Tying Davie's Toe by Davie McPhail

Materials Used;
Hook, Kamasan B160 size 12
Thread, Red Uni-8/0
Tail, Dyed Red Cock Fibres
Tag, Red Thread
Rib. Silver Wire
Body, Plain or Holographic Silver Tinsel
Body Hackle, Dyed Black Hen or Cock
Front Hackle, Blue Peacock Neck Feather

[@michaelshaw8370]

A great evolution of the original. This method of applying the head hackle is perfect for. Bumbles. Zulus. Kates. Ect

[@shoogelniffty1]

Alway's a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work, I enjoy all your videos and find them to be very informative . Thank you for sharing.

[@dannymcg8300]

Very nice looking fly Davie. Well tied and explained. Thank you for sharing.

[@gareth6898]

Love this little fly and really enjoyed tying it. A welcome addition to the box :)

[@crs1321]

Looks great Davie. Just tied up one of these with a slight change. Crimson marabou for the tail and added a couple of JC's. Going to give it a go on my local loch tomorrow. thanks for the tips. 🎣👏👍

[@kentw.897]

Very Nice Davie. Thankyou for making this video. 🌴🎣🏄‍♂️Aloha

[@seanmooney3907]

Hello Davie, What an honor to be the first to comment on one of your flies. Of course I think it is a cracking wee pattern and I am in the process of tying a few to try on the lakes here in the U. S. It really would attract brownies especially wild who have seen many flies. I am going to introduce the flies this spring for the first fishing trip of the club that most of my friends are associated with. I of course cannot fish now, but I am having a great time testing different flies from all of my research to try new flies from around the world in New England waters. Hope this one is a good producer. It has a pedigree for it's maker. All the best for the upcoming Holiday season. God Bless Sean

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Sean, When you get the chance to fish the fly please let me know how you get on as I would very interested to hear...I hope you too have a great holiday season when it comes.... All the very best Davie

[@seanmooney3907]

Well since the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving, it is nearly upon us. Thanks for the encouragement and interest, I know you are a busy man. All the best wishes for your holidays. God Bless. Sean

[@neilglavin3918]

Jesus wept.

[@jasonnunn3187]

I can vouch for the fish catching capabilities of this fly, I've had several fantastic sessions with it catching many rainbow trout. I've got a couple of dozen tied up in my box, some weighted too.

[@Weestuart81]

Brilliant big yin

[@robinwatts4502]

great fly davie. i've been working on butcher variants for a while now using peacock blues. i've also been trying out various old patterns tying in the materials forward like in this one.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Robin Watts, I love to use the old patterns as a guide as you'll rarely go wrong by doing this just as you are doing...Well Done... All the very best Davie

[@robinwatts4502]

the other fly i tried tying was a blue zulu with the peacock tied forward then pulled back. looks quite effective

[@jasonsweet1868]

Hello Davy great videos I manage to tie the odd one not that you would recognise it I would like to ask a favour I want to get the Molly sweet nymph pattern any ideas where to look cheers

[@phryar]

This is a very nice-looking fly, and thank you for showing your very useful technique for using those larger feathers. I bought some peacock recently and it's a fascinating material. The slightest movement makes it shiver in the most marvellous life-like way, and I'm a bit surprised it isn't used more often. Are there other patterns that use it? I've only found one (apart from Goat's Toe), and that's a pattern given by Courtney-Williams in Dictionary of Trout Flies, called an Alcock's Attractor. It's basically a yellow and peacock-hackle spider that certainly looks very nice, but I've not had a chance to try it out yet, so I don't know if it's any good, or one of those flies that have caught more anglers than fish!

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi phryar, Flies that you could tye with the blue neck feather from the peacock would be the Blue Zulu, Gold and Kingfisher Butcher as it would replace the hackle of the Zulu and the wings of the butcher patterns just as I did with the Silver version..I'm glad you liked the fly and I'm sure you'll enjoy tying the others as they will all catch really well in many sizes... All the very best Davie

[@lasse1187]

👍👍

[@1961markc]

What kind of super glue do you use? Thanks GOD BLESS Mark.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Mark Cooper, I use Loctite Easy Brush superglue but I cut the brush back a lot to make it easier to apply the glue... God Bless you too.. All the very best Davie

[@TheCanary24]

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[@krallmi48]

Hello Davie, It sounded as if you participated in competition fly tying quite a while ago. You don't do that any longer? Mike

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Mike, The first fly tying competition I entered was in 1985 which was just into the first couple of years of me starting to tye my own flies, I thought it would be good fun and I got straight through to the masters..It was sponsored by Benson and Hedges, I only ever won a round or two which to be honest I was very happy with... I stopped entering them in the early 90s... All the very best Davie

[@WeeManSham]

This would be a good Dollaghan fly on the dropper in bigger sizes! 🎣

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi WeeManSham, The first fish I caught on this fly was a 3 1/2 lb Seatrout on a size 10 double, I'm sure it would certainly be a great fly for Dollaghan... All the very best Davie

[@alancraigie104]

What vice do you use?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Alan, I use a Law vice but unfortunately it's no longer being made now, I have attached a link to a video I made about it for you to see.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYGZfo1_p9V6fZI All the every best Davie..