Fly Tying a Danica mayfly nymph with Barry Ord Clarke

A nice, not so difficult semi realistic Danica mayfly nymph, for one of the largest mayflies. This one has a couple of good techniques that you can use in other patterns.
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[@jenniferlopez1073]

I have never done this, but i have been saving feathers from birds we are raising! Can't wait to try this!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Jennifer.

[@robertperman8967]

Fantastic work 👍👍!! Tight lines🪰🐜🦗!!!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks.

[@fishinwj.v.5542]

Best I've seen on yt

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you, simple but effective.

[@tiesflies]

The bob ross of fly tying. My man.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Brian.

[@anthonycaton850]

Another nicely tied fly thanks Barry

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Anthony, much appreciated.

[@davidegan2878]

Great tying 👍🏼

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks David.

[@mariosacchi56]

Hi Barry I was at your recent workshop with the friends of 54 dean street in Bologna. It was rally a great experience and Very nice to meeti you! Thanks a lot for all tips you showed us ! See you next time ! Mario

[@Thefeatherbender]

Ciao Mario, Thank you, hope to see you again and remember, practice, practice and practice....

[@mariosacchi56]

Of corse! I 'm trying your patterns one by one severa time...from.the forse now they are startene to improve. I hope to meet you again at another workshop or may be even better fishing on the river!

[@jeffnotti9932]

Another awesome fly.. great tie... The more i watch the more i learn... J

[@Thefeatherbender]

Always good to know Jeff, thanks.

[@simonlakin5067]

Thanks Barry a lovely pattern.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Simon.

[@Fischer67]

Thank you very much for this inspiring pattern.

[@Thefeatherbender]

You are so welcome! If you like this, May I suggest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4evoJlmqr2kr6c

[@Fischer67]

@@Thefeatherbender And thank you very much for this one!

[@icefisher1171]

Fantastic tie. A true master. Love your style. Good bless.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Kyle.

[@Rich-fg9vj]

Definitely adding these techniques to tying my Isonychia nymphs! Thank you Barry!

[@Thefeatherbender]

No problem Rich, hope they work out for you.

[@andersklasson1226]

Nice and elegant thanks👍

[@Thefeatherbender]

Takker Anders.

[@prospermakosa4408]

Good tutorial. I love your work.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you so much 😀

[@henningjensen3051]

very nice indid

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Henning.

[@freddyblock994]

Love the marabou for gills! Great stuff - thanks!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Freddy.

[@duderoony]

A really nice Nymph that is Barry. I’ll give it go. Thank you for yet another great tie dude.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, no problem dude!

[@arthur2713]

Nicely done!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Arthur.

[@financialengineeringllc5569]

By far the easiest way to ty the swin fins I ever saw, going to my vise now. Thanks for sharing.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Ken, thanks good luck with it, let me know how you get on?

[@mountaincreekfliesjimmy8386]

Awesome lesson thank you sir

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Jimmy.

[@kembroke]

I've actually got all the right materials and hook for this one lol, Thank you Barry, as a complete novice to the 'DarkArt' i've learnt so much from your videos and book. Just a few weeks before the season starts, I'm looking forward to trying my winter ties, most of my attempts are from your videos! please keep them coming.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hey Timmy, thanks. Always good to get positive feedback. Good luck with them!

[@user-sh5kj6oi1m]

Barry, beautiful fly! Super!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks.

[@richarddvll]

very nice pattern very life like will definatly putting some of these in my fly box thank you for shareing

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Richard.

[@jamesvatter5729]

Great looking tie, Barry.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks James.

[@mikeking453]

Amazing job of tying as always! Thanks for sharing

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Mike.

[@bowhunter2712]

Thanks again for another pattern that I will be great full to tie and fish. I truly appreciate you and the time you take to share these videos.🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🙏🙏🙏

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Bow Hunter, let me know how you get on with it.

[@flyrodhiker8326]

Brilliant sir, absolutely brilliant!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks FRH, glad you like it!

[@icedaft]

Very nice , as always!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Icedaft.

[@ephemera3609]

Good job Barry , i just got your book, its fantastic art work , thanks

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Tarik, I'm so pleased that you like it... Good luck with it.

[@casamargini]

Un vero artista. I can’t wait to receive your book

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you, I hope that you like it.

