Tying a Small Elastic Mayfly Nymph by Davie McPhail
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- čas přidán 26. 11. 2017
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Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 14
Thread, Uni-8/0 Rusty Brown
Tail, Cock or Hen Fibres
Underbody, Rusty Brown Thread and Orange Uni-Mylar
Body, Elastic Beading Cord 0.8mm
Thorax, Uni-Mylar, Peacock No.12
Thorax, Orange SLF Squirrel Dubbing
Hackle, Natural Brown Hen - Sport
Terrific use of materials. The Crystal Tech beading cord works well for many patterns, particularly nymphs and emergers. If you wrap the holographic Mylar over the thread underbody, and UNDER the beading cord, the effect is extraordinary - electric. For smaller flies a single strand of Flashabou works even better. You might also like to try clear 'self amalgamating tape'. One roll for about £3 is enough for about 300 (ribbed) fly bodies. The black version makes amazing wing cases. It's very stretchy stuff, and being 'amalgamating' it's virtually indestructible once overlapped together under pressure. I hope that's useful for you. Goodness knows, your viewers derive so much advantage from all your films, here on CZcams. J.
Excellent pattern and of course watching your tying technique is as satisfying as ever, your tips on material prep are very helpful for tiers of all level. PS...I’ve become very addicted to that very satisfying sound when you break the waste starter thread off in the beginning, the sound you only get from a vise like yours, just love it ! L 👍🎣👍
Thanks, Davie, I learn so much from watching you tie.
I love the translucent effect the elastic beading cord gives to the flies. I will try this out and explore other ideas. Great looking fly.
That stretchy rubber material is neat how it takes on the color of the thread underneath. That makes it very versatile for nymph patterns.
Just ordered the the elastic beading cord, can’t wait to have a go at tying this!
First of all, Fulling Mill are superb hooks, I love tying on them and fishing them. Second, what an excellent idea for stretching the beading cord. I’ve got a lot of that material and have been trying to come up with a way to make an even taper. Thanks my friend.
Stunning little pattern
Nice piece of work Davy.
Great looking fly Davie. Cheers Wigan
Absolutely beautiful. Was thinking of trying something about the same but with vinyl rib.
Hi Davie,
Just thought I would say thank you for all the effort you put in. I have been tying for only a short time but after hours and hours of practice Im starting to get the hang of it and producing some nice flys. I am currently tying a large competition box that are 99% from your videos. So thanks again and I look forward to the endless hours ahead watching and learning magic from you :).
Hi Gareth,
I'm glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for the kind words...I hope your box when full wins you a few competitions which I'm sure they will...Let me know how you get on..
All the very best Davie
Man that is some flawless work ✌
That is a great-looking nymph. For the less dexterous, a hair dryer on high heat would probably be sufficient to stretch and reduce the cord size while lessening the risk of burning it. This fly also appears very durable. I would be surprised if it wouldn't last most anglers through a weekend of fishing - provided that they didn't break it off first. As a side note, 'tis the season to find great flash materials cheap. Tinsel "icicles" make great backs and flashy underbodies, and you can get a large quantity of it very inexpensively after the holidays. Something to do while the wife and kids are returning gifts.
Very nice fly Davie , great colors, will certainly give this one a try next spring. I also buy fly tying materials on Ebay from China, they have some good cheap stuff there....cheers
Wen you make a fly - its magic. Thank you for this. Greatings from Germany
Very Nice Davy.
Thnx 4 sharing this video with us.
Aloha🌴🦐🎣🐟
Your a fly tying genius.
Another nice tie. 👍
Brillianty Master !!!
Nice Davie.
Thanx 4 sharing.
Aloha🌴🎣🐛🦐
Linda mosca, nota 10000!!!!!
The caught fish will hate the fly-tying which is excellent.
Thank you all very understandable.
Muy linda imitación!!!
