A very simple, very old pattern that still works today. Sometime we forget that at once upon a time, flies were often simple and very effective, but we are never happy with one pattern for long, so off we go making it different again and again! Thank you Davie!

I like the fact you are adding a fine copper rib to protect the peacock herl! Nice tying!

The Red Tag & the Partridge & Orange were the 1st Flies I learned to tie & catch Trout on : ) I think back in 1985. Still my go to patterns , especially when fishing new water. I was very blessed to have learned Tying & River craft from the late Don Robinson of Northumberland / Yorkshire. I later learned the February Red, olive Spider, Partridge Quill, Red Hackle Hares Lug, Snipe & Purple, Half Stone, August Dun, & Woodcock & Hares Lug. These are still staples in the Fly box & have Produced well on Trout in the Adirondacks, Grayling in Alaska, & Cutthroat Trout in Montana. Thank you Davie for making these video's, They bring Joy & learning to All who find them !

If I have forced to fishing with ony two dry flies for the rest of my life one of them for sure will be red tag and the other one probably be Adam's. Great patern. Thanks for tying this for us.

Dave McPhail I'm sure it's all been said but ... awesome!

Merci beaucoup Davie.Bonne fin d'année et continues à nous faire découvrir d'autres montages.....Merci

Moc pěkné.😊

Last time I fished a red tag wet I hooked a snapping turtle in the mouth...he ate it! This is a good pattern!

Great fly! Caught lots of trout on this fly in tasmania. The pattern is a well know fly down here, also with the dry version when I have used it in faster water or just want it to float all day I tie in a piece of foam under the peacock. The call that in aus a M.O.A.R.T which stands for mother of all red tags!!! Worth tying

Have yourself a merry little x-mas :) & pleeeeze keep up your outstanding work !

lovely Dave. I like the wee tip in the dry version with tying in the hackle and bending it forward. definitely saves on bulk and looks nice. have a cracking Crimbo and if your in the Angling Centre in the next week or so I might pop by for a chat.

Have a wonderful christmas Davie. All the best, Alasdair

Nice one, Merry Christmas to you and your family Davie

Yeah

many thanks!

Same to you Davie and keep those flies comming

Awesome, I like to tie this with a small double hook, and rib it with gold wire. swing and hold on! Chris

I use Red Tag for arctic char in Iceland with good result. Merry xmas and happy new year.

same to you Davie. I got the flyting-beginner-set for xmas present as i wanted but the metal piece where u put the hook broke after tying 4 flies :( gotta get a better new better one. Until then, your vids will get me through the evning. Cheers from sweden

The Red Tag Wet is one of my favorite flies. I noticed that the herl you used on the dry fly is not the same as you used on the wet fly. Is there a reason why you changed peacock herl for the dry fly? Would it matter at all to use the same herl for both flies?

Thanks for this detailed video :) Is it possible to use thin chenille in stead of the peacock herls, both for the wet and dry fly patterns? If so, any brand recommandation? Take care

Excellent Davie as always, certainly is simple to ty , would the wet red tag go on a team,? maybe the /1st 2nd dropper with something really buoyant on the point or possible the red tag dry on the point so then you would have both dry and wet red tags on there

As always nice flies. I have been using a gold bead red tag (size 14) for grayling this year on the river Clyde / Avon, it is a cracking fly. I tied a few of the dry fly ones tonight on sizes 18 and 20. Need to keep practising but they will do just now :) When you apply floatant to this fly, do you just apply it to the hackle or do you apply some to the 'red tag' as well? Just trying to get an idea for how is should sit on the water. Cheers Graeme

ohhh yes red tag ,why is it that when the day is almost over ,and all the wonderful flies you have made in the winter time has been in the water, one end up with the red tag on the leader and bag the fish

a question dave, howcome is the second fly a dryfly and the first one wet? Dont you use the same materials?

Hey Davie, Why do you sometimes tie in hackle with the "bad side" facing you, or sometimes the good side..? kind regards Colbee

One question Dave please or anyone does the wire not add weight which means you need more floatant for the dry version, apreciate supports the herl ??. Thx

I am just starting to learn to tie flies, and I think I understood the difference between a wet fly and a dry fly to be dry floats, and wet sinks. Is that correct? I was surprised how fast the "bug" hit me, no pun intended. Sean

is this fly any good?