Thanks very much for the explanation on the Jay feather treatment I've struggled for years to get the perfect head, great attractor pattern to pull the browns up, cheers Davie
A good looking fly. In US, the use, and even possession of migratory bird feathers is illegal. Can you suggest a substitute for the blue jay feathers? Thank you for sharing your tips, and excellent tying skills with us. Many thanks Davie.
Thanks for the info on how to treat a blue jay feather. The colors on this montage sound superb. You surprise us with each new edit. It's absolutely beautiful. Thanks again, I'm learning with each edit.
Thanks Davey. If I had a pound for every one of these I have tied , I’d be a lot better off ! I did this because I found it the most consistent mayfly imitator on Corrib and Mask, when used on the top dropper and well greased up. For this purpose it needs to be a fairly large pattern, even up to a size 8. In the early years on Mask, back in the mid 90s, even using this formula, I found it would sink quite quickly. You have to be able to see it being pulled back through waves/ripple. I resolved this by using the lightest wire hook I could buy, if you use a heavy hook it doesn’t work as well. Also, you have to use the proper natural blue jay feather, imitations liked dyed guinea fowl don’t work. It must be the shade and markings of the blue jay that does it in the different lights. My best trout on Mask with this wonderful fly was 3lb 12oz ! Thanks for the jay feather splitting tip 👍
Beautiful fly again davie we going to have a go at the gorgeous George bumble this Thursday at our flytying club this Thursday hopefully looks something like you're one
Fantastic Davie, my favourite top dropper on the laughs and I’ve struggled with stripping the jay feathers for years. I’ve recently started dyeing grey partridge blue and using that but I’ll be trying the hot water method tonight
Hi Davie I know this is an old video but I was wondering if you can tell me how long did you steap the blue jay feather's for and was it warm or boiling water. Thanks in advance
Hi again Davie, I plan tie the up the kingsmill bumbles and frame them (together) somehow. Any advice in how best to do this? I'd rather not squash the flies, but perhaps that is best, I'm not sure. Cheers
Hi MDgunship, I did a quick search on UA-cam for a video on how to fish these type of flies as I feel it's much easier to show rather than writing it down so I have attached a link to a video which gives you a good idea how these flies are fished..I like the bumble on the top dropper though in a good wave I've fished it on the point of the cast as it's a really good fly so it can fish anywhere on a cast.. All the very best Davie ua-cam.com/video/EAoH3zy7P4k/v-deo.html
Great looking Bumble there mate. Could you tie this one on a smaller salmon hook ? Bet that would be a super looking one . Best Regards from West Virginia, Ken
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Absolutely brilliant Davie. Thanks for the barred ginger dyed golden yellow tip, I will give that a try. Looks a lovely shade
Great pattern Davie...I actually found some bumble patterns in an old box which I had tied about 50 years ago
Thanks very much for the explanation on the Jay feather treatment I've struggled for years to get the perfect head, great attractor pattern to pull the browns up, cheers Davie
Absolutely amazing davie a very formative video all the best 👌
Nice fly. Pretty jay feather too!
Thanks Davie,just got some blue jay and gonna try your splitting technique
Thanks for sharing
Outstanding as always Davie
Well done
Brilliant looking fly. Got to give that a try.
Lovely tied fly Davie - and thanks for the tip on the blue jay feathers.
A good looking fly. In US, the use, and even possession of migratory bird feathers is illegal. Can you suggest a substitute for the
blue jay feathers? Thank you for sharing your tips, and excellent tying skills with us. Many thanks Davie.
Thanks for the “ split the stem “ tip … can be used for many thick stemmed feathers!
Thanks for the info on how to treat a blue jay feather. The colors on this montage sound superb. You surprise us with each new edit. It's absolutely beautiful. Thanks again, I'm learning with each edit.
Thank you Davie. With your experience I can do the minnow fly than I had never do.Yes ✌
Thanks Davey. If I had a pound for every one of these I have tied , I’d be a lot better off ! I did this because I found it the most consistent mayfly imitator on Corrib and Mask, when used on the top dropper and well greased up. For this purpose it needs to be a fairly large pattern, even up to a size 8. In the early years on Mask, back in the mid 90s, even using this formula, I found it would sink quite quickly. You have to be able to see it being pulled back through waves/ripple. I resolved this by using the lightest wire hook I could buy, if you use a heavy hook it doesn’t work as well. Also, you have to use the proper natural blue jay feather, imitations liked dyed guinea fowl don’t work. It must be the shade and markings of the blue jay that does it in the different lights. My best trout on Mask with this wonderful fly was 3lb 12oz ! Thanks for the jay feather splitting tip 👍
Another cracking video Davie 👌🏻
Beautiful fly again davie we going to have a go at the gorgeous George bumble this Thursday at our flytying club this Thursday hopefully looks something like you're one
Good tip Davie. It will definitely cut down on bulk at the head of the fly. Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic Davie, my favourite top dropper on the laughs and I’ve struggled with stripping the jay feathers for years. I’ve recently started dyeing grey partridge blue and using that but I’ll be trying the hot water method tonight
Beautiful fly Davie!
Lovely tying and a style I like to tie too. Great advice regards the preperation of blue jay! 👍
Elle est tout simplement magnifique !
Merci
Cracking olive bumble Davie 🐟🎣
Beautiful!
Beautiful tying 👍
A braw wee beastie Davie. 👍👏🎣
Hi Davie I know this is an old video but I was wondering if you can tell me how long did you steap the blue jay feather's for and was it warm or boiling water. Thanks in advance
Благодарю Вас , Дэви! Класс! Отличная мушка!👍🤝🏻🇰🇿
Hi again Davie, I plan tie the up the kingsmill bumbles and frame them (together) somehow. Any advice in how best to do this? I'd rather not squash the flies, but perhaps that is best, I'm not sure. Cheers
Hi Davie, am right in saying, that only one side of a pair Jay wings can be used for winding? Thanks for the video.
Sweeeet. Nice pattern. Can you explain how you fish it? Thanks.
Hi MDgunship,
I did a quick search on UA-cam for a video on how to fish these type of flies as I feel it's much easier to show rather than writing it down so I have attached a link to a video which gives you a good idea how these flies are fished..I like the bumble on the top dropper though in a good wave I've fished it on the point of the cast as it's a really good fly so it can fish anywhere on a cast..
All the very best Davie
ua-cam.com/video/EAoH3zy7P4k/v-deo.html
@@DavieMcPhail Thank you very much. 🙂
Great looking Bumble there mate. Could you tie this one on a smaller salmon hook ? Bet that would be a super looking one . Best Regards from West Virginia, Ken
Beautiful
awesome as always
👍🏻👍🏻
Will this method work with other thick stem feathers?
Yes, it will. You can add a bit of glycerin to the water, as well. The glycerin will really softens the stem well.
That looks a very killing fly.
love it,
Великолепно 👍🤝🙋♂️
Another cracker of a fly…..thanks
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Loughs! Damned auto correct 😂
Well there we go, I might have guessed I’ve been doing it wrong. Thanks for the tip on the Jay stripping, seems so obvious now 🫣