Only you Davie!
Thanks for making RUclips so good!!
You are a true master Davie! Many thanks for posting these videos. Just getting started in fly tying and enjoying every minute of it! Very relaxing and it's a great feeling catching a fish on something you tied yourself.
Take Care!
you just get better and better Davie this is a real credit to your hard work ,,,thanks again.
thanks dave. I been watching your videos daily now for about 9 months thank you.
Love the look of this fly especially the wings. Can’t wait to tie some.
I see guys applying dubbing on their thread without using wax. Is there dubbing like that? what do u call it Thanks
Simply Genious !! I've been tying for about 15 years now and am nowhere near Davies skills. But I love to watch him tie.
You sure tie some pretty flies. Tied my first fly a few days ago and I haven't stopped
Outstanding! I think this is one is of the best looking dry flies you have tied, Davie.
Thank you for sharing! :)
A nice looking fly pattern and really good instruction for the wings, don't know how it would look after a few casts.
Not the first time I.ve watched this tie, and its really nice and you make it look so simple, its not though.
Another great pattern Davy, keep up the great work
Wonderful fly, Davie. I really like the idea of using the mallard instead of hen feathers for the wings.
Brilliant fly Davie. It won't replace your detached body mayfly as my goto fly for the drake hatch here in PA but it certainly will be a backup.
Thanks for your vids.
Mark
A great video,and channel.Top man.all the best Steve.
Oh thank you so much Davie! I have a gallon bag of mallard breast feathers that I was going to use for the wing case on Zug Bugs and I thought of fan wings also but no way I thought of tying them in like you just did. You always say to think of the taper and it was brilliant how you did it with this and All the patterns you tie! Plus all the tips you give to tie the parts in other ways for different effects. The only concern I have is do the fan wings cause tippet twist when casting? I've never fished them before but they look like they would have a gentle landing on the water and would provide an excellent profile to the fish. Thanks Davie, your knowledge of tying is phenomenal! 👍👌👏☝
Hi Joe,
I'm really grateful for all your kind comments about my flies and methods used so a big thank you for them...The fanning flies I tye are for friends that live and fish in Ireland and they use them on the loughs mostly on a cast with other flies and they never really have any problems but I have fished smaller patterns like this and they will twist the cast so Ill use a stiffer and heavier cast and tippet as this will help stop this...
All the very best Davie...
Davie McPhail Thanks my friend, that makes perfect sense, I'll keep that in mind. It's really a joy to watch you tie, thanks again...
what a nice pattern.yet another beauty, thank you wery much :)
very nice tye Davie.. good colour combo and pintails a fav of mine
hard to source good colour/marked feathers as theres no shops near me i have to buy online unseen.
have you tried a small bit of floo gloo near the tips to hold together?
Davie u r simply the best...i love your videos mate! :) and i have learn a lot from u! thanx again and hope u fine! :) from Romania all the best!
Thank you sir! Great videos and flies!
a very best pattern !!!! tnx Davie !!
Great way to do winged drys, thanks.
I need a break from studying for final exams. I think I'll go tie some of these and put them beside those Welsh Thunders to try on opening day.
excellent looking fly davie. would that work on the stillwaters and lochs here in scotland. also is that bronze mallard you use for the fan wings.
cheers seany
I have caught trout on flies of this nature. It seems the wetter they get the better they fish as they drift in the water's film.
Lovely fly Davie! It's so pretty I'd almost be afraid to fish with it. Would you still get decent flotation if you clipped the hackle barbs under the shank so the fly sits more in the surface film?
Hello Davie!
One question. How is floating tail fibers ( teal and pheasant feathers)?As I know these ones has not good floating characteristics.
Thank you!
Hi, I have to agree with you that the tail fibres are not the strongest fibre to use for a dry fly but they do catch fish for the friends that I now that fish them...I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and all the very best for 2019...
Davie..
Thank you so much! Wish you Happy New Year!
That is stunning looking Davie!
I love the fan wing!
Have you head of Nano Silk from Semperfli? Aparently its 12/0 size so you can tie on a size 32 hook but still have the strength to bend a size 6 hook in the vice.... Ill be getting a spool or 3 when im at the Angling Center next time.
Thanks for the Video!!!
Best Regards,
~David
Great idea what would u catch on this
@DavieMcPhail Thank you !
@DavieMcPhail I think the wings is too big , sorry if i'm wrong .
In the river were i go to fish there aren't this insects , do you know the Sesia river , in The nord of the Italy ? it's very famous !
Could Wood Duck be used for the wings?
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Hi Davie, I have a question for you. When I try and fish with winged dries like the adams my leader gets all twisted up after only 3 or 4 casts. Can you tell me why that is? I'm I doing something wrong? It only happens with flies that have posts or big wings. Thanks..
Hi Stryker 2,
I would try a stiffer nylon or what I like to use is tapered leaders which will help stop it twisting though it will come down to the size of the fly as I also add on a tippet to the end of the tapered leader for the picky fish..I hope this helps you and let me know how you get on..
All the very best Davie..
Thank you...I do use a tapered leader but maybe I'll try using heavier tippet like a 4x or 3x. I'll see if that helps.
hi. sorry i ask, but how do you keep the fibers on the wing together? when i tye it in they look good, but when the fly is done the wing look like a battlefield :)
Hi Nicholai Andersen,
I would not worry about this happening as this will happen to mine as well especially after fishing which doesn't stop them working...
All the very best Davie..
🇨🇿CZ. 👀👀👍🏻 super 👍🏻👋🏻
@TheTeofly ok i spoke for the italian rivers , unfortunately i don't know the river of the ireland but i'd like to go to fish in the '' Your '' torrent . sorry if i'm seemed arrogant but this is not my intention :)
What a beaut'!
which is the feather for the tail ? sorry if I don't speak English well , but i'm Italian ...
what was the wings and can you do the olive vresion
Hi Davie, I'm really struggling to find a Metz saddle for palmered and dry flies. Do you know where I could get them?
Does anyone have a good source for mallard or wood duck body feathers?
Hi Wisco Fly Flinger,
Here's some links which may help you out...ATB Davie
www.veniard.com/product3102/section159/
www.flymart.ca/default.aspx?ctl=ctl_ec_products_in_category_table_display.ascx&category_id=98www.cookshill-flytying.co.uk/duck.htm
are you from the States? If so any taxidermists who has a federal permit for mounting waterfowl should have plenty ,1 skin will yield dozens