Tying a Claret Bob's Bit's with Davie McPhail

Tyed for the Bristol Reservoir Fly Fishers Association Demo Night November 2021.
Materials Used;
Thread, Un-8/0 Black or Red
Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 10
Rib, Uni-Mylar Pearl No.16 Small
Body, Claret Seals Fur or SLF
Wing. White Cock Hackle Fibres
Thorax, Claret Seals Fur or SLF
Hackle, Dark Brown

[@lasse1187]

Like that pattern and colors thx for sharing Davie

[@hni7458]

(A bit) sadly I'm not an angler anymore, but I pop in now and then to see your skill, Davie - it's all completely extraordinary - I wish you a merry Christmas ahead, to you and your family.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Many thanks H Ni and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours as well...All the very best Davie..

[@freddysflyz]

Beautiful work! This fly looks like it would do well anywhere. Thank you for sharing!

[@MrBEL-jf9iw]

I am fascinated with your ease of tying. Beautiful, simple and consistent. Thank you Davie

[@MatthewSTEELHEADERBC]

Very simple and very effective hunting fly. Another great one to get us on the vice, thanks Davie!

[@SanjinNjuhovic]

bravo Davie regards from Bosna and Hercegovina....

[@christopherkarpacz2119]

Brilliant Davie, the thorax dubbing method is another technique I've never done. Thanks👍👏

[@markrobinson3841]

A deadly fly Davie, has worked well for me over the years. Thanks for sharing.

[@thejevo8831]

fantastic pattern had 4 fish on this yesterday 3 good rainbows and a 3lb brownie in flat calm conditions thanks again davie 👍🎣

[@leemowers9395]

Thanks Davie, another very interesting traditional fly pattern, thanks for another great video.

[@davidfraser4083]

Great fly Davie , superb tutorial as usual. I've fished it very successfully and had forgot about it. It's now on my horizon again. Thanks, stay safe Big Davie.

[@toddslichter7831]

Great looking pattern, Mr McPhail. Thanks for sharing.

[@50Squirrel]

What a great way to start my day… thank you for another great video!

[@mikeney5113]

Great looking pattern!! Well done Davie.thanks for sharing.

[@metubewot]

Great demo Davie, thanks.

[@jamesgallacher7560]

Oh meant to say ......he had a fantastic day on it. Was a sight to behold.

[@jamesgallacher7560]

My pal fished them one day at Carron Valley on a wild day Davy,it was more Orangey if that's a word 😄 As usual so neat and tidy and all the info you need. That's just made my T.break ,thanks again Davy 👏 ✌ 👏 ✌

[@crs1321]

A braw wee beastie Davie, thanks for the tips. 👍👏🎣

[@kenelliott6458]

Super looking fly mate. Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and your family. Best Regards from West Virginia, Ken

[@AllanMHutton]

Excellent!

[@user-lo2sc4dd1f]

Класс! Благодарю, Дэви! 👍🤝🇰🇿

[@lawrencemacd63]

Very nice Davie 🐟🎣🙂

[@michaeljmckinnon2960]

Thanks for sharing Sir

[@adamsquires2318]

Many thanks Davie, the black version has caught me more fish than any other pattern in 2021 on small still waters. Down to size 16 at times. Such a great pattern! Definitely my go to! Hope you have a great Christmas and all the best for 2022.

[@allanhughes945]

Excellent 👌

[@grahamlonergan8964]

Love it

[@orth..8171]

Super! 👍!

[@user-eg8fy1bv8t]

👍

[@jeffnotti9932]

what an awesome flie ... you hgt to love it.. i am going to tie a few of those this winter < J

[@comesahorseman]

Flies that don't look like much (North Country spiders?) are apt to catch fish. 👍

[@user-sr8gh1me8x]

Великолепно 👍🤝

[@michaelshaw8370]

Bob’s bits works be it subtle n natural in your face fluorescent or any combination

[@gltrout]

Good afternoon Davie , as well as always seeing your useful videos to ask yourself if you already have any videos available for lake flies for this winter in Fly dry and wet form and that will fit all over Europe. Thank you.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Pilgrin Falcon 68, I have many videos that you would find useful for the flies you want to tye so I have attached links to my playlist of the loch flies both for wet and dry for you to see..I hope this helps you.. All the very best Davie.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZykgoOgasl8p68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6jIoKeNgJafgdE

[@gltrout]

Thank you very much.

[@davidwillacy4796]

Really nice fly Davie. I’ve heard that a black version during the day and a claret one at night ticks a lot of boxes. Do you agree? Cheers

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi David, I have always found claret to work when everything else seems not to although I would agree with you that this would tick a few boxes.. All the very best Davie...

[@fliesbychris]

Lovely fly Davie!! Would waste CDC work for the thorax on a B175? Worried about the weight. ATB Chris.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Chris, I have tied dries on the B175 though I would give the fly a few more turns of hackle to help just incase it doesn't stay up..I'm glad you liked the fly.. All the very best Davie..

[@krallmi48]

I did enjoy it Davie... thank you. This Bob's Bits (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKmkloiIjJ6Mj9E) is the first seal fur fly I ever tied. Only had black seal's fur at the time... that was a trial learning to dub with it. I tied it small (14's, then 16's, then 18's) for mountain streams. They worked well as surface film flies. Have since tied them with lead or copper wire for weight and switched to Kamasan 175's, too. Thanks for the teaching of it, Davie... and the reminding. Mike