Tying the Blue Flash Damsel (Nymph/Woolly Bugger) with Davie McPhail

[@philippendlebury4518]

Heavy incessant rain Davie so can't get out salmon fishing so watched your great video. Lovely fly - you are an absolute artist. I'll be fishing this on a slow hover when it warms up a bit. Best Phil

[@gibbyutah]

Thanks Davie, this is a fantastic stillwater pattern and I have caught lots big fish with it. Cheers!

[@phoult37]

I enjoy watching your precision when you tie. You don't rush any steps and everything is uniform and proportioned well. Nicely done and thanks for the pattern.

[@aurelienlinnenkamp9885]

The marabou, a great feather. There is so many different colors. And please continue your great flys because really.... 🙌

[@PonyFoot123]

The most professionally tied wooly bugger! Thanks for the video

[@joelk8228]

Thank you Davie, another beautiful fly!! Hello from Washington State!!

[@georgeb6412]

These are great looking damsels, the rainbows love them. i'v had fish come short on a few long tailed marabou flies but rarely on these in fact they are usually half way down the fishes throat, great tying as always. Thanks again, All the best.

[@bjrnj.larsen9658]

Woolly Bugger types are considered flies for the big trouts, here in Norway. Thanks for sharing Davie.

[@seanmooney3907]

Thanks Davie, Hope you had a Happy Christmas and wishing you and your family a great New Year. All the best, Sean

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Sean, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family... All the very best Davie...

[@outlawcustombows]

Hi Davie, I recently made up a black woolie bugger using elements of this fly to fish for Tilapia here in Queensland Australia. They're a noxious species here bit great sport on fly gear. I had immediate success on the fly with the flash element included! Cheers so much for the inspiration! Regards Colin

[@WATTSROBIN]

hey Colin. Where about in Queensland? I'm in Mackay and there is Tilapia in the local water systems. I've been planning having a cast for them but wasn't sure if they would take a fly. People are catching them on worms and bread.

[@gebear1]

A lovely pattern tied beautifully

[@icemon6233]

You make it look too easy 😄 Your videos are just great. Thanks for sharing those with us

[@davidprice5707]

Thanks Davie, great

[@ronaldolupe2725]

Another awesome tie davie, I love ur videos n I came up with a few different variations of some of the flies u tie. Great fish catchers.

[@garygormley3842]

Great tie as always Davie, all the best for 2018

[@DavieMcPhail]

Thank You Gary, and Happy New Year and all the very best for 2018.. Davie....

[@n.ifishing1118]

a beautiful fly i use it alot for trout an it delivers fish.. i think davie should also come up with his own fly tying kit and feather brands

[@craigdebeer1444]

Really like the fly, it works so well, l am going to try and tie your fly and hope its going to look like yours. Thanks for the great video.

[@andyskinner7163]

inspiring as ever :) great fly Davie

[@DavieMcPhail]

Thanks Andy and Happy New Year... All the very best Davie...

[@jeffwaugh6734]

Gorgeous!!

[@robertmatyniak409]

Hi Dave. Thanks for great video. I'm new to tying fly and I'm not sure if I purchased the right hooks... I got all products you are using on this video and done my first fly ( not bad;))) but I got feeling your hook is longer then mine.. my question is that all size 10 hooks are the same or is some different type I should look at? Can you give me the right direction? Maybe I'm wrong and just video illusion. Thanks 😁👍

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Robert, Sorry about the delay in getting back to you, I have attached a link to the hook that would be ideal for this fly for you to see. www.fishingmegastore.com/fly-tying-hooks/kamasan-b830-trout-classic-lure-long~296.html It's great to hear that my videos are helping you get started and thank you for the kind words... All the very best Davie

[@gerardoaspitia7211]

Exelente trabajo, gracias, muy bonita y prolija. Feliz año, éxitos!

[@guyh.4553]

I made a comment on one of your "Humongous Wooly Bugger" videos that I'm going to say here. I assume that you can use various colors for this one as well? Here in the States, our Damsels area lot softer, more of olive drab, than yours. Also, our Damsels are more of a baby blue at the adult stage again here in the Western States. But you are patterning for the larval stage if I read right? Great fly! Going to make some of these for my reservoirs & lakes I fish. THANKS!

