Tying a Downhill Fly or Oak Fly with Davie McPhail
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Downhill Flt or Oak Fly..
Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium
Thread, Ash Coloured/ Grey Silk or Uni-Thread
Tag, Grey Thread
Rib, Trimmed Furnace Hen or Cock
Body, Orange Silk Floss
Wing, Woodcock
Hackle, Furnace Hen
The wings........impeccable, every time!! Perfect little bug!
Nice video Davy like this type of tying very much👍
I’ve never seen a hackle trimmed like that to form a herl. I have to try that. We can learn so much from these old flies. Thank you so much.
Beautiful job Davie, Thanks
Beautifully tied as usual Mr McPhail. I used to know a guy from Ayrshire many years ago that fished the Clyde with a natural fly and a cork float and he called it a "Stab fly". Looks very like that. Love the way you've done the body with the furnace hackle. Great idea and fantastic effect. Thanks for the tips 🎣👏👍
Hi Davie, I was shown how too catch and fish the natural Stab Fly using an oak apple as a float. The man who showed me called it the upside down fly, we fished it on the Lugar Water and the River Ayr to great effect. My hands are too shaky nowadays to catch the natural so will have to tie up a few of these wee beauties,. Thanks again for another great video. Jimf
Nice wee fly Davie impeccably tied as always thanks for sharing I need to do some practicing with my wings
Davie, you are in a class by yourself! I really enjoy watching you work. It's relaxing, it's stimulating it's marvelous! Thanks for sharing your amazing talent! KANSAS USA
Lovely fly Davie. Very well tied as always. Nice use of the rib. Many thanks.
1st class as usual and a lovely traditional looking fly which in my opinion can be hard to beat.
This is like watching a surgeon work and I always learn something new with every video.
I just love watching your thread control. Absolutely amazing.
Gosh, Davie, this is a great-looking fly, the colors are great. Awesome wings and I have 2 woodcock wings finally maybe I can try my hand at those NC Flies.
Thank you Davie, you have tought me a new technique ie ribbing with a feather like that. I think this adds something special to a fly.
lovely work Sir. Everyone loves the look of a classic wet fly and that one is tied perfect. Tying Early Black Stone flies here in Nova Scotia this morning.
I did enjoy it, Davie... thank you.
Learned yet one more nice method, too (the hackle feather cut and wrap). It was useful to watch your methods arranging the wing material, also. I tend to prod and poke without really knowing what I'm about.
Mike
What a great fly! If I can get another package of Woodcock I'll give it a shot! Thanks Davie!!
Brilliant as usual Davie 👌
Absolutely beautiful! I love the body hackle
Excellent tying and a lovely pattern!!!
Just beautiful flie Davie.thanks!
You’re a master! Nice job. Just got 6 full pheasant body and wings. Need to get at this now.
Impressive tying and different 🦟👍
Great fly ,thanks
Great stuff , again. Your a joy to watch
A nice fly, tied by a Master🙏😊😊🥰🥰🙏
Class Davie as usually just a pleasure to watch .
Totally amazing perfection every time 👌
Lovely fly Davie
A "Stab flee."
Many years ago an old Clyde fisher promised me he would show me how to fish the natural stab flee, but only when I was older. He said it caught everything in a pool and I had to learn self restraint beforehand.
To catch them is easy. Have a match box or similar container , walk the fence lines and you can pick the flies of the posts. Put them in your container. Heres the secret getting them out, blow smoke gently into the container and keep the lid on. The flies go sleepy and you can get one out. I used to fish with size 18 hooks on 2lbs nylon and cast very gently. Alternatively you could buy hook clips for live bait also casting gently. Alas I dont smoke anymore
VERY NICE THANK YOU .
Nice pattern
Thank you, Davie!
That's a lovely lovely tying Davy , really enjoyed the techniques AGAIN 😁 Could you tell me what type of NATURAL this would imitate mate. I'd it a Sedge of some sort. Lovely pattern. Your the best Davy , the vids are quality.
Hi James,
Here in Scotland they are better known as a stab fly and we see them in the warm summer days on fence stabs hence it's name, in the thumbnail photo you will see an artists view of the real fly which is a perfect copy..It is collected by many anglers and fished using a small cork float and can catch many of the best fish in the pool..I'm glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for the words..
All the very best Davie
Pure dead brilliant!!!!
Lovely tutorial Davie thanks. Is this the same fly as the Downlooker or the Stab fly. I used to pick them off the fence posts a fish them natural for brown trout on the upper Clyde
Stay safe, big Davie
I used to have so much bother with these wings. Perseverance pays off because one day you just get it and then it seems pretty straightforward. Dont get me wrong, I've still whip finished a few duffers in my time, but I'm the only one fishing them so it's all good 🤣
Don't worry. Davie McPhail is the only one on all web vids fly tyers who can tie wings in that perfection. So they use some synthetics or hair to get some wings. One day you will get an enjoyable result and will have a lot of satisfaction. My self Im on the same way.
Hello Davie. Can you tie a classic salmon fly? Mar lodge or Jock Scott etc.
You tie amazing flies!
Супер! 👍🤝🇰🇿
Saludos 👍
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I love your videos, I’m always trying to be a better tyer! Have you ever tied using a Nor-vise?
Hi Max,
I have tried one but only for a short time a few years ago but I never gave it a good try..I was fortunate to meet Norm when I was over in Canada and he certainly could use it with great ease which you can view here on CZcams as well, he was a real gentleman and for the short time we spoke I enjoyed every minute of it..I'm glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for the kind words..
All the very best Davie
Very nice! Davie what is the book you were talking about? Thank you very much and best to you and your family!
Hi Bobby,
The book I was talking about was the Fly-Fisher's Entomology by Alfred Ronalds, I have attached a link to one for you to see..I'm glad you liked the fly..
All the very best Davie...
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Is the downhill fly the same as downlooker snipe fly (Rhagio scolopaceus)?
If so, they often swarm heavily up here in Northern Norway. Making even the seatrout in the rivers go crazy. I've just used a Wickham's Fancy wet fly fished dry with great success, this was also how I fooled a 3,1 kilo brownie. Gonna try this pattern for sure. Cheers!
Hi Arctic Riverside Flyfishing,
It certainly looks like (Rhagio scolopaceus), Wickhams Fancy is a great all-round pattern for flies like this...Let me know how you get on as I would be very interested to hear how you get on..
All the very best Davie..
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Hello Davie,
Was watching this one again and thought about using woodcock as a folded wing. Then thought I didn't know of any fly a folded woodcock wing was called for. Do you know of any?
Mike
Hi Mike,
I have folded woodcock for finer and smaller wet flies especially patterns that were fished on the river Clyde here in Scotland..
All the very best Davie
@@DavieMcPhail Thank you, Davie. I've got a copy of Clyde Style Flies I can look at.
Mike
I Still can't get the wings right...
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are oak flies aquatic or terrestrial I wonder?
It's a terrestrial fly Stephen...ATB Davie
Сто процентов уловистая муха!
What size hook are you using here?
Hi Cameron,
I tyed it on a size 12 though it's a good pattern on a 10 and even a 14..ATB Davie
Are u ok Davie?
Hi Diego,
My whole family has covid due to my daughter starting back at work, she is a nursery teacher and unfortunately she and 11 other staff caught it..We all have different symptoms, I felt fine this morning but now I feel like crap but I can cope with this so here's hoping it doesn't get any worse...
All the very best Davie
@@DavieMcPhail be safe! I need my professor! 😇!
Aye, gye guid Davie. I'm jealous of your winging. It wouldn't look like that for me if i kissed it's arse.