Fly Tying a Deer hair daddy long legs with Barry Ord Clarke

During late summer & autumn large numbers of crane flies begin to hatch and loose the battle against the elements and end their life on the water as trout food. This daddy long legs pattern has quick & easy detached deer hair body technique that gives it a nice semi-realistic appearance.
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[@axeldurvaux7069]

What an original detached body technique !!! Amazing fly, as usual 🙂👌

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you very much!

[@AndreaAnnibali]

The gift of letting things looking easy...

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Andrea.

[@tldavies19]

At last somebody who shows you how to tie a deer hair detached body. Extremely useful. Thanks Barry.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Tom, no problem.

[@duderoony]

Great daddy and not a piece of foam in sight. Love it. Thank you for another one dude.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Foam free Dude.

[@electrontube]

@@Thefeatherbender I can't help but hear that in your voice.

[@lucaplett6553]

I learned more in the last six months that I discovered you than ten years that I tying flys....tks for sharing you incredible knowledge....

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Luca. So pleased that you are finding them useful and learning something from them.

[@fifeslonefisherman8679]

Awesome think I will tie some of these few different colours.. Great video tuition 👌

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, I've had some great fish on these. Good luck with them.

[@andersklasson1226]

Very nice.Tanks Barry.🤩

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Anders.

[@electrontube]

Amazing intro, and I love this fly!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@kerrypitt9789]

Barry I wasn't going to watch this because I'm not sure how relevant this would be here, but curiousity being what it is, I'm glad I'm not a cat!! I remember years ago, reading about "Dapping," with a line meant to catch the wind and a ball of Daddy Long Legs on a small hook bouncing just on the surface. Having seen this pattern, I can use try them out here just for the heck of it! Thank you Barry! A nice job on this!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Kerry, yes dapping! You use what they call a "Spinnaker" floss line that has little wind resistance. On the end of the floss line you attach a tippet and then your fly or flies. It was common to use real flies, so they had small boxes with a netting front that they collected living mayflies or daddies in. They also had a special hook with a very small spring loaded clip on top, that they would attach 2 or 3 mayflies or daddies with. The whole thing would be fished on a 15-16 foot rod from a drifting boat, so the flies would be blown up off the water and be dapped on the surface like a real fly landing and taking off. Extremely effective...

[@brianjameson8261]

Excellent...beautiful pattern...thank you...

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Brian.

[@tinkmarshino]

Dang son.. I have been busy! it is gonna be over 100 F here today so I took the time off my home work to stay inside.. So... I return to my beast to see what my pal is up to and WOW.. what a bug! Grand tie! That was amazing! Although to us boys over here in the colonies a daddy long leg is a kind of spider.. But then what the heck huh? That was beautiful Barry.. Hope things are going well with you.. been out on the boat a few times but fly fishing is gonna have to wait.. Aw heck I was never that good at it anyway.. I just loved the streams and rivers I used to hike into to do it.. take care my brother.. be safe always!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Well its not 100F here just rain and loads of it!! Well they are also called crane flies here, but the common name is daddy long legs, the spider that you call a daddy long legs is called a harvest man here in Europe. Stay safe and play careful.

[@tinkmarshino]

@@Thefeatherbender 10/4 my friend (if you didn't understand 10/4 is old radio talk for message received and understood)You do the same.!

[@sergeiaafanasencovs1431]

It's a pity that you can not give 2 or more likes😁

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@neilvernon7699]

Beautiful daddy long legs fly. Very helpful!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Neil.

[@coreyjohnson2418]

My goodness gotta tie this fly-TKS

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Corey.

[@robertperman8967]

Very nice! Tight lines🐜🪰🦗!!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

It's a great fly!

[@ZGADOW]

We call them crane flies here in the US. The name “Daddy long legs” here refers to a type of spider/arachnid

[@Thefeatherbender]

Yes we do here to, but the spider we cal a harvest man. Cotton in the complete angler called them by their old name with was 'Harry long legs'.

