We never stop learning John, that's why we are still tying flies today and I'm sure you have many techniques that I would find useful too... All the very best Davie..

Hey Mr. Daniel, I’ve also been tying since 14. I’m 59 and I respect you’re at the vice learning, to get better at this craft as am I. Davie McPhail is treasure.

Hi John MORTON, You are very kind and I'm chuffed to know that you find my videos inspiring, I would certainly drop by and take you fishing if I lived in New Zealand...I see on the news that there's a storm heading your way so stay safe.... All the very best from Scotland.. Davie

Hi Michael, It's great to hear I have helped you with your fly tying but you need to give yourself far more credit as it's you that has sat down and made your patterns work for you so well and thank you very much your kind words... All the very best Davie..

@@DavieMcPhail the best thing I ever did was to take up tying. The whole fly fishing game is full circle now I tie my own. I know plenty men you credit you with the fly tying skills so maybe you should give yourself more credit too. I watch plenty tutorials but yours are by far the easiest to follow and the variety is unequalled. Keep them coming. Michael

Hi JSF 4star, The Cove's Pheasant Tail is as you said a very simple fly which I know you'll enjoy tying and fishing as it's a great old fly.....If I angered someone then I have no idea how I did as I do try my best to help anyone that is interested in tying flies, but you just can't please everyone.. All the very best Davie

Hi Mike, I have many blends of fur that I have used over the years, the masks is great itself but I would mix it in with some rabbit. Another mix I like is to mix a hare's body fur in with an American Red Squirrel body fur which makes a cracking dubbing for many flies.. All the very best Davie..

@@DavieMcPhail Well I knew what I meant, but I sure didn't use words well enough to convey it to you... I'm sorry for that, Davie. I'll try again... When you cut the fur off of a hare's mask to use as part of a dubbing blend, do you use all the fur on the mask, or do you save back the poll and/or ears for other use (Hare's ear nymph, for example)? Mike

Hi Mike, I would normally mix it all but if I was looking for it to be slightly darker then I would just cut the hair off from the darker part of the mask and leave out the lighter sides... All the very best Davie

Thank you, Davie. That helps. Mike

No the original was just rabbits fur but he tied them with hares ear aswell, and even seals fur and some really bright colours aswell

Hi Viggo Sveigaard-Iversen, Yes I am using a Regal vise with the stainless steel jaws...It holds the hook really well... All the very best Davie

Hi robert andersson, The B100 is a light wire hook and sometimes it makes sense to tye flies like this so that they sit higher in the water but you can weight them if you want to as they will still fish well. Arthur Cove originally tied them on standard shanked hooks and would dress the fly round the bend to get the shape...I'm glad you enjoy the videos and that they have learnt you to tye... All the very best Davie

thanks all the best to you too so great to hear the storys too makes a better knowledge about the fishing and the flys

***** got fish on it today just want wish you a great summer with lots of fishing million thanks and all the best to you

Hi Ikram Akhmedov, I am sure there will be a few places that you could order materials from but unfortunately I don't know of many but I have attached a link to Farlows in Russia and they do sell fly tying materials...I hope this is of some help to you... farlows.ru All the very best Davie

Thank you for the tip and for what you told me🤓