Videos by Davie McPhail

Materials Used;
Hook, Daiichi 2052 Silver size 5
Thread, Uni-8/0 White
Tail, Black Arctic Runner Silver Krystal Flash and Blue Mirror Flash

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Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tail, Black Hen or Cock Fibres
Rib, Black Flexi or Stretch Floss

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Hook Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry size 20
Thread, Uni-8/0 Red
Tail, Black Cock Fibres
Body, Red Thread

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Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Rib, Fine Copper Wire
Body and Legs, Natural Brown Pheasant Tail Fibres

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Hooks, Tiemce 2487 BL size 22 and Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 14
Thread, UTC 70 Yellow Olive
Body, Uni-Mylar Clear

A small, black midgy foam hopper

Whitings Coq de Leon Dark Olive Spinner..

Frank Sawyer's Bow-Tie Buzzer...(Variant)

Wet/Nymph Pattern..

A basic caddis fly..
Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Rusty.Brown
Rib, Fine Copper Wire

Defoe Caddis Dry Fly..
Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 10s and 12s
Thread, Uni-8/0 Dark Brown

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10
Tag, Glo-Brite No.4 Flu-Red
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tail, Golden Pheasant Tippet

A great Mayfly from Patsy Deery to have on your mayfly trip.The design encourages the fly to roll over on its side in a breeze and this movement on the surface is very attractive to trout.

The Blacknose Dace Fly is from Keith Fulsher's book Thunder Creek Flies..
Materials Used;
Hook, Streamer Hook size 4
Thread, Uni-6/0 White

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Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 14
Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive
Tail, Olive Hen or Cock Fibres
Rib, Small Gold Tinsel

Iain Bain Special Variant (Shrimp Style) This is a link to Iain tying the original Ian Bain Special
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Hook, Fulling Mill Magni Double size 6

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Hook, Daiichi 2051 size 3/0 Black
Threads, Uni-8/0 White and then finish the head with Black 8/0
Tag, Small Oval Silver Tinsel

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Hook Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly size 14
Thread, Uni-8/0 Rusty Dun
Wing, Natural CDC Feathers and Elk Hair
Body, Natural CDC Dubbing

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Hook, Fulling Mill Black Nickel Competition Heavyweight size 10
Threads, UTC 140 Black and finish with Uni-8/0 Black
Body, Black Thread

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Thread, Uni8/0 Chartreuse
Rib, Fine Silver Wire
Tag, Chartreuse Uni-8/0 Thread
Body, Olive Bleached and Dyed Pheasant Tail from Veniards

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Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Body, Black Closed Cell Foam cut to 2mm thick to 4mm wide and Black Glister

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Hook, Mustad C70S D size 2
Thread, UTC 170 White
Tail, White Bucktail Mirror Flash and White Zonker Strip
Head, Natural Grey Rabbit Zonker Strip