Tying the Goats Toe with Davie McPhail

[timmaccowan]

Sir, I would like to say I have watched all your videos and tying for most of my life Im 42 and have been tying since I was 12. You have showed me more trick and little things I didnt know. Thanks for all the work and keep the videos coming.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi timmaccowan,

You're very kind and thankyou for letting me know how my videos have helped you...

All the best Davie

[Wandeagle]

I will say that your tips to get a better fly has helped me indeed. My flies looks more pro.

You're a good flytier :)

[Wandeagle]

Do you fish alot in Loch Ness?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Wandeeagle,

I'm sorry to say I have never fished Loch Ness as it's a few miles away from where I live, which is 30 miles south of Glasgow..

All the best Davie

[mrlgarbutt]

Do you do the other goats toe patterns or are they done the sameway

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi mrlgarbutt,

I have tyed a few other variants of the Goats Toe, the ones above were tyed for Seatrout. To give you an idea use a red, silver, gold, or blue holographic tinsel as a rib instead of the wool also use a hackle of similar colour under the blue peacock feather which will lift the fibres a bit better or like the variant I have done at the beginning of the video, palmer the body of the fly which will also do the same.

All the best Davie

[MrClanchief1]

Good stuff Davie. hoping to see you do some demos at the GAC this weekend.

[smithmccrum]

a grand wee fly davie, a bit of a dabbler me thinks, didnt know u could use neck hackles like that, will have to give it a go, happy tyings, davy.

[txflytier]

Hi davie great fly will have to give it a go.

like the peacock feather looks great.

Thanks

Chance

[enfrugby]

Thanks Davie...