[@stuartjones7903]

Excellent Davie this time of year the blue damsel will work ,the loop flash seems to be difficult to get hold of even at the Glasgow Angling Center ,I was there last week ,can you recommend any other flash that will work just aswell

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Stuart, I did a search for you and found some on the link I have attached for you to see, I hope this helps you in some way... All the very best Davie.. Clear Water Green....www.angusangling.com/shop/loop-flash-25g--thunder-and-lightning_8232

[@stuartjones7903]

Thank you Davie indeed ,just viewed your Red Robin Emerger video again so neat and thorough thanks again

[@Jim-hv2ij]

Great Tie,as a matter of interest I notice that you wax the thread,what is the advantage of waxing threads,especially if they are already waxed when purchased.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi J J, Waxing your thread will give you far more grip and it will also strengthen the thread and make it less likely to break...Just the once through the thread is enough as you can over do it and as you said most threads are waxed but not enough. When tying a hackle on and a wing is the time I would mostly use wax but as well in this fly the marabou tail...I'm glad you liked the fly... All the very best Davie.....

[@pamela8570]

Awesome thank you for sharing with us.

[@ryantherock7664]

Hi Davie surely damsels have much shorter tails?

[@Jay-xc5uf]

Hi davie I've confused myself lately could you tell me the go to float, intermediate and sink fly lines to use for rainbow trout stillwater? Thanks Jay

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Jay, I have attached links to the lines I like but there's a huge choice out there so I hope this is of some help to you.. All the very best Davie.. www.fishingmegastore.com/fly-lines/airflo-new-sixth-sense-di3-sinking-fly-lines~9187.html?&SHP_CSS&housecode=AF3006&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkv_d_Pe65gIVSrDtCh0KugD5EAQYASABEgKPzvD_BwE www.anglingactive.co.uk/snowbee-xs-clear-intermediate-fly-line.html www.farlows.co.uk/lee-wulff-floating-fly-line.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjPbfpPe65gIVwbHtCh3pNwwPEAQYASABEgLQ-_D_BwE

[@Jay-xc5uf]

@@DavieMcPhail thank you davie just it means alot :)

[@michaelsweeney-hl4ip]

fantastic fly tying i am only a beginner michael

[@petek1pml746]

Great video

[@tomdonaghy8757]

Wooly Buggers and their many variants are likely the best all-round fly. Period. Oh yes, there are many others. just sayin'.

[@guyh.4553]

YES! 😁😁😁👌👌👌

[@stryker2764]

Beautiful fly as always! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! The best to you in 2018. :)

[@longshotkdb]

its all fun and games, 'til the wife notices the tinsel missing from the xmas tree ... =)

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Another gem

[@АнатолийЗайцев-я1щ]

Отлично 👍👍👍🤝

[@kiyoshilengyel4747]

nice one Daviesan!! ;))

[@АлександрНовиков-ч2в5л]

👍💪

[@jakepavlo91]

Has anyone tried one of these in the river with any success?

[@armjamal1]

hey...what vise is that?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Arm Jamal, I use a Law Vice but unfortunately they are no longer made... ATB Davie..

[@123siluro]

Never had a fish on it .... strangely enough

[@robertgranger6250]

Minted

[@TKBeckett]

You'll get short strikes on that one. Tail is too long.....

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Thomas, It's always good to have a good length in the tail as you can always reduce it if you find the fish coming short, though I've found this length of tail works really well when I worked at a fishery and this came as a standard length..I appreciate your honesty and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year... All the very best Davie

[@TKBeckett]

Thanks for your reply and holiday wishes. I really enjoy your work. Your patterns are markedly different than those we use over on this side of the pond, so I can take inspiration from them in my own tying. The tail length probably does depend on the fishery and the size of the fish. When I tied longer tails (they LOOK much better!), I got consistent short takes on a medium sized stream here in PA. The marabou trims really easily and I was able to modify length streamside. My tails are about 1/3-1/2 body length.

[@phoult37]

If you're getting short strikes, the fish aren't big enough to be caught ;)

[@userAguatic35]

Хороший стример на окуня.

[@garoldkatasonov7763]

я с таким на форель хорошо ходил