[@simon40607]

Just tied a few up for my box thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍🏻 and superb skills

[@Thefeatherbender]

Glad to help Simon. Thanks.

[@hugopoirier7746]

encore une fois merci. Félicitation, très inspirant comme d'habitude. Many thanks

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci Hugo.

[@kodaifishing]

Very Nice

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@hankvana2149]

Very Nice Barry! An excellent burrowing nymph pattern - like the two-tone body and gills! Cheers!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Hank, good to hear that you like it.

[@martinturner7063]

Another great looking fly there sir. Looks like a fine fish catching fly that would make even the most picky of fish bite. Great fly keep them coming Mr Clarke.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Martin.

[@tldavies19]

Another cracker Barry Thanks.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Tom, appreciated!

[@brianstevens3858]

Do this one in dayglo pink maribou and it will slay bream all day long. Sweet as usual Barry.

[@paulsangster9153]

Said it before, gonna say it again. Artist!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Paul.

[@tmarkk99]

Some good techniques demonstrated here. Thank you Barry. Really enjoyed this one. Going to try tying it tonight.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Mark, even worth tying in a # 6.

[@tmarkk99]

@@Thefeatherbender I tied 3 of them last night. Each one got better as I kept going. I tied them on size 10 as I didn't have any other hooks of that type. I will order some size 8 and 6. Also, I ordered your new book Flytying Techniques yesterday. Looking forward to diving into that. Thanks again for all you do, very inspiring for me.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Mark, good to hear, practice makes perfect! Hope you like the book, let me know what you think when you have had a dive.

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Nice , wire and two materials :-)

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Mike, and it fishes well too!

[@ias400]

Had to look up the danica mayfly, I'd never heard of the species or the fly pattern. Well, we don't have them in North America. The technique will be very useful for any large burrowing mayfly (e.g. hexagenia family). Thanks again for a great video.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Ira, absolutely right, perfect for any of the larger burrowing mayflies, just change the colour if needed.

[@threadassassin]

I was wondering myself why is he tying a mayfly nymph so BIG. Most of the ones I find in my home tailwater this time of year are about a size 20

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Matthew, The Danica and Vulgata mayflies (US equivalent Green drake & brown drake) are the largest European burrowing mayfly nymphs they can be up to 32mm long and live in the sand of river beds for several years before emerging and can burrow as deep as 15 metres deep in the river bed.

[@Andre-ll1ev]

Magnifique, beau travail 👏👍😉

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci Andre!

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[@radioglyserin]

A very nice tie! And you're right, you can use some of the techniques on other flies. The marabou body actually gave me an idea for a small, naturally coloured, very light/airy shrimp pattern that I have been trying to "invent". I'd like the underside of the body to resemble legs, and I've tried a lot of different techniques/materials, but so far I've not been happy about the result. Either it doesn't look too good, or the technique is too time consuming. I like simplicity, because I'm extremely slow when tying flies. This marabou body just might be the answer to what's been bugging me for about a week now. Thank you!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, and great to know. I would like to see the results when you get it done. Check out different types of Marabou there are quite a few.... Good luck.

[@alejandrocarrillo1028]

Haces magia Barry exelente trabajo una ninfa muy linda .Saludos amigo desde Chile

[@Thefeatherbender]

Gracias Alejandro.

[@robertfoote3255]

🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠!!! Outstanding.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@KwiSsKas]

Sublime !

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Esca.

[@mormo-flyfishing]

Супер! Всё простое гениально!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you!

[@mormo-flyfishing]

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[@mariosacchi56]

Amazing Tie Barry, I can't wait the time to attend your next workshop at 54 dean street in Italy in October...I would like to improove and ask tou some question on use of some dressing while fishing. You are the best!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you, I look forward to seeing you Mario.

[@gradyames2055]

Nice video

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Grady.

[@guybaumgartner4244]

perfect Barry nice fiy

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Guy.

[@tinkmarshino]

Another nice one Barry.. But it sounds like the cold season has caught up with you all up there! It sure has over here in the PNW..Nothing worse than that annoying cough and running nose.. Hope that book is coming along with out to much trouble.. thanks again.. We'll see you in the next one!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, but just a frog in the throat no cold thank god!

[@tinkmarshino]

@@Thefeatherbender Good to hear!

