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Kype reservoir just past Strathaven on the west coast of central Scotland!

Why not

@@butters_ because the rod will drift to far back, and you'll knacker your wrist

Looks like a heavier weight rod , they kill your arm and wrist otherwise

It is lovely water and yes I agree, I should have had a net and released the fish without touching it.

Absolutely nothing wrong with the way you handled that fish. A net was not needed here

@@hamtiesmyth1183 even although the author has said he agreed that a net should have been used . Wild brownies need to be handled with care or not handled at all.

@Paul Stewart original post was 8 months ago ya fucking trumpet, fuck up.

I'm afraid it's not Davie McPhail doing the tying though I have watched a lot of his videos and I'm sure that's apparent in my tying. I'm no expert but the salmon don't seem to bother too much! Tight lines when you get out after the lockdown is lifted.

GameFishingScotland Not being a Scot, I guess the accent fooled me! Not to imply the fly was not decently made! Where I am, we can still fish for sea trout, (Newfoundland, across the pond)! Fishing has not been cancelled here yet! Not very hard to stay six feet apart here! Hope things improve and you are able to wet a line soon! Stay safe!

Thank you Mike. I think Davie McPail is from Glasgow and I am too so accents will likely sound very similar. Must be some amazing fishing in Newfoundland!

GameFishingScotland We have accents here too and are sometimes misidentified as Irish. I was when I moved away many years ago! We fish for A Salmon, Brook Trout, land locked salmon, brown , rainbow, sea run brown and brook trout on the island. Decent for sure! Tight lines! 7

Thanks man. Looking forward to getting back out catching some when the lockdown is relaxed. Tight lines!

@@gamefishingscotland2366 Lockdown relaxed. Time to fish.

Yes but the Zulu has a palmered hackle whereas this is just a few turns of the hackle at the top. So the zulu seems to sit higher in the water. And on the dubbing point, it needs a lot of dubbing because it's so deadly it gets ripped and ravaged to pieces, more dubbing means it lasts a little longer 😂😂

That's really cool. I rarely hear anything about it and have never heard that. I always thought it was an Irish fly, would that be right? It's one of the best flies around without a shadow of a doubt and the mad thing is how few people know about it. It works for all kinds of fish, in both rivers and lochs and all over Scotland where I've tried it.

@@gamefishingscotland2366 Yes it is from Ireland. My dad Syl Higgins used to tie his own flies at home. He was the national fly fishing champion twice. He represented Ireland too in an international in Scotland many moons ago. If I can find the article I mentioned I'll post it here.

@@declanhiggins5841 I'd love to see the article because the fly seems almost completely forgotten. He sounds like a champion angler!

@@gamefishingscotland2366I found the article and have scanned it, but I don't know how to upload it on here. I could email it to you unless you can tell me how to attach it to this thread.

@@declanhiggins5841 brilliant Declan, even if you send it to my email, jamiemcdougall2016@gmail.com, then that would be excellent. Looking forward to showing my dad it too, he loves the fly.

I'm no expert, this is just the way I tie them my friend.

What do you call it ?@@gamefishingscotland2366

Thanks man, it's a real nice place!

It was a great evening for it here. I agree with you, best to keep the fish in the water as much as possible :) thanks for the feedback :)

Thanks :)

alright man apologies for the late response here. The yellow hackle is just off a yellow chinese cock cape #1. I bought it ages ago from the Glasgow Angling Centre. Nothing Fancy. The orange hackle is off a Whiting American Saddle cape. Significantly better but a lot more expensive too. A orange and red version of the whiting capes would be ideal in my opinion. Tight lines man

Thanks very much for taking the time to write that message Sean, I appreciate it. I am going to try get a few more videos filmed shortly. Tightlines for the rest of the season!