Tying a March Brown Dry Fly with Davie McPhail

Materials Used;
Hook, Size 12 Barbless
Thread, Light Cahill or Orange Uni-8/0
Tail, Coq de Leon Fibres or Ginger Hackle Fibres
Body, Wapsi Natural Fur Red Squirrel
Wing, Hen Pheasant Quill
Hackles, Brown Partridge and Ginger Cock Saddle or Neck

[@jasonaitchison1951]

Man don’t stop the videos I love your style of fly tying!

[@ArcticFlies56]

Davie, I hope you never get tired of making videos. I know I will never get tired of watching you create beautiful flies. Best regards.

[@robertskowronski2923]

Beautiful job!

[@user-mb1hg4qu9f]

👍🏻👍🏻 I like mixing partridge with regular hackle, it suggests motion.

[@mikewalters4994]

That's a beautiful fly!!.. That's the BEST looking March Brown pattern I have seen. I love those colors and the wing markings are alsome. I have got to order the materials to tie up some of those. Thanks for another GREAT LESSON!!!...

[@lawrencemacd63]

Cracking dry March brown Davie 🐟🎣

[@Weestuart81]

Sitting watching ur auld videos flies superb big yin

[@DavieMcPhail]

I'm glad you are enjoying them Stuart and thanks for the kind comments....All the very best Davie

[@Weestuart81]

@@DavieMcPhail cheers davie learning lots from ur videos big yin cheers

[@striperjohn]

Davie, Nice twist on a traditional pattern with the soft hackle mix. Also a very personal approach on the pattern giving it a bit more time than you would normally. You have been on a tear lately with some great uploads, Thanks again. John

[@IanShumanDDS]

Davie, You are the man!!! You're generosity in sharing these patterns has made me and my fellow fly tiers into you're life long students. Ian

[@DavieMcPhail]

Thanks Ian, I'm Glad you and your friends enjoy them...ATB Davie

[@kenelliott9238]

Great looking fly there Davie. Have learned alot by watching you tie. Thanks for sharing. Best Regards, Ken

[@dannymcg8300]

Very nice looking fly Davie. Extremely well tied and explained as always. Many thanks for sharing.

[@dannymcg8300]

Second time watching this video Davie as I've been watching you tie in wings recently. You tied these wings 'forward of the eye'. Is that because it's a 'dry fly' ? Thanks

[@nordmende73]

Thank you very much!

[@7cColin]

I have been on the Tweed as early as opening day and seen these hatching in numbers. Last year (2013) they appeared late March and trout were rising for the duns midday.. This looks spot on for a fly to target them with. Thanks yet again, Davie.

[@sirmegallot3276]

Back again for a marathon of your videos... spring is around the corner here in New York! I tie a version of your fly here, but with a CDC tuft instead of pheasant and the like, because I am not as skilled a tyer as you... Let me tell you the fish don't seem to mind! Thanks for all your work!

[@ctFlyman]

Great fly - you make those wings look so easy, I always end up with a bunch of individual barbs looking like a porcupine at the front of the fly. A video concentrating only on tying just this type of wing would be greatly appreciated.

[@guillaumeayral2146]

Vous êtes un artiste, toutes vos mouches sont magnifiques.

[@Norn1024]

a master piece of a great fly. Thx for the videos and keep up the good work!

[@danjohnson6292]

Not had much sucess with patterns that require wings. You make it look amzingly easy. Suppose it helps having great supplies too.

[@adrianangelani6316]

we learn a lot with you davie best regards from argentina !!!

[@FELIPESOUZA-hv1hd]

great video, your tips e comments support and motivate me on my tying´s learning!

[@eddieoneill5073]

Classic Davie, thanks for sharing

[@toddclarke1574]

Awesome a true master

[@richarddvll]

great looking pattern

[@garycott8756]

Thanks Davie, Look forward to trying this on the Delaware Rainbows this spring.

[@aidangonnelly]

Hi Davie, Cracking wee fly this here in Ireland on the rivers, it also fishes very well throughout the season in the spider variant!!

