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Clouser Minnow

Scottish Davie McPhail shows how to tie Bob Clouser's classic bucktail streamer.

Materials Used;
Hook, Mustad S712Z size 1
Thread, Olive Uni-8/0
Tail, White Bucktail
Body, Large UTC Opal Mira...

Rogan's Gadget (Variant)

Materials Used;

Hook, Partridge CS42 size 6
Threads, Uni-8/0 White and Dark Brown
Rib, Medium Silver Wire
Under Body, Gloves-Brite Multi-Yarn No.16 White
Body, Large Silver Tinsel
Hackle, Bad...

Baltic Coq de Leon Shrimp

Materials Used;

Hook, Ahrex SA250 Shrimp size 6
Thread, White or Grey
Eye's Easy Shrimp Eyes Black
Feeler's, Grey Bucktail or Rhea
Legs, White Polar Fibre or Bucktail
Body Hackle, Whiting Coq ...

CDC Gnat/Spinner Large Mayfly

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tail, Whiting Coq de Leon Fibres
Body, White CDC Feathers
Hackle, Badger Cock Saddle
Wing, Dyed Black or Nat...

Tippet Octopus

Davie McPhail ties a beautiful long hackled wet fly tied using GP tippet as a hackle.

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Tippet Octopus
Thread, Uni-8/0 Chartreuse
Tail, Glo-Brite No.5 Flu-Hot O...

Daddy Long Legs (Wet Fly)

Materials Used;

Hook, Long Shank size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Rat-Brown
Rib, Oval Gold Tinsel
Body, Natural Raffia
Body Hackle Natural Brown or Furnace
Front Hackles, Golden Pheasant Tippet and Bro...

Jig Head Shrimp (Gammarus)

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill 5045 Jig Force size 14
Thread, Uni-8/0 Grey
Legs, Grey Partridge Fibres
Rib, Silver Wire
Back, Anti-Static Bag cut to 3mm Wide
Body, Grey Rabbit Mixed with ...

Mixing Dubbing

Dragonfly Nymph

Materials Used;

Hook, Size 8 Lure
Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive Dun
Eyes, Easy Shrimp Extra Small Flu-Red
Underbody, Lead Wire
Rib, 12lb Clear Nylon
Back, Olive Body Flex
Body, Thorax and Head, Olive...

Adult Midge Duckfly

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Ribs, Small Silver Wire and Gloves-Brite Floss No.4 Flu-Red
Body, Dyed Black Pheasant Tail
Thorax Cover, UTC...

McPhail Caddis Emerger/Dry

Materials Used; Hook, Medium wire size 12 Shrimp/Grub Thread, Uni-8/0 Lt.Cahill Eyes, 12lb Yellow Nylon Back and Thorax Cover,, Hardline Scud Back 1/8 Brown

Glen Grant

The Glen Grant Spey Fly..
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Materials Used..
Hook, 4/0 Single Salmon once owned by Megan Boyd
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tail, Golden Pheasant Rump Feather
Ribs, La...

Red Legged Bibio

Australia's Best Trout Flies Compiled by Malcom Crosse and Edited by Rick Keam..

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Rib, Silver Tinsel
Body, 2...

Octopus Bruiser

A great fly for Salmon, Steelhead, Seatrout, and Brown Trout.

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight Black Nickel size 10
Tail, Blue Wool
Rib, Flat Silver Tinsel
Body, Blu...

Cutthroat Cat Boobie

Tyed for the Bristol Reservoir Fly Fishers Association Demo Night November 2021.

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Fire Orange
Tail, White Marabo...

Claret Bob's Bit's

Tyed for the Bristol Reservoir Fly Fishers Association Demo Night November 2021.

Materials Used;

Thread, Un-8/0 Black or Red
Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 10
Rib, Uni-Mylar Pearl ...

Yellow Owl Quilled Diawl-Bach

Tyed for the Bristol Reservoir Fly Fishers Association Demo Night November 2021.

Materials Used;
Thread, Un-8/0 Lt-Cahill
Tail, Light Brown Olive Cock Hackle Fibres
Hook, Fulling Mill Competitio...

Dark Olive Mayfly

Irish Lough Wet Fly..

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive Dun
Tail, Cock Pheasant Tail Fibres
Rib, Uni-Floss Neon Chinese Red
Body, Dark an...

A Quick look at Davie McPhail's Tying Room

A quick look at my tying room and the way I store my materials with Davie McPhail

Kate McLaren Dabbler

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tail, Golden Pheasant Crest
Rib, Small Oval Tinsel
Body, Black SLF or Seals Fur
Body, Hackle Black Cock...

Hen Hackle Dry (Greenwells)

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 14.
Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive Dun
Tail, Furnace Cock Hackle Fibres
Rib, XSmall Gold Wire
Body, Thread Used to tye the Fly
Hackle, Whiting...

Hare's Mask Midge Pupa/Buzzer

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10s to 14s
Thread, Uni-8/0 Red
Rib, Small Gold Tinsel
Body, Hare's Mask Dubbing
Wing-Buds, Goose Biots Dyed a Hot Yellow or Orang...

Campo Buzzer Midge Pupa

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10
Thread, UTC 70 Black
Body, Black Thread
Rib, Stripped and dyed Golden Olive Peacock Quill
Wing-buds, Goose Biot dyed Golden Ol...

Magenta Dabbler

A lovely looking Dabbler wet fly tied by Davie McPhail.

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight Black Nickel size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Red
Tail, Dyed Magenta Cock and Bronze Mal...

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