Tying the Wickhams Fancy with Davie McPhail.

Tying the Wickhams Fancy with Davie McPhail

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• Traditional
• Fly
• Tying
• lesson
• Fishing
• Lochs
• Lough
• Lakes
• Stillwaters
• Wickhams
• Fancy
• Wet
• Davie
• McPhail
• Caddis
• Sedge
• Pattern

[krallmi48]

Davie, If you were tying this fly, or a Lead-wing Coachman, or even a March Brown Wet and wanted to use another wing material (not the traditional wing quill slips), what materials would you consider?

Mike

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Mike(krallmi48),

A good alternative to a traditional wing would be Calf body or tail, Bucktail, Squirrel or Deer Hair and hackle points or fibres of the right colour to suit the pattern, these are some of what I have used over the years...All the best Davie

[fabianpescador]

hello by sharing your knowledge this fly in particular is a dry drowning or a greetings

Fabian from ARGENTINA

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Fabian(fabianpescador),

The version that I tyed is more of a wet fly rather than a dry but just add a bit more hackle and it would be an excellent dry fly...

All the best Davie

[nipplebrady1988]

how do you rate this as a river fly for sea trout?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi nipplebrady1988,

I would rate this fly very highly for sea trout, it's a good allround fly...ATB Davie

[Juveneur]

Hi Davie,

Your a genius. Who needs a fly tying school with your videos!

Regards

Timmy

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Marco,

This is something that I have thought about doing for many years and which I would hope to do sooner than later a sponser would be a great help..I'm glad that the videos are helping you...

All the best Davie

[garix51]

Hi Davie, wonderful fly!

What about some videos on materials

(say, body, wings, dubbing, hackles, and so on, their uses and how to choose them)?

Or a DVD with the basic tecniques

( from clamping the hook to tails to wings and so on and the various tips or methods you use)?

I'm really learning A LOT fr your videos!

All the best from Italy

Marco

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Rick,

When I tyed the wing on in the video I'm trying to give the fly a more sedge/caddis look to it which I feel is better if you want to try and keep your fly nearer to the surface, then if I tye them flat its more of a wet and gets down deeper but to be honest some tyers prefer one or another it all comes down to preference at times..

All the best Davie