Davie, I tied your spring olive pattern last year in four different hatches, Hendrickson, march brown, blue wing olive and Light Cahill last year on the Delaware. I caught fish both on top water and on the swing as a wet fly. Thanks so much for your videos! They have helped me become a better tyer and helped me thru a a very difficult injury three years ago. It would be great to see you come over to the US at one of these fly fish shows in the New York area. This spring olive pattern is one if my go to patterns on these spooky Delaware river trout. All my best! Michael Johnson
Hi Michael Johnson, It's a very simple dry fly but as you said it can fish really well. I appreciate you letting me know well you have done with it but you must give yourself a lot credit as well..I hope you have a great season and catch many fish.... All the very best Davie
Yer vids are very open & informative, explaining 'why' certain methods are used; Once again, Another good pattern, Thanks, Martin MacGregor(St.Ninians Angling Club,PAISLEY)
Davie, Another great pattern, really enjoyed it, thanks so much. Not too much longer and spring will be here in the states. Getting anxious to get some time on the water. Sam
David I also tied the dabblers last season for the Delaware rivers to represent the slate drakes that hatch from June-October in olive. The fish over here have never seen such a thing. We hammered them. But those dabblers adapted to our May flies over here work. I tied some up in different sizes and colors. Can't to try the sunburst ones to represent sulphurs
Wonderful fly Davie! You are one of the few tiers who strongly advocates liberal use of wax, for good reason. I’ve heard it said, perhaps incorrectly, that threads available today do not require it. I can understand if one needs to keep the thread flat or split it, or perhaps if one uses superglue, as you have done here for the abdomen, but cannot fathom why its popularity has waned. It is still applied in the tying of classic salmon flies but, at least where I am, is almost hardly ever found in flyfishing shops.
Thanks Davie for your comments! I will give you an update. I tied a bunch of March brown wet flies using your videos. I finally was able to get those wings to set right. Thanks again. Michael Johnson
Would you normally recommend a grizzly hackle for dries Davie over a solid colour? I need to order a new cape but was thinking of paying up for a Whitting Saddle rather than a neck cape. Just not sure as to what colour would be more beneficial for general tying purposes. I can always dye a few hackles when and where needed. The Saddle packs from Metz and Keough recently have been crap with the barbs being very soft and they’re becoming more expensive so I’m guessing a full or even half Saddle would be more beneficial. Happy New Year to you too pal
Hi Junior J, I would say that a grizzle hackle is certainly worth having as it can be used in many patterns especially mixed with other colours dyed or natural..I do like to dye them as well which can give you some nice variants and worth having just like this fly...Happy New Year and all the very best Davie..
Davie, This is a very nice looking fly. I had a question though, I have goose biots and turkey biots. Do you have a preference for which you use on the body of a fly ? or as tails on nymphs? It seems that you use turkey biots more is that because they have the fine hair on one end? Thanks so much for the help. God bless. Sam
Hi Davie, just watching through some of your excellent dry fly patterns. This may seem a stupid question but just wondered how you get the wax to adhere to your finger. It seems to make life much easier with it litterally to hand. Do you just melt it lightly or is there some other trick. I currently am using a block from Veniards.
Hi Karl Dunphy, It's not a silly question at all..what I do is break off a small piece then I hold it under the warm water tap which will soften it so that I can work it between my fingers until it becomes tacky as this will make it stick to the side of my finger ready to use when needed..You want a piece about the thickness and size of a small button... All the very best Davie
Hi Davie, yet another superb pattern, I just have a query, the cock hackle appears to be an olive dyed grizzle but the hen Is it a standard greenwells or dyed olive. ?? Thank you.
Hi Michael Sammon, Yes you are right I did use a grizzle dyed olive but I used a natural grey hen which had a little hint of brown in it though a greenwells or a furnace would be a very good feather to use..I'm glad you liked the fly as it is an excellent pattern to use... All the very best Davie
Davie, I hate to show my ignorance, no one else seems to have asked why both types of hackle hen and cock? I use soft hackles for spiders and wet flies and cock for dry. I heard you call this the "dry soft hackle." Is there a reason for the two types of fibres? It looks nice to my eye but the reason is probably more for the fish. All the best, Sean
Fabulous fly and instruction, enjoyed that 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
An interesting fly, and a fine tutorial! Thanks Davie! 👍
Aw ur videos are superb big yin cheers again tips for every vid
Lovely fly Davie. Well tied and explained. Thank you for sharing.
Very nice pattern Davie ! Thank you very very much for your time and effort.