[@justFishing95]

To save my wings just that tad longer I get a tiny brush and use a liquid glue and just gently brush them on the wings keeps them good for bit longer and stops them spilting over casting long periods

[@user-fk8rb8ue5h]

great. i love traditional dries

[@seanmooney3907]

Another beautiful fly. I really like the soft hackle tied through the dry fly hackle. It gives the fly a much larger silhouette. Thanks so much for sharing your talent. All the best to you. Sean

[@SuperFourwinns]

nice job

[@abahmufishing]

Nice love it..i will try my best..😁

[@leethomson2461]

davie ,iv always used a march brown early spring onn the tay nd the fish go wild for them when a rise is onn wot a sight crackin fly

[@mikewalters4994]

That's a beautiful fly. I got my order in today of Hen Pheasant Quills. I'm fixen to give that pattern try. That's sharing that pattern with us. Question: Is a complete Ring Neck Pheasant pelt a good investment for feathers to tie with? Does it have a lot of soft hackle and other good feathers to tie with? Thanks

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Mike, The Ring Neck Pheasant does have a few nice feathers though for soft hackles I prefer a few others like Hen Pheasant ,Partridge, Wood duck, Snipe, Grouse, Waterhen and most ducks...I'm glad you liked the fly and Merry Christmas... All the very best Davie

[@teamninfas]

Bravo Davie..

[@rabc6481]

Hi Davie hope all is going well for you just a quick query if you don't mind I am going to dye up a black & White Cock Cape looking to dye the colour march brown what colour dye do I need to get that colour please thanks in advance Rab C

[@taballoriokaput3496]

complimenti!!!!

[@davestokes8720]

lovely traditional Davie , would you use a gold rib? a great Stafford fly tier Bill Tag used one i believe . all the best Dave.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Dave, There's lots of guy's that I know like a gold rib on this fly and I too would recommend that you have some tied with it..I like to use a traditional tinsel which is normally a bit darker than some of the new ones on the market.. All the very best Davie

[@Wetfishers]

Superb as always. This pattern will realy work well this summer in the swedish high mountains. One question, will there ever be a chance to see you in sweden on some sort of fly fishing fair or do i have to visit uk :)

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Wetfishers, I've been to Sweden once but with my son when he was playing ice hockey with the Scotland u19s team a few years ago but maybe one day I may get the chance to come over..It's been a few years as well since i did a fly fair due to work but if you ever visit my part of Scotland let me know and I would be happy to show you a fly or two... All the very best Davie

[@eddiepatton12]

hi. Davie, Any chance of putting on a salmon fly. All the best Eddie

[@franciscobarrosa.8662]

Very nice Fly but is v importante To give all the materials u a Boing To use at the begining Of the video. Other Things is the the descripción with letreros are not what yo are Tello su with your words.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Francisco, I have listed the materials I used below but if you check all my videos you will find that I have listed the material under the show more below each video.. I know it can be hard to see but you should be able to find them..Just incase I have listed them as well in this message for you to see...I'm glad you liked the fly.. All the very best Davie.. Materials Used; Hook, Size 12 Barbless Thread, Light Cahill or Orange Uni-8/0 Tail, Coq de Leon Fibres or Ginger Hackle Fibres Body, Wapsi Natural Fur Red Squirrel Wing, Hen Pheasant Quill Hackles, Brown Partridge and Ginger Cock Saddle or Neck

[@austindemarrow329]

Davie that is probably my favorite one yet. Is there any way that you could tie a Dave's Hopper? ~Austin~

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Austin, I'm glad you enjoyed the video..I've never tied a Dave's Hopper before as we don't really get a huge amount of them to cause the fish to go for them, not that they wouldn't if they had a chance..I can't promise to tye one but you never know... All the very best Davie

[@austindemarrow329]

alright, but wow that is surprising that you have never tied one, here in the states its probably the most famous terrestrial.

[@eddieoneill5073]

Davie, is that the Hyndford bridge in the background?

[@marvmeng1630]

Nice video. What kind of vise do you use? Thanks

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Marv Meng, I use a Law Vise but unfortunately they are no longer made... All the very best Davie