[@grahamlonergan8964]

Thank you. Beauty

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you too!

[@guybaumgartner4244]

very nice fly Barry tankiou

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci Guy.

[@johnshand6176]

A beautiful looking Daddy ready for a glass display case in my fly tying room. Thanks from down-under in NZ.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks John.

[@Sidiousmoz]

Mr. Bender, I just tied a few of the Crane Flies not too long ago and i thought it looked tip top. Then i watch your video and i see that i have a lot to learn and that is an exciting prospect. Wonderful video as always.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Why thank you Sir!

[@jamesvatter5729]

That was some interesting footage at the beginning of the video. There's that resin nozzle trick again! You made that all-natural material tie look easy, Barry. Thanks for sharing.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Taken early one morning in my garden when weeding.

[@anthonycaton850]

Beautiful, nice detached body excellent as usual

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks ANTHONY.

[@starskyarsky8374]

Lovely fly. Love how slim the body is , very delicate looking . Bit more work with the deer hair as to foam but looks a lot more natural. Natural fibres cannot be beaten 😎

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Starsky.

[@wansak2977]

What a great lookin fly , n you make it look so easy , I'm that good , someday lol , thank for the challenge Berry , you th man !

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Wan.

[@hugopoirier7746]

Love that fly, Thanks for the intro, has amateur entomologiste I love to see image like that. 10/10

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Hugo, I filmed that intro in my veg garden early one morning.

[@pierredollo8485]

Thanks Barry that's a beautyfull pattern.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci Pierre.

[@dennismelvin1701]

Beautiful work Sir.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Kindly Dennis.

[@simonghantous8034]

THAT'S an amazing looking fly. It's going in my box for sure. Thx bud 🍻

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Simon, good luck with it.

[@cecilwalley306]

Great tutorial! Have your book also.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Cecil, hope you are enjoying it!

[@Chipbarm1009]

It’s a work of art Bazzer

[@Thefeatherbender]

Ta Nick.

[@templtempl2794]

Siempre me gusta ver sus videos por la inestabilidad en su pulso..pero una presicion exelente y el resultado es la exelencia... mia respetos ... un lujo👏🏅

[@Thefeatherbender]

Gracias!

[@johnconnolly3635]

Again,marvelous!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you John.

[@randyherringshaw6325]

Thanks for another informative video!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

No problem Randy!

[@tattvamasi_1]

👍👍

[@vogle11]

Very nice job keep up the good work love the videos..

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks

[@paulsangster9153]

Awesome technique, although you do not need me to tell you that. Thanks Bender, that will catch em!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Paul.

[@stephennolin8129]

That’s an awesome tie!! Thank you very much for sharing. Your extended body look simple enough, but I would have not thought to do it that way. I was tying off the needle very frustrating... Thank you again

[@Thefeatherbender]

No problem Stephen, I hope it works for you.

[@nandosantos]

Linda mosca magnífico mestre 👏👏👏👏meu sonho e ter um vise igual a sua

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you, Nando!

[@ciprianoltean4716]

Hy. How make the legs?

[@Thefeatherbender]

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[@timothybacon9011]

I'm new at this, any tips?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Watch my beginner videos and tutorials on: thefeatherbender.com

[@thediybeekeeper8395]

Hi I'm a beekeeper and also a trout fisherman and just started to tie fly's. I have a quantity of bees wax spare each year and would like to find a good use for it. I was wondering if there is any use for it in fly tying and fishing I could use it for and maybe make some products to sell to others? I cant find much online about the subject

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi I am also a bee keeper and I make my own fly tyers wax from my own harvest. Take a look: thefeatherbender.com/the-bees-knees/

[@thediybeekeeper8395]

@@Thefeatherbender Thanks how many hives do you keep? I like your fly tying very impressive. I hope to pick up a few tips. Your skilled