Tying the Hoolet Sedge by Davie McPhail

Tying the Hoolet Sedge by Davie McPhail

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Fly
• Tying
• Lesson
• Fishing
• Moth
• Hoolet
• Sedge
• Davie
• McPhail

[smithmccrum]

love the fly davie,but will the wing last long on the cast,and how small would you tie too, all the best davy.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi smithmccrum,

I've found no problem with the hen hackles but if you're not sure then use the covert feathers from say a grouse wing, the stems are much thicker but you will not get the length for the horns but they're not important..I've tyed them down to a size 14..

All the best Davie

[jonmath1]

Outstanding Fly. Could you coat the undersides of the wings with a bit of fleximent to toughen them up? Or would that really efect the action of the finished fly?

Thanks,

Jon

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Jon,

You could do this but to be honest with you I like to keep them as they are but it would be worth trying just to see what happens, that's the fun of tying your own flies..

I'm glad you liked the fly..

All the best Davie

[barrum1]

Super!!!

[dpatch777]

I have been fly fishing for almost twenty years and never heard of a sedge until two years ago when I stumbled onto a hatch on a local stream. They had light color wings and almost flourescent green bodies and were about size 16-18, 18 was more effective. The hatch went on almost consistantly for 4-5 days and that was all I could get the fish to take. It was really exciting.

[door2yourheart]

You are welcome, brandollarz.

[brandollarz]

thankyou for the very interesting informative reply door2yourheart

tight lines

[door2yourheart]

Hoolet is a Scottish name for an owl.

Originally The Hoolet fly had a folded wing made of owl wing feather, a very soft feather.

These are probably impossible to buy now. Road kill is an option, but i have found quite a few while out walking.

Tom Stewart gave the following dressing in one of his 'Famous Flies' books over 45 years ago:

Body - bronze peacock herl

Hackle - dark ginger, put on after the wing as been tied in

Wing - The white or brown parts of a brown owl's wings, or a mix of both.

[gagsess]

what a beauti!!!!

[brandollarz]

not to worry, my speakers are working now.

cheers davie

[brandollarz]

cheers davie, lovely sedge pattern

where did the name come from?

tight lines

[Kardall]

ok, well... I just got back from the store. I was going back and forth in my head of things you used, and the bass pro shop actually had some. It took some looking around to find it but...

I had no idea what CDC feathers were, and I found 2 pegs amongst the wall "Cull de Canard"... so ya... I finally found the feathers LOL.

And yes, Turkey Biots were on the BOTTOM ROW of the store, only 1 peg. Plus the person at the counter didn't know what it was.

Spent around $100 CAD on stuff. Good times.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Kardall,

The problem I have is that I don't know of any company that I could recommend in Canada but I'm sure there are many. If you come across one that you think is good let me know and I will have a look at it for you.

All the best Davie