Dave, new watcher. Can't wait to try this pattern out. In USA, though, wondering if you have this video in English 😉. My great grandmother was a MacGuinty and grandfather was McColm
Все доходчиво показали смотрю постоянно мне все нравится 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
whooou Daviesan ..your technics are awesome!!
arigatou gozaimasu! ;))
Thank you Kiyoshi Lengyel...All the very best Davie
brilliant.
Makes a great fly....tied them in size 16 and 14...fish like crazy...
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Hey Sir, do you find that the resin without the varnish will fall off? or peel off while fishing? Im' getting that with all my resins, I"ve got 3 brands, and they all come loose. Im wondering if its just the way they are, or if its the light I use to cure them. I have 3 lights as well. A loon light, and then some rechargeable "no name" cheap nes that I've got off Amazon.
Hi Half Insane Outdoor Guy,
I have had this happen to me too, coating the resin with the varnish does help though a light coat of varnish on before the resin can help as well..I prefer to use the lite uv version as it seeps into the dressing a little so it holds a bit better..After setting the resin I will sit my flies in the sunlight as it will set it even harder in my view, I especially do this when I have been working on a few flies like buzzers...Let me know how you get on..
All the very best Davie
Meraviglia!!!!!!
Отлично!
A real "passe-partout" nymph. Thanks.
Макфейл молодец.
Great looking mayfly nymph mate. Was just wondering if you can get that elastic in any craft store? I've got some stuff called body glass. Don’t know if it’s the same or not. And in what colours does it come in. I enjoy and look forward to more of your videos mate. Thanks for sharing. Best Regards Ken
OldBear5255 hello, you can find this elastic band a lot on ebay. is a Chinese product. for little money
Hi Ken,
I'm sure you would probably find some in a craft shop and you never know body glass could be the same material or even a better one as I've not used it..I'm glad glad you liked the fly...
All the very best Davie
Davie, I have been watching you for years, and still with each fly you amaze me. I have a question if you don't mind answering. After you applied the UV Resin, you then applied varnish. Why the varnish, what does it do for the fly? Also, what brand of varnish do you use? Thank you and please continue with your videos because you have taught me so much and have helped me not be so intimidated by flies that look very difficult to tie.
Hi Terryll Monroe,
I'm glad you liked the fly and thank you very much for the kind words..The reason for the varnish is that the resin can leave a light tacky film after curing which will cause the resin to look cloudy if touched so I coat it with a fine coat of Veniards Clear varnish which I would highly recommend..Many thanks again..
All the very best Davie
@@DavieMcPhail
Thank you very much sir. I recently learned about when and why to apply head cement and super glue. Never would I have found the reasoning for each on my own. You sir have brought it full circle, and I thank you kindly. God bless you. Also, if you wouldn't mind, could you do a video on explaining fly proportions and how to measure them out? That is still the one thing I and others I tie with struggle on sometimes. We know it's done in thirds, but easier said than done. A video showing and explaining this little puzzle would help many I bet.
@@DavieMcPhail Thank you sir. I need to quit touching the UV resin before I put on the varnish. I tied some last night and tried two different varnishes. After letting them sit all night both varnishes, Hard as Hull and Sally Hansen Hard as Nails, each flies coating over the UV resin is hard. So it was all my fault from the beginning not allowing the varnish to completely dry before touching it.
Thank you Davie for all your tutorials and sharing your skill with your fly tying fans. You are the one I watch and learn most from because you do take time to answer questions we have. You have answered more than one of my questions, and it shows you care.
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Mr. McPhail, I have used UV finish and then covered them with a varnish just to see them get cloudy. I use Loon UV finish (thin) and Hard as Hull varnish. Does it matter by brands if they get cloudy or not? I like the idea of covering my UV finish with varnish, but if it is only going to get cloudy looking, then I don't see the purpose. Would you have any recommendations?
Hi Terryll Monroe,
The main reason for a resin going cloudy is that it hasn't adhered to the body and came away or when fished the water gets under it that's why I use the lite version and use as little as possible..The varnish also can dry and pull the resin away as it sets far harder than the resin so I would experiment a little more to see how things go as I'm still doing this myself..