[@mikeh5908]

I might try rhis in light olive or light brown marabou..i dont have have anything white and because of you and macphail im not allowed ordering more stuff for a while. :( lol.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Ha ha, thanks Mike...

[@AngaraFF]

Nice

[@user-em1fb6xb2u]

Муха - класс! Шикарная приманка! Супер!👍🤝🇰🇿

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you again!

[@finnchristianryggetangen2237]

Fin flue Barry! Må binde noen sånne:)

[@Thefeatherbender]

Takk Finn Christian.

[@jasoncox4234]

Again a beautiful piece of art. Thank you. If I may ask kind Sir, What brand vise do you have and where would I find a vice like yours? My local fly tieing supply shop dose not have anything that looks like yours.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Jason, thank you. The vice I use is a Swiss Master by Marc Petitjean you can watch my video here of Marc explaining the vice and what it does: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmq6pJ54l9Sil7c

[@francoiscorso83]

Jolie bravo

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci.

[@Fishwish]

Very well presented video. Subscribed and Thanks for sharing. Never really understood why Walker’s mayfly nymph along with this one, have so much white/cream colour though? Are you able to enlighten me? Thanks

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks fishwish, The natural can vary a little in colour depending on the type of river bed it lives in but generally speaking its a kind of light / creamy sand colour. The dubbing will also be a tad darker when its wet.

[@OdieA4]

Barry, I've been wondering about alternatives to the typical materials for nymph gills and marabou seems to be the ticket to get some lifelike wiggle. How small do think this can be tied though? Thanks for the inspiration.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Odie, Yeah marabou, ostrich herl, CDC... there are many and I haven't tried but I'm sure I could get this down on a # 16 hook.

[@kurzhaarguy]

Would you mind doing a multi-part taking from this to emerger, dun, and spinner? Danica is European, but, Green and Brown Drake (E. simulans, E. guttulata) are similar hatches in North America. The sometimes blinding hatches of these large insects brings the big girls out to dance. It's worth planning a trip to catch the hatch.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi, just done the emerger that is the next stage to this nymph, just match the hatch regarding hook size and colour.

[@PRACERZ]

Dam SWEET !!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Oh yeah! Thanks.

[@TheCanary24]

👍

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@HighcountryFlylife]

Nice pattern buddy. Is this Nymph a swimming mayfly or a burrower, crawler etc?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks. The Danica and Vulgata nymphs are burrowers, but you can tie this in smaller sizes for swimming nymphs!

[@anthonycaton850]

Barry where do you get your FLAT copper wire from thanks

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Anthony, its from Sybai, sybai.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=59_75_496

[@diegolinares5430]

HOLA BARRY , ME GUSTO MUCHO EL MONTAJE DE LA NINFA DE MARABU , UN SALUDO

[@Thefeatherbender]

Gracias Diego.

[@brendonhoagland2887]

This might be the most realistic nymph pattern I've ever seen

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Brendon.

[@paulsangster9153]

I can do the whip finish knot!!🙂

[@Thefeatherbender]

I am doing a whole load of techniques including this very soon.

[@spykefishing2195]

❤👏

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.

[@dominiqueleblanc2193]

That is a nice tie. How large is it?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Dominic, it's about 3 cm long.

[@tattvamasi_1]

👍👍👏👏🎣🐟🛶 🤝 Thx!

[@arnycarasco3654]

XOXO

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks!

[@JWBrewer73]

Hey Barry, are you OK? I noticed that you seemed to have a little something going on with your respiratory system. With everything going on, I needed to ask. Hope all is well.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Johnny, yes thanks, when I made this video I had been home with C-19 symptoms for 3 weeks, although I haven't been tested my doctor wrote C-19 on my sick note? Other than cabin fever, all good now thanks.

[@JWBrewer73]

The feather bender Glad to hear you’re recovering. My eldest daughter and her husband each had it at the same time. Knocked them down pretty hard. I hope to go see them in a few months, if I make it. Sitting here writing this in a surgery waiting room. Not what I want to be doing, believe me. Anyhow, my daughter lives in Cleveland, Ohio, which is on the west side of Steelhead Alley. The Great Lakes have a thriving population of them. One big reason I want to go visit. Oh, by the way, we have something in common beyond flys.., I did commercial photography for about 12 years. We’ll talk more about that later. For now, glad you’re feeling better. Peace.