Tying the Red Holographic Diawl Bach with Davie McPhail

Materials Used...
Hook, Kamasan B175 size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tail, Natural Brown Cock Fibres
Rib, Small Red Holographic Tinsel
Body, Natural or Dyed Black Peacock Herl
Throat, Natural Brown Cock or Hen Fibres
Wing Buds, Dyed Hot Orange Goose Biots..
Head, Red Holographic Tinsel

[@waynedavies5569]

Hi Davie, Great Diawl Bach pattern and has become a classic version with the red holographic rib and head. Regards, Wayne 😀👍

[@jamiechambers1986]

This is an absolutely devastating fly on it’s day. I mean a fish a cast! Fished on a washing line. Especially during red flying ants. Thanks Davie! It’s one of the best flys in my box! P.s I don’t bother with the holographic head works more than great!

[@philmepham8320]

As a fly angler for many years but a completely new tier, I'm finding your videos mesmerisingly wonderful and tremendously informative. Thank you.

[@seanmooney3907]

Really nice fly Davie, there are so many ways to tie these patterns and the longer I watch and tie the more I realize, I could tie the rest of my life and not have just one of each fly out there. Excellent as always. Thanks for sharing, God bless you and yours. Sean

[@jimflynn466]

Hi Davie I’m tying a lot more nymph patterns and this is definitely one for the box, I like your use of holographic tinsel in the pattern, will be trying it soon. Thanks for another great video Jimf

[@BBFlyTyer]

Thanks for the link and the info on the tying wax. Much appreciated. Thanks again, All the best, Bruce

[@double531]

Great fly and beautifully tied Davie.

[@gerardflannagan33]

Got my first tiger on this today. Thanks.

[@lewismcgregor5330]

Cracking fly as ever DM. Many thanks for posting.

[@ricinus08]

Nice as always. A tip for cleaning the eye is use a hackle. The fibers clean the glue out nicely and can be used for a long time.. Cheers.

[@Nigel_S452]

You make them all look simple, i find these hard to tie even though there is not a lot to it. I struggle to stop the tail flaring out also the same with the beard.

[@munsterfloyd]

Super vid. Lovely fly.

[@chopseee]

brilliant as always davie, im going to try this on the local mullet

[@kurzhaarguy]

Nicely done ladd!

[@kurzhaarguy]

Davie, can you confirm or refute this: I was told that this would translate as, “Devil’s Hook.” And, with Welsh retaining some pronunciation from old English, it would sound something like Dyuh-fels Bah. I haven’t heard a straight answer on this internationally important topic yet. (-;

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi @kurzhaarguy, Diawl-Bach stands for Little Devil so you are not that far away...ATB Davie..

[@kurzhaarguy]

@@DavieMcPhail more appropriate still!

[@BBFlyTyer]

Davie, one question. What is the thread wax you use when tying salmon/steelhead flys that you have on your finger? I love your ties, and am inspired to ty them. Bruce

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Bruce, I use Veniards Prepared Fly Tyers Wax which I have attached a link for you...I'm glad you enjoy the videos and that they have inspired you to tye... All the very best Davie

[@DavieMcPhail]

www.veniard.com/product3317/section9/

[@petere7806]

Excellent demonstration. What make is your vice ? Peter H.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Peter, I use a law vice but unfortunately it's no longer being made, I have attached a link to a video I made of it for you to see as I do get asked a lot about it..I'm glad you enjoyed the video... All the very best Davie kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYGZfo1_p9V6fZI

[@petere7806]

@@DavieMcPhail Many thanks for the information. A shame the vice is no longer available. Peter E

[@ryantherock7664]

Can this fly be weighted?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Ryan, Yes you could easily weight these flies. I have tyed a few river diawl-bachs as this style is great on the rivers as much as they are on the lochs..I have attached one of the river versions that I have tyed and fished though it's not weighted.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmG1ZamFhradack All the very best Davie..

[@ryantherock7664]

@@DavieMcPhail thanks for the response

[@ryantherock7664]

@@DavieMcPhail I was just concerned adding weight would impair the action in the water

[@randellgribben9772]

i was tieing a fly using some super glue today..i am right handed and was holding some stuff with my left hand..i did not notice.. but i had some superglue flow on my left hand.. well went to grab the vice with my left hand..and found out every quickly, that i just superglued 3 of my fingers to the vice... no problem....i thought..i have some acetone in the house... so i looked for it.....none at all in the house.. so checked both my hands carfully to make sure that no glue was lurking about...( did not want to glue myself to my cars steering wheel ) i drove to my local hardware store... and asked the young lady i know that works there....where can i find a small bottle of acetone... she asked why.. i showed her what i did... glued my hand to my vice, that i was carrying.. she laughed. and took me to the rear of the store,, and tooka pint of store use acetone off the shelf, and helped me unglued my fingers..i will be buying her a christmas gift this year

[@MrBaldy79]

What is the best to fish a diawl bach

[@alanpartridge6943]

Would like to know this as well, could someone please give some advice, thanks in advance

[@rhyspercey3880]

@@alanpartridge6943 best way to fish diawls or indeed any other type of nymph is either in teams of 2 or three on a floater or midge tip fly line and cast into the wind.Just a slow figure of eight to bring in the slack line.The other way to fish them and my most preferred method is the washing line. 2 or three of these on droppers with a boobie or fab on the point to keep the flies high in the water.If the fish go deeper then replace the boobie/fab with a buzzer to get down a bit deeper.Hope this answers your question.Tight lines.

[@alanpartridge6943]

@@rhyspercey3880 thanks for the info, very much appreciated 👍

[@rhyspercey3880]

@@alanpartridge6943 no problem