All the very best davie
Beautiful ty!!!-where do you buy the stretchy material? Tight lines🐞🐜🪲🦗!!!!!!
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Can you explain to me why you chose squirrel dubbing versus rabbit? And does it really matter what feather you use at the top of the fly as long as a cover color is appropriate?
Hi Msmomma1973,
Rabbit is an excellent dubbing and will work as well as the Squirrel for many flies like this nymph you can also use what feathers you have though try and keep to the colour combination to suit the flies that you are trying to represent...
All the very best Davie..
@@DavieMcPhail thank you, I love how detailed you are in your videos, it makes it very easy to follow. I love your accent also , where are you from if you don't mind me asking?
Hi Msmomma1973,
I'm from Scotland and I live on the south west coast in a town called Ayr, very famous for it's golf courses and not forgetting a few nice lochs and rivers..I'm glad you enjoy the videos and the flies I tye and thank you for the kind words...
All the very best Davie..
Nice little Nymph Davie. How do you fish this one?
Hi crazytrutas,
I mostly fish them upstream and allow them to drift naturally towards me but I like to give them the odd twitch bringing the tip of the rod towards the bank...It can induce a take when fish are thinking twice about taking it..
All the very best Davie
Great, thank you for your tip Davie. I'll have to give this a try next season. Don't do any upstream nymphing. Just hope that we get some rain, the rivers are dry here in the north of Portugal.
Kind regards Mike.
#1....Beeeeautiful fly Davie ( as usual)....I recently ,due to hearing gradually disappearing, have begun using closed captions. All I can say is CZcams has thoroughly ruined your description and narrative of the process. No Scottish brogue to enjoy....more like Klingon written down,,,,lol
could you use fishing line instead or cord?
Hi Ed Cook,
Yes you can as I've done this many times on similar flies, I recently tyed a caddis pupa using nylon as the rib..I have attached a link to it for you to see...
czcams.com/video/dykik9kCtIY/video.html
All the very best Davie
What varnish are you using in this pattern Davie??
Hi Jared Militello,
I used Veniards Clear varnish and the resin came from Fulling Mill...
All the very best Davie..
Davie what vise do you use? Regards
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Hello Davie. Nice tie again. Can you tie a famous finish salmon fly named Sarvijaakko. Creetings from Finland
Hi Jussi Ojala,
If you have a photo and a dressing of this fly then please send a link to me and If I have the materials I will certainly look at tying one...I'm glad you liked the fly...
All the very best Davie..
+Davie McPhail Where i can send the Picture
+Jussi Ojala 2 pcs of tail feelers and best hook sice Is 6-10.
Hi Jussi Ojala,
Do you have an Instagram page that you could upload the photo and send me a link to it or something similar as this would work fine..ATB Davie..
+Davie McPhail Yes i have instagram
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Hello Davie! Great Channel!
Can you help me buy LAW fly-tying vise?
Regards Aleksey
LLC Sakh-Fisher
Hi Aleksey,
Unfortunately they are becoming very hard to find but the odd one does appear on Ebay from time to time although it has been a while since I have seen one, if one does come up I'll certainly let you know...Out of interest I have attached a link to a copy of the Law Vice but I have to say that I have not personally handled this vice so I couldn't say it's the exactly the same but it's worth a look..www.virtual-nymph.com/pro-vice.html
All the very best Davie...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lawence-Waldron-fly-tying-vice/202229925295?hash=item2f15d7c5af:g:qzcAAOSwU3taherP
Hi Aleksey,
There's a Law vise up for auction so I have attached a link for you to see it's Lot 635..ATB Davie..
angling-auctions.co.uk/page-13/
do more nymph
Valdemar ruberg Fishing "Do more nymph?" Have you seen the amount of nymph patterns he has in his library? Probably hundreds