With this fly, there is little air resistance, and I can cast it to the spot I want. It is a durable fly that is easy to tie even for beginners, and I think it is an excellent small fly. 😊
cheers davie, nice little dun you'v converted me to the b160's i preffer them now to the 170's and 175's i can fit the materials on alot better after learning from your vids cant thankyou enough! thanks for all the latest videos aswell, your piling em on! top man davie,tight lines
I thought so its the natural oils that help the floatation and waterproof it, i was reading debates how dyed cdc is washed first to take the dye but was it as good as fresh undyed 50/50 was the results but what wasnt mentiond was is anyone including floatant!? which some people ....erherm!? probably was. thanks for all the help davie much appreciated, thanks for the inspiration, any material thats been around for over 500 est years has got to have a lookin. tight lines
Davie I know you said in the video as to it does not matter as to your dubbing color . I am new to tying flies since December 26th of 2017 and I am looking for new flies to tie and I loved this video it seemed so simple to tie. But can I use orange, red, yellow(gold), pink , purple I list these colors as to being a little bit easier for me to see.(hi-viz) . Thank you again great video and I did subscribe!
Hi Stephen, The best colours to use for flies like this would be yellow, most greens/olives, brown, grey, most shades of these colours from light to dark though red would work at times as well..Thank you for subscribing and I wish you well with your new hobby which I know you will enjoy especially when you start to catch fish on your own flies... All the very best Davie...
Hi Gregory Burchstead, I'm glad you liked the flies I have been tying and thank you for your kind comments...I have attached a link to the Coq de Leon I used in the videos and it was the light speckled version I used... All the very best Davie... www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=624
Hi Davie, i remember reading on one of your other videos about a guy asking what varnish you use and you replied with a fly tying varnish and also a womans varnish, can you tell me what the name of this womans varnish is as i have forgotton(silly me :P) and cant find the comment on the video. Thanks for all the help, ~David
hi davie, thanks for the reply i will do, i have a request if possible? could you tye a pale watery? iv seen quite a few patterns and they vary alot , i,d rather see yours if you can thanks again tight lines
Hi patrick mc carthy, The original Snowshoe rabbit feet I bought in America but you can buy it here in the UK as well, all I do is remove and mix the fur when I need it for dubbing... All the very best Davie www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=215
I'm looking for a good small dry fly for grayling in October, fishing northern German creeks, that are not very fast and have pretty clear but brownish water. Lot's of agriculture here. We have grayling, but they are hard to catch. This one seems pretty good for that purpose, what do you think? Thanks again for your great flies. I'm a huge fan of your flies and videos! All the best from Hamburg Stefan
With this fly, there is little air resistance, and I can cast it to the spot I want.
It is a durable fly that is easy to tie even for beginners, and I think it is an excellent small fly. 😊
great tying again davie i''ll fill my box with some of these thanks for the masterclass again
yet again another great fly and its easy for me to tie im flyin along tiein flys thanks to
you im a big fan of yours so thanks mark
cheers davie, nice little dun
you'v converted me to the b160's i preffer them now to the 170's and 175's
i can fit the materials on alot better after learning from your vids
cant thankyou enough! thanks for all the latest videos aswell, your piling em on! top man davie,tight lines
A great fly I use it a lot on the river
it's my favorite fly tnx !!!
I thought so its the natural oils that help the floatation and waterproof it, i was reading debates how dyed cdc is washed first to take the dye but was it as good as fresh undyed 50/50 was the results but what wasnt mentiond was is anyone including floatant!? which some people ....erherm!? probably was.
thanks for all the help davie
much appreciated, thanks for the inspiration, any material thats been around for over 500 est years has got to have a lookin.
tight lines
@DavieMcPhail oh thank you i just got my fly tying equipment im very new to this:)
thank you very much, i love your vids
Davie I know you said in the video as to it does not matter as to your dubbing color . I am new to tying flies since December 26th of 2017 and I am looking for new flies to tie and I loved this video it seemed so simple to tie.
But can I use orange, red, yellow(gold), pink , purple I list these colors as to being a little bit easier for me to see.(hi-viz) . Thank you again great video and I did subscribe!
Hi Stephen,
The best colours to use for flies like this would be yellow, most greens/olives, brown, grey, most shades of these colours from light to dark though red would work at times as well..Thank you for subscribing and I wish you well with your new hobby which I know you will enjoy especially when you start to catch fish on your own flies...
All the very best Davie...
@DavieMcPhail Thanks matey!
;)
Damn Davie, I've been tying this fly for years, sent one in the packet I just sent you. Somehow yours are just that much better, frustration......
This is another great fly, Tie these in 14, 16 and 18. Can you tell me the color of your Coq de Leon as you seem to have more Barring in yours?
Hi Gregory Burchstead,
I'm glad you liked the flies I have been tying and thank you for your kind comments...I have attached a link to the Coq de Leon I used in the videos and it was the light speckled version I used...
All the very best Davie...
www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=624
Hi Davie,
i remember reading on one of your other videos about a guy asking what varnish you use and you replied with a fly tying varnish and also a womans varnish, can you tell me what the name of this womans varnish is as i have forgotton(silly me :P) and cant find the comment on the video.
Thanks for all the help,
~David
do you know of CDC dries that fish well in south California in oct?
hi davie, thanks for the reply
i will do,
i have a request if possible? could you tye a pale watery?
iv seen quite a few patterns and they vary alot , i,d rather see yours if you can
thanks again tight lines
kannst Du bitte eine Material Liste einfügen, Danke!?
Best dry fly i fished. Catch loat of fish
Hi Davie you must get asked this question a lot but where do you get this dubbing (snowshoe)
Hi patrick mc carthy,
The original Snowshoe rabbit feet I bought in America but you can buy it here in the UK as well, all I do is remove and mix the fur when I need it for dubbing...
All the very best Davie
www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=215
I'm looking for a good small dry fly for grayling in October, fishing northern German creeks, that are not very fast and have pretty clear but brownish water. Lot's of agriculture here. We have grayling, but they are hard to catch. This one seems pretty good for that purpose, what do you think?
Thanks again for your great flies. I'm a huge fan of your flies and videos!
All the best from Hamburg
Stefan
Does the ' F ' stand for Fratnik by any chance please Davie?
Hi Dewi Jones,
As far as I believe it does as the F-fly was originally tyed by a gentleman called Marjan Fratnik....
All the very best Davie
+Davie McPhail There is also a fly named ' The Fratnick ' on youtube, is it the same fly?
what does cdc mean