Tying The Balmoral Variant Dee Salmon Fly with Davie McPhail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.พ. 2015
- Materials Used;
Hook, Size 1 Salmon or Steelhead Single
Thread, Black
Tag, Oval Silver Tinsel
Tails, Golden Pheasant Crest and Tippet
Rib, Oval and Embossed Silver Tinsel
Body, Dyed Green and Blue Pigs Wool or Sub
Body Hackle, Blue Eared Pheasant dyed Black
Throat, Teal Flank
Wing, Brown Turkey Tail
Eye, Jungle Cock Dropped - กีฬา
Davie thank you so very much for this beautiful fly. I received the one you made for me. I am in the process of framing it for my tying room. Best to you Mate. Thanks my friend. You made an old fella very happy and proud
Danny
Davie has got to be the best "dubber" of any of the best modern fly tiers . Always a pleasure to watch you dub flies.
Davie, you are an veritable master and artist… You make it look so easy it is nice to watch! Thanks for sharing!
Very nice Davie! Thank you for sharing your gift.
I love Spay and Dee patterns.
Nice sculpture Davie. Thanks for sharing! KANSAS USA
"Just a fishing fly." 😳 Good Lord! 😄
Love that style beautiful fly
I did enjoy it, Davie... an amazingly beautiful fly. Thank you.
Mike
Hi Davie, we haven't touched bases for years, but thank you for bringing this one to the forefront, it's gorgeous!! I think I'll dig out an old hook and do it proper!
Another work of art Davie. As a kid, I was captivated by Jack Hargreaves Out of Town. You need your own TV programme. Would benefit kids and help get them off mobile phones and back into the Great Outdoors.
those mcneese hooks are so nice. they are good at keeping fish on too. such a beautiful fly.........
Thanks Davie: I managed to land four Atlantic Salmon this Fall on Cape Breton Island using your Balmoral pattern!
Dog gone it. I wish I found it this easy.
Really nice pattern thx Davie
That truely is a beautiful fly
What a beauty!🎣
Davie, Gorgeous fly, I am going to attempt one tomorrow. I have to use seals fur, don't have pigs wool. I have everything else so it should be fun to tie. I am sure yours will come out looking much better but I will give it my all to get it as close as I can. You are so good at tying flies, I am sure you could probably do better with your eyes closed, but I am learning from the best and will do my best at it. Thanks for sharing your skill and patience. That is what has been even harder than proportion to learn. Take your time!
All the best to you and your family. God Bless, Sean
Thanks Sean, Just take your time as I would say and I'm sure you'll do a good job...
All the very best Davie
+Davie McPhail Got some pigs wool and dyed it myself! and now I am going to tie another one. The wings gave me a fit on the first. So I cut two more slips and did exactly what you did. It worked! So going to tie one with pigs wool. It sure is expensive now! Just wanted a couple of the old style for myself. All the best, Sean
Sean Mooney all the best Sean
God bless
Colbee
Davie is a fantastic tier. I have learned the best tying habits from him. I have tied this fly several times and I will tie one again too. Did you try one? All the best, Sean
Very nice Davie! For your next fly, can you please tye what ever you want, when ever you want! Thank you!
Davie...Can you show us the tie of a Glen Grant Spey fly??
The more I look at Dee flies, the more I like them. I would think they offered more movement in the water wouldn't they? What do you feel is the big difference Davie?
Can one use golden pheasant body feathers as body hackle? Stunning fly!
HiMrBwukBwuk,
Just use what you have, and yes these feathers would do fine as I have used them to tye smaller versions...I'm glad you liked the fly..
All the very best Davie
Hi mr. McPhail. Always a pleasure watching you tie a salmon fly. Can you tell me the major difference between a dee and spey fly? Thank you for your time. And what is your favorite river for atlantic salmon?
HiDominique LeBlanc,
Dee flies are very similar to Speys but the main difference is that the Dee flies were tied on longer hooks and were tied with bright coloured dubbed bodies and turkey wings and the Speys were tied with berlin wool bodies in black, olives and purple and with wings of bronze mallard.. I do like the River Doon as this was the water I've fished mostly and flowed from the village I was born so it means a lot to me, other waters I like are the Stinchar, Girvan and the Ayr all waters I enjoy fishing..Another water which I love fishing is the river Clyde which has the best hatches of fly you can see and fish...
All the very best Davie
Great info. Thank you for your time.
Once again a beautiful pattern. I didn't see you use any wax. Was that on purpose? Also could angora goat be a reasonable substitute for pig wool? Many thanks! Chuck
Hi Chuck,
I motor on when tying at times and forget to use it as I'm too busy making sure the sound and the footage is ok..I'm glad you liked the fly and Angora would be fine as well...
All the very best Davie
Watched this one again. I love the style of fly. Do you know of any books showing different flies in the Dee style? I would love to tie some of the classics. I probably won't fish them unless they come out badly for display. All the best to you and yours. Sean
Hi Sean,
I have attached two links to books I would certainly recommend if you are interested in these flies which I'm sure you will enjoy...
All the very best Davie
www.feathersfliesandphantoms.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk/Spey-Flies-How-Tie-Them/dp/0811715000
Thanks so much Davie, I am on the Vintage fly site now and ordered the book from Amazon just as you suggested. I do love these flies. All the best to you and yours. Sean
Hey Mr. Mcphail
Can I tie this in smaller sizes like a 8? Or would it be goofy with the long hackle? Perhaps I can sub ringneck rump?
Hi Colbee,
I've tyed these flies done to a size 12 and used normal hackles and they work just as well, the rump feather would be perfect for many sizes like an 8..
All the very best Davie...
Evening Davie. Struggling to find the Spey hackles anywhere in the uk. Can you suggest a sources. Cheers. Rich
Hi Rich,
I've attached a couple of links which may help you find some spey hackles..Sean Stanton sells Rhea feathers and Cookshill which actually sell spey hackles..I hope this helps you out..
All the very best Davie
www.francnsnaelda.com/product/228
www.cookshill-flytying.co.uk/hackle.htm
Hi Davie. I keep having the issue of my turkey wing splitting apart at the tips as I tie it. Driving me nuts. I've tried pre-treating them with head cement but it still looks crap. What can you suggest? Thanks.
Hi Jamie Pringle,
You could write a book on this as there's many reasons for this to happen. I always find that the finer the fibres are the better to use as they are less likely to separate or split, also tying on an uneven layer of thread and hackle will also cause the wing to flare and split as I make sure that there's enough room for the wing..
I hope this helps you in some way...
All the very best Davie
You didn’t need wax on the thread for this fly
Hi Robert,
Sometimes when I'm filming I forget to lift the wax so I just keep going though I would recommend using the wax especially when tying the hackle, Jungle cock and wing on as it will help a lot..
All the very best Davie
@@DavieMcPhail appreciate you taking the time to reply. I have started to use wax and it’s game changer . Cheers