Tying a Freestyle Spey Fly by Davie McPhail

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

Absolutely gorgeous fly.

[@Adipper]

Another beauty Davie. Love the freestyle resulting in something a wily salmon or steelhead has not seen before.

[@dominiqueleblanc2193]

Beautiful pattern. Nice to see your old vice again.

[@fytyer5054]

Absolutely beautiful tying Davy, you always make look so easy!!!! Thanks for sharing

[@Rocky1234732]

Thanks for the great videos.I look forward to seeing more.I look at your videos first when I look for fly tying instruction. Most informative. Rocky

[@DavieMcPhail]

Many Thanks Rocky.... I do hope to get a few videos done over the summer.... All the very best Davie

[@RC-bl2pm]

everytime the same...watching you set a perfect wing as easy as taking a bite of a sandwich..maybe ill skip trying it myself this time and go straight to jumping out the window! thanks for another great video.

[@flyfishaholic]

Apparently I fight with my mallard roof 😝, you can do it twice as fast, and it looks twice as good! Another awesome video Davie! Keep em coming

[@giulianomasetti7689]

Can't wait to try it out on my vice! ! Thanks for sharing it with us. Giuliano

[@frozenwastz111]

Dave thank you so much for your videos! You are fantastic!! A level we all should strive for!! Thanks again. Dave

[@eacantwell]

Beautiful;A standard for us to strive for[but probably never achieve}

[@eragonwjfn]

Thank you for yet an other beautiful fly and inspiration. :)

[@seanmooney3907]

Wow Davie, you have made those wings look really easy. I have tried to tie them and took several more goes at it than you did and got them decent. I am happy the fish are not as critical as I am. All the best, Sean

[@kevinjtoner]

Thank you, Davie. Much appreciated.

[@krallmi48]

Did enjoy it, Davie... thank you. Mike

[@johnnyseven7252]

Good work and biautifull fly.

[@ismapg8]

You are the best fly fishing

[@veronika8904]

Love the feather variations, Can feathers be dyed with a third darker color at very tip? Would the white vinegar be added very last to set dye? Thank you again for the wonderful videos,an clear instructions on the process.🙏😊😊

[@kerrypitt9789]

Why did you choose Green palmered hackle? It is quite striking, is that the only reason?? It's a beautiful fly no doubt!!

[@aurelienlinnenkamp9885]

Beautiful fly, WAOOOO!

[@navydonald]

Another great fly, beautifully demonstrated. Thanks! Mind you, it looks too good to actually fish with;-)

[@easer777]

I admire the ease by which You go, beautiful fly.... I'm struggling a bit with the spey feathers, they are quite fragile and the "legs" often break with me, have You got any tips with spey-feathers....???

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Bjarke Strøm, Getting good feathers has always been a problem, the best feathers I've ever used came from a White Eared Pheasant which can be dyed like this, the last one I bought came from ebay and was a stuffed bird..The Blue Eared Pheasant is easier to find and these feathers are Ideal for dyeing black as well as using as a sub for heron..I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the kind words.. All the very best Davie

[@lasse1187]

Supernice colorcombo

[@ThePinhi]

I like that Davie!

[@kevinjtoner]

Hello Davie.......Thanks for the video. I just don't like when it ends :-)). I struggle with the bronze mallard wings, so I guess I'll watch your video over and and over!! Thank you.......Best regards......Kevin

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Kevin, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and don't worry too much about the wing, just don't try and put too much on and if you are happy with the single wing then stop at that as I could have done with the wing in the video... All the very best Davie

[@crawfordsixtyfive453]

Beautiful once again! However if I turned a hair dryer on at my desk .......

[@Kendo2007]

outstanding m8

[@fergalmcgorman1253]

I’m going to try one of these but I know I will struggle with the mallard

[@esoxlucius13]

Hey Davie, love your work, can you recommend a good feather dye? Any particular technique to dying feather or hair?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi +esoxlucius13, I use Veniards dyes which are very easy to use, just follow the instructions inside though you do need to watch the dye when dying the materials as there will be a point that you will need to remove the feathers when you are happy with the colour...I do have a video on youtube in which I dye some feathers sunburst... All the very best Davie

[@douaher9646]

I call it awesome fly...

[@shire-lee]

hi davie. cheers from the Midwest once more! can I substitute the spey hackle for a puff marabou stripped on one side? Thanks great video.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Brandon Nevarez, Puff Marabou would be perfect sub for the spey hackle as they are used a lot on very similar patterns and are far easier to find... All the very best Davie

[@Moose19]

is there any reason to use 8/0 over 6/0? personally i use 6/0 for everything but ive only been tying a few years.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Mistermooseers, I do use 8/0 mostly but to be honest just use what you are happy with as that's what I do... All the very best Davie

[@Moose19]

***** im thinking of switching over to 8/0, 6/0 seems to get very bulky on flies with alot of materials

[@shire-lee]

+Mistermooseers I use 8/0 on all of my flies except saltwater patterns. you're right it does get too bulky and tends to leave you with little room at the end near the eye. depending on what you are tying, of course.

[@linejensen2526]

you are so great. I would love too see when you coloring the feathers, will you make a video about that? please..please...I am down on my knees

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Line Jensen, It's been a while since I dyed some feathers like this but it's quite easy as all you have to do is dip dye the tips after dying them with the lighter colour as the dye takes very easy...If I do I'll film it next time... All the very best Davie...

[@crazytrutas]

Back with the Law vice Davie?

[@андрейигумнов-д8ц]

Davie Hello from Russia ! Thank you for your work! I learned a lot from your video. Tied up a lot of your salmon flies and caught on the Kola Peninsula river Varzuga salmon. Thank you TEACHER!

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hiандрей игумнов, I'm glad that you have learnt a lot from my videos and the flies you have tied from them have worked which is all down to you so well done..It is away great to hear how the flies are fishing so thank you for letting me know... All the very best from Scotland... Davie..

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hicrazytrutas, I was tying some large tube flies and the adapter I use sits well in the law, I just couldn't be bothered changing it back... ATB Davie