Tying a Polish Pheasant Tail Nymph with Davie McPhail.

[LukeHogan2]

hi davie i was wondering could you use cock fibres as a substitute for the legs instead of pheasant tail because im finding the pheasant tail hard to get

Luke hogan

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi LukeHogan2,

Just tye the fly with the materials you have as I'm sure it will still work well...

All the best Davie

[ZombiePig100]

Job well done made five of them

[ZombiePig100]

Could I use pheasant feather to make the tail

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi ZombiePig100,

Yes, I would happily add pheasant tail fibres for a tail as it works just as well....

All the best Davie

[MrSnackization]

@DavieMcPhail Hea I'm just starting out on this whole fly fishing stuff,and was woundering if you need the eyes for when you make flies.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi MrSnackization,

It does help to have good eyesight when tying the very small patterns but always tye with a good light and with a light background so that you can see the fly much easier, I'll send you a link to the lamp I use which has a magnifier to help you in certain flies.. I wish you lots of luck..

All the best Davie

[Elementecho]

What can I substitute for dubbing wax? I would have to order actual dubbing wax.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Elementecho,

The wax is not expensive I'll send you a link to it...ATB Davie

[spicikavupije]

thank you Davie for this nice fly. i had a very good luck fishing for steelhead in new york. it's my favorite nymph. i tied it in few colors but the orange worked the best. u r the man

[flyfishnsparky]

Hi Davy,

Can you tell me what tail material you used? I couldn't hear it clearly enough. Thank you for showing all these patterns.

Brian

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Brian,(flyfishnsparky)

I used natural red cock fibres from a chinese cape but you can also use pheasant tail fibres as well..Glad you liked the video...

All the best Davie

[teamshady04]

Had a pheasant tail didnt know what to do with it needed some nymph's thanks!

[jazzayr1]

Hi davy ,this wee chaps great up the riva ayr,iv had it on my cast last 4 times and had fish on it every night ,Cheers!!! Davy!!!

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Steely,

It's all down to quality angling...ATB Davie

[douglasmac108]

Hello Davie, thank you for sharing your great patterns and fly tying skills. I have been enjoying learning to tie, watching your videos and the the videos of other excellent tiers. What sizes do you typically tie this pattern with. By the size of your fingers in comparison to the hook, I am guessing 16/18 ? Thanks again. Tight lines.. Douglas

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Douglas,

It's a size 14 but you could tye this fly from size 10s to as small as you can go, the reason why is that it's a great pattern and will represent many a mayfly or caddis coming off...

Many thanks for the kind comments..

All the best Davie

[falizarraga]

Hello Davie. Thanks for your feedback. We are having a good season down here in Patagonia. But the best is still to come, because the big brown trouts will start migrating upstream in April. Im talking about the Limay river to be precise. Your tips on how to fish with nymphs are really helpful. What you say about caddis moving upwards very fast in order to hatch makes sense and explains why I had good catches when retreaving the line. Thanks again for your time and all the best. Yours Fernando

[falizarraga]

Hi Davie. I´m from Argentina. You´re a kind of fly-tying hero for me and a bunch of friends down here. I have a question regarding how to fish with this pattern and nymphs in general. I normally cast upstream and let it drift freely. But, to my surprise, the best catches (and most of them) occurr when I am retrieving the line. This fact puzzles me and can´t find an answer. Do trouts find the nymph behaving like a small streamer? That goes against the book, but....I have no clue.Thanks. Fernando

[DavieMcPhail]

@falizarraga Hi Fernando,

Thankyou for the kind words, and I hope you are having a great fishing season down in Argentina..

If I was fishing for grayling I would definitely cast upstream and drift the nymphs freely but for the brown trout then I would fish it all ways but for the fish to come on to a fly like this means that they really want it. I find this more when caddis are coming off as they do swim up to hatch really fast..I hope this helps.

All the best from Scotland

[FlyTyer55]

Davie.....Looks like a great pattern. Think I'll tie a few and try them here in Canada. Thanks for all your hard work. Keep it up.

[79kingfisher]

Another great fly Davie. Keep posting them especially now when it`s grey and rainy outside. Can`t wait to see you tying a Polish woven nymphs.

Cheers mate.

[DaveJV80]

The flies look like killers Davie I am going to be tying a buch of them for sure.

[djtood]

These flies are absolute killers. And if you make the thorax out of violet or purple ice dubbing . . . you'll be laughing. The grayling woun't know what hit'em :D.

All the best, Tudor!

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Tudor @djtood,

I have some purple ice dubbing so I'll give it a go..Well Done and thanks for letting us know how you got on...

All the best Davie

[Leydigg]

PiscatorCemZ

[Ikonmay]

Hi Davie,Will you be exhibiting in any of the fishing expos in Ireland this winter?I would love to meet you and thank you for all the stuff I've learned this last while.Keep it up cos' you are doing outstanding work.Cheers!

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Ikonmay,

I'm sorry but I don't have any plans to come over but you never know plans do change. I know that I would enjoy myself as with the good people of Ireland you are always made welcome...

All the best Davie

[pablohoney78]

Lovely little fly davie. What would be the best way to fish this pattern? Down stream, upstream or czech nymph / bugging?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi pablohoney78,

I fish these flies mostly upstream allowing them to drift with no resistence which I find takes most fish but I will always try them as many ways as I can...

All the best Davie

[Beastmastersb]

Many Thanks Davie !!!

[jhangfk]

Hi Davie, Its nice to watch your fly tying vedios, I wonder you don't get time to rest. Anyway thanks. God bless you for knowledge passing to us.

[FatherOfSin]

davie in polish mood

[txflytier]

Hi Davie

Great looking fly. I like the tag idea on it. It gives it alittle kick.

Thanks for the Great Vids

Chance

[WEESTRAWZ]

Great looking fly Davie!

Had a disapointing day on the Spey. It was a rotton fishing day and no fish were taken.

Superb pattern as usual Davie,

Keep the videos coming!!!!

Tight Lines,

~David

[fisterra66]

Eres un fenómeno Davie, te felicito de nuevo por este patrón de montaje.

[ALJF123]

Nice Fly, what would be an equivilent kamasan hook to the partridge?

AL

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi ALJF123,

The Kamazan hooks I personally would use instead of the Partridge would be the B170s..

All the best Davie

[tzzzz20]

@DavieMcPhail Dave can you give the hook brand and size that you used. Thanks Tony ZZZZ

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Tony,

I tyed the nymph on a Partridge of Redditch SUD which is a dry fly hook but I found it worked well for this pattern I do feel that I need to find a stronger one as it's not meant for this type of fly, that's why I didn't mention it...

All the best Davie

[jonmath1]

Awesome tie! Are they doing these up with painted beads as well?

Jon

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi jonmath1,

I have tyed a few patterns over the years with coloured beads but I haven't came across any from Poland but I'm sure there are..

All the best Davie