Tying the Iron Blue Dun WetFly with Davie McPhail

[@frankdigiovanni4946]

I’ll tell you what Davie you are one awesome instructor that being said you flies are to beautiful to be fished the fish would be glad to gobble them up😀

[@dannymcg8300]

Superb fly Davie. Always well explained during the tying. Many thanks.

[@comesahorseman]

A good looking fly! 👍

[@seanmooney3907]

Great fly as usual. Thanks for sharing. All the best to you and yours. Sean

[@HarryandSonja]

Hi Davie Been camping the week in the low felt, fishing at Waterfall lodge with no luck bit to early for trout. But enjoyed the new fly. Thanks Harry

[@thomasgordon696]

Another great leeson in fly tying davie.

[@TheFlymanJim]

Beautiful River Davie!

[@kentw.897]

Very Nice Davie. I have never tied any flies with wine colored thread. Gotta get me some. 🌴🏄‍♂️🎣Aloha🤙🏼

[@xcpu]

Muy buen video sr davie,, ,,,como siempre la simplesa de su arte llama mucho la atencion,,,saludos desde chile,,!,,,,jose luis sepulveda

[@DavieMcPhail]

Thank you Jose luis Sepulveda for your kind words. All the very best Scotland...

[@MuratDemirci]

Thanks big master goog jop

[@stream9978]

Nice!

[@davidgregg8757]

Hi David is it common to get a hatch of IBD on the first week of March? Seen one yesterday I thought it was a LDO at first but after seeing it close up and a pic of a IBD I’m pretty sure Thts Wht it is

[@leethomson2461]

hiya davie, iv recently bn watching yir fly tying lessons, i fish the lower beats n sometime the upper beats of the Tay, nd often the isla n ericht .is there anyway u can differ the dark olives apart from size at this time. thanks ,Lee

[@kenelliott9238]

Hello Davie. Nice fly there mate. What is the smallest you would tie that in? Best Regards, Ken

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Ken, I would normally tye this pattern in 16s and 14s but I would tye a couple on a 12 as it would in faster water and for fishing late at night in the summer months... All the very best Davie

[@MrAthlunkard]

Hi dave great fly wat colour thread and hackle

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Mike, I've listed the materials I used to tye the Iron Blue Dun... All the very best Davie Materials Used; Hook, Kamasan B170 size 14 Thread, Wine Uni-8/0 Tail, Natural Black Hen Fibres Tag, Wine Uni-Thread 8/0 Body, Mixed Natural and Dyed Black Mole and Natural Rabbit Dubbing Hackle, Natural Black Hen Wing, Waterhen

[@liljohnwhitetiger]

Howdy Davie, I have a question regarding wet fly wings. One of my favorites is the wickhams fancy. when setting the wings using mallard slips, the natural curve of the wings causes the tips to flare out to either side when tying with the shiny side of the slips to the inside. This causes my flies to spin in the current. Do you tie with the shiny side of the wing slips to the outside to eliminate this or is there a better method for creating these wings so the flies don't spin?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Craig, Reduce the width of the wing and use the lower primary feathers as they are much softer. You can also run a brush through the wing to separate the fibres which will allow them to swim with the dressing...If you want a softer wing, Starling or Teal primary feathers can be used though Starling doesn't give you the perfect looking wing but it certainly works really well...I hope this is of some help to you... All the very best Davie...

[@liljohnwhitetiger]

Thank you Sir i will try your suggestions.

[@seanmooney3907]

Hey Davie, doesn't the wax make it more difficult for the varnish to get to the thread underneath? I have noticed when I use wax on the whip finish and during the tying the varnish seems to sit on the top more and not go down into the thread. All the best to you and yours, and thanks in advance for your time in answering this question. Sean

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Sean, I've never had any problems with the varnish not setting over the waxed thread to be honest though I don't put much wax on the thread and if I see any excess I'll wipe it off before I varnish it.. All the very best Davie

[@nashkraft4387]

Hey davie me and my friend just started tying but we are getting to the point where we are tying smaller flies so we need some nice dry fly hackle but all the whiting stuff looks really expensive i was wondering if you had any suggestions on what we should get?

[@kuttycrew]

Beauty Davie

[@hdmalpas]

Nice one, I have trouble getting the length of the wing, thanks Davie.

[@kevin-hr9bz]

hi Davie could you make a video on just tying on wings wet and dry plz . I watch your videos all the time this Kevin ,

[@fullstrutn]

Davie ,whenever I try to pull the fibers back i get ''hooked''.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi fullstrutn, It would be better for you to make sure the point of the hook is within the jaws of the vise, I have got used to tying with the point out as you may do through time.. All the very best Davie...

[@solidvideosita5933]

Mosche veramente bellissime ma...... chi ha fatto la traduzione ???? E' incomprensibile!!!😡😡😡