Tying a Small Beaded Damsel Nymph with Davie McPhail

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12
Bead, Fulling Mill Painted Fluorescent Chartreuse 2.8mm
Tail and Body, Golden Olive Marabou
Rib, Oval Gold Tinsel Small
Hackle, Golden Olive Partridge Hackle

[@coasterbrookie]

Hi Davie. Thanks for another outstanding pattern and also for doing the Filling Mill catalog video. I spoke with a FM rep via email and sounds like the US side of the company will have their ‘24 catalog out in a few months. UK introduces new products in the Spring and US does their’s in Summer. Take care and appreciate the fantastic videos!! Andy

[@johnh1159]

Hi Davie, as ever lovely tying. For myself I have been tying weighted - lead wire bodied marabou damsels for a long time (no beads back then) even down to size 14's. Years back I did a little experiment on a tiny local fishery where you could sight fish - mainly rainbows. It was very simple - pull a traditional style wet fly / nymph past the nose of the fish - no interest, no response.....and then use something weighted and marabou - it was as if a switch had been flicked, the fish became very animated and aggressive. Did not really work for the brownies! though they were partial to a late evening slow retieve slightly subsurface size14 Mallard and Claret.

[@G78.]

Davie Great tying thanks from Ireland not long now to the trout river season begins Tight Lines 👍👍

[@captspaulding987]

Outstanding as usual Davie! I’m always impressed by your ties but the one thing that always gets me is the consistency within the boxes. I can tie a perfectly usable fly but my consistency isn’t there. They all look slightly different 😂

[@tylerpaquette9376]

Always a pleasure to watch you tie Davie yet another great pattern if you find the time I’d like to see that caddis you called a mess up on your chocolate drop caddis video with the ice cream man lol all the best

[@ross1458]

PerfectIy dressed damsel. I find myself going back to brass beads on several of my ties. A little more size without being overly heavy.

[@davidwillacy4796]

Great video Davie. Liked the way you described one of your methods of fishing this fly. Maybe do this on future patterns.

[@vladimirmusil2622]

Pěkné video

[@burtonbrocious171]

Great video as usual davie that looks a catcher to me tks 😊

[@Rustyboyyy1]

Great fly, cool to hear the history. 🤙🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@fatplane4671]

Best fly tying resource on the internet, i've personally learnt heaps of hacks What kind of vice jaws are you using Dave?

[@WATTSROBIN]

One of the trout magazines had a pattern similar with the marabou body, probably mid 90s. I tied a few like that and with a gold bead they were quite successful

[@MyPancho1]

Thanks Davie

[@Macaulaynorwood1]

Davie do you have a video for tying them buzzers they look great

[@user-em1fb6xb2u]

Благодарю, Дэви! Классная мушка!👍🤝🇰🇿

[@donprater2754]

Very nice David”!

[@grahamwebb3546]

Lovely looking fly . Would you use the same colour beed for different shades of marabou? Thanks for sharing this pattern, definitely going to be tying some of them up read for our trip to Hexham red water.

[@mortenthenorwegian2875]

[@framepeddler3882]

Materials list?

[@Train411]

I can't understand what your saying

[@captspaulding987]

You don’t need to. Just watch the master