Davie, I tied your spring olive pattern last year in four different hatches, Hendrickson, march brown, blue wing olive and Light Cahill last year on the Delaware. I caught fish both on top water and on the swing as a wet fly. Thanks so much for your videos! They have helped me become a better tyer and helped me thru a a very difficult injury three years ago. It would be great to see you come over to the US at one of these fly fish shows in the New York area. This spring olive pattern is one if my go to patterns on these spooky Delaware river trout. All my best! Michael Johnson
Hi Michael Johnson,
It's a very simple dry fly but as you said it can fish really well. I appreciate you letting me know well you have done with it but you must give yourself a lot credit as well..I hope you have a great season and catch many fish....
All the very best Davie
Yer vids are very open & informative, explaining 'why' certain methods are used; Once again, Another good pattern, Thanks,
Martin MacGregor(St.Ninians Angling Club,PAISLEY)
Davie,
Another great pattern, really enjoyed it, thanks so much. Not too much longer and spring will be here in the states. Getting anxious to get some time on the water. Sam
David I also tied the dabblers last season for the Delaware rivers to represent the slate drakes that hatch from June-October in olive. The fish over here have never seen such a thing. We hammered them. But those dabblers adapted to our May flies over here work. I tied some up in different sizes and colors. Can't to try the sunburst ones to represent sulphurs
Wonderful fly Davie! You are one of the few tiers who strongly advocates liberal use of wax, for good reason. I’ve heard it said, perhaps incorrectly, that threads available today do not require it. I can understand if one needs to keep the thread flat or split it, or perhaps if one uses superglue, as you have done here for the abdomen, but cannot fathom why its popularity has waned. It is still applied in the tying of classic salmon flies but, at least where I am, is almost hardly ever found in flyfishing shops.
lovely tye Davie.. thankyou
@DavieMcPhail thanks alot for the info davie.your a gentle man.cheers ,coulter46.
Thanks Davie for your comments! I will give you an update. I tied a bunch of March brown wet flies using your videos. I finally was able to get those wings to set right. Thanks again. Michael Johnson
Very nice Davie
keep on tying and make vidoes of it.
//Difrent44
Beautiful Davie!
Very Nice,
Best Regards,
~David
very nice davie, whenever i try the double hackle, it comes out looking like a wet cat.
Would you normally recommend a grizzly hackle for dries Davie over a solid colour? I need to order a new cape but was thinking of paying up for a Whitting Saddle rather than a neck cape. Just not sure as to what colour would be more beneficial for general tying purposes. I can always dye a few hackles when and where needed. The Saddle packs from Metz and Keough recently have been crap with the barbs being very soft and they’re becoming more expensive so I’m guessing a full or even half Saddle would be more beneficial. Happy New Year to you too pal
Hi Junior J,
I would say that a grizzle hackle is certainly worth having as it can be used in many patterns especially mixed with other colours dyed or natural..I do like to dye them as well which can give you some nice variants and worth having just like this fly...Happy New Year and all the very best Davie..
Davie,
This is a very nice looking fly. I had a question though, I have goose biots and turkey biots. Do you have a preference for which you use on the body of a fly ? or as tails on nymphs? It seems that you use turkey biots more is that because they have the fine hair on one end? Thanks so much for the help. God bless. Sam
lovely fly davie.the biots ihave dont seem to be as long as the ones you are using.could you tell me where you aquire them from.thanks,46 coulter.
@door2yourheart I was thinking the exact same thing! :)
Hi Davie, just watching through some of your excellent dry fly patterns. This may seem a stupid question but just wondered how you get the wax to adhere to your finger. It seems to make life much easier with it litterally to hand. Do you just melt it lightly or is there some other trick. I currently am using a block from Veniards.
Hi Karl Dunphy,
It's not a silly question at all..what I do is break off a small piece then I hold it under the warm water tap which will soften it so that I can work it between my fingers until it becomes tacky as this will make it stick to the side of my finger ready to use when needed..You want a piece about the thickness and size of a small button...
All the very best Davie
Thanks Davie. Finally getting the hang of the tails as well. Thanks for the help and advice. As always youre a gentleman.
Hi Davie, yet another superb pattern, I just have a query, the cock hackle appears to be an olive dyed grizzle but the hen Is it a standard greenwells or dyed olive. ?? Thank you.
Hi Michael Sammon,
Yes you are right I did use a grizzle dyed olive but I used a natural grey hen which had a little hint of brown in it though a greenwells or a furnace would be a very good feather to use..I'm glad you liked the fly as it is an excellent pattern to use...
All the very best Davie
Davie, I hate to show my ignorance, no one else seems to have asked why both types of hackle hen and cock? I use soft hackles for spiders and wet flies and cock for dry. I heard you call this the "dry soft hackle." Is there a reason for the two types of fibres?
It looks nice to my eye but the reason is probably more for the fish. All the best, Sean