Bloody Butcher New HD Video 2020

This to me is where it all started on my Fly-Fishing journey, first fly I ever caught a fish on. As a keen 13-year-old I had caught fish with bait and spinning but never the fly rod. After badgering one of the guys in the Karate Club I was a member of he gave me a fly rod on loan with a reel and a line and three flies. A black penell, a bloody butcher and a blae and black. On my first outing I lost all three flies due to lack of experience and casting quality, I was devastated as I had lost Davie Macs flies, when I eventually told him he laughed as he tied flies and it was not an issue. I then spend the coming weeks and months walking from my home to the Mill Dam in Port Glasgow with my fly rods, reel and line and some flies. Night after night I stood there casting or trying to cast until one night a lovely brown trout decided to eat my fly , the bloody butcher and the rest is History I had the bug. So this is the fly that got me started in the world of fly fishing.
Hook: - Kamasan B175 Size 16-10
Thread: - Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: - Red Ibis Sub or Glo-Brite Red Floss
Rib: - Silver Veniards Wire
Body: - Flat Uni Mylar Silver
Throat Hackle: - Scarlet Cock or Hen Hackles fibres. Black for Std Butcher Wing: - Mallard Blue Wing Slips
Hope you all enjoy and Sharing is Caring
Tight lines Dave
www.fly-fishingworld.com

[@josephronan5049]

Thank you for showing it brings me back years

[@minimal_enthusiasm5971]

Fantastic video, I love these classic old wet fly patterns! Just got into fly tying and your vids have been a great help, cheers.
I also like the wee background story about catching your first fish on the fly, it's those great moments that always stay with you.. My first catcher was a Partridge & Orange spider, still one of my favourites.

[@BoilerRoomMusic]

Love it!

[@TheDavedownie]

Thanks for that :) Tight Lines

[@Jan007524]

Nicely tied David. my 1st catcher was a Dunkeld, still have them in the box :)

[@TheDavedownie]

Dunkeld always a belter

[@andyost4906]

Super Job 👍✌

[@TheDavedownie]

Thanks :)

[@WATTSROBIN]

Used the Butchers and both Zulus. they were the go to flies when i was a kid. Still tie flies inspired by them...and I'm 64 now

[@TheDavedownie]

Brilliant they are wonderful flies and skilled tyer to get them right :)

[@door2yourheart]

Enjoying your posts Dave, keep up the good work! Nice mix of trad and deadly modern patterns. I was 12 when I first caught on a fly. It was a black and peacock spider fished dry in a sunny flat calm in the Lake District. 4 x 9inch wild brownies!

[@TheDavedownie]

love the black and peacock spider was always my middle dropper cheers

[@josephronan5049]

Hello,, I tie in magpie tail for the wings works fine blue green sheen if it

[@TheDavedownie]

yeh anythign with the blue sheen and glad you liked it :)

[@robertandersson331]

i think my first fly i caught trout on was the bibio, i tie the butcher as a spider using the small neck feathers from the pheasant good way to use them and just red hackle fibers as tail on size 14 and 16 for midges works great

[@TheDavedownie]

Sounds like a winner Ill need to get a few in my box thansk for sharing

[@robertandersson331]

@@TheDavedownie thank you you too

[@TheDavedownie]

Tell me what was the first fly to catch you a fish, will be intresting to see and what spieces please ?

[@jokeahsmann3290]

dat was een red tag vast geknoopt aan een nylon draad onder een plugje had toevallig een doosje van sheakspere bij me de eerste vis was een brasem de tweede een kopvoorn en de derde een barbeel de andere dag ruilde ik mijn spin hengel in voor een vliegvis hengel dit was 35 jaar geleden en ben nooit meer gestopt met de vlieg hengel.

[@dongil123]

A black pennel with a pink flo Glo brite floss tail, still go back to it now and then 😄

[@jmyd83]

gony attempt to tie it the night 👍

[@swishywishart6522]

First sea trout on ninth with that fly

[@TheDavedownie]

nice one always good to get a sea torut