Davie McPhail

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With 40 years in fly fishing and fly tying, I have been most fortunate in being able to ‘learn on the job’ and develop many good and productive fishing flies...

Latest Videos

Traditional Winged Dry Meets Modern Parachute – Light Olive Dun

Tying a Leggy Diawl-Bach with Davie McPhail

Tying a Great Pattern for Caddis and Midge by Davie McPhail

Tying a CDC Dry Dropper Nymph Simple but Deadly

April 's Monthly Draw Tonight at 7pm UK Time

Spring Fishing on the River Ayr Cold Water, Bright Sun

Spring Snipe & Olive Wet Fly Natural Materials Classic for River & Loch

Great Nymph Patterns Tied with Canadian Goose Fly Tying by Davie McPhail

Fish This When Trout Ignore Everything Else (Spinner Fall)” by Davie McPhail

Blink and You’ll Miss It – The First Spring Olives of the Season-Fly Fishing with Davie McPhail

Threads of the River...A Fly Tyers Song

How to Tie a Marc Petitjean CDC Mayfly Fly Tying Tutorial – Davie McPhail

Irish Mayfly Gnat Pattern tyed using Deer Hair – Step by Step Fly Tying by Davie McPhail

The Irish Mayfly Dun Nature’s Most Famous Hatch

How to Tie an Emerger Egg-Laying Balloon Caddis Fly Tying Tutorial – Davie McPhail

Tan & Brown Caddis Pupa Fly Tying by Davie McPhail

Fly Fishing Another Day on the River Trout Fishing with Davie McPhail

Quill Gordon (Impressionist Style) Fly Tying Tutorial – Davie McPhail

Fly Fishing the River Doon First Day of the Season 2026 – Davie McPhail

A Quick Look at Boxes I just Filled for the New Season

How to Tie a Parapost Tan Caddis (Great for Trout) Davie McPhail

Tying a Two Tone Pheasant Tail and Soft Hackle Wet Fly

New Box of Flies Ready for the New Season

Rough and Ready Impressionist Flies tyed by Davie McPhail

Hare's Mask Caddis Pupa tyed by Davie McPhail

Classic Soft and Winged Wet Flies by Davie McPhail

Tying a Soft HackleWet Fly Pattern from the 1780s

One of my Favourite All Round Hooks the Sort Shank Special..

Tying a Drop Beaded Cased Caddis (Grannom) with Davie McPhail

A Good Sub for Golden Pheasant Crest and Tying a Posh Tosh..