This fly did amazing for me the other week and I broke my personal record on my favourite pool: 8 consecutive casts and caught 8 fish in a row! Brilliant! Wouldn't believe it if I didn't witness it myself. Thanks for bringing this excellent fly to my attention, Davie!

I've known Ralph for decades and I've been fishing this fly for just as long. Great video and a great fly.

Great video Davie. I met Ralph Cutter who originated that fly in the Sierras of California. He was a microbiologist who spent hundreds of hours with snorkel and scuba gear observing bugs and insects. I have caught so many fish on that fly it is not even funny in a lot of different areas of the US anyway. It is a great searching fly when you are not sure what might be working. Maybe that is a confidence thing on my part, but it has done me well over the last 20 years. I like the Z lon husk per the original, but that is a great tying job on yours. Thanks for sharing. Love seeing different ways to come at the same fly from different people. Thank you.

A craftsman with feathers, fur and silk, and a pleasure to watch.

One handed dubbing, you always amaze Davie.

This Emerger is my Flies Box since 3 years now and it’s very productive. Thanks!

You my friend are the Lionel messi of fly tying a inspiration to newcomers to the art of tying. I learn more from watching you and listening to your tips,than from all the books and magazines out there keep them coming davie all the best .

You make it look so easy. Great job and amazing looking pattern. Thanks for that!

Thanks David, I use you're mouse caddis pattern for my duo dry fly, this one will be a lovely alternative. Inoffensive add a shuck to the mouse. Thanks again for being so generous with your talent. My tying has improved so much because of your videos and ideas.

Great pattern! Got my first dry takes of the year using it fresh off the vise that morning. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you Davie, excellent instructions as always.

Davie - try tying it as recommended by the originator of the fly, Ralph Cutter of California, USA. He suggested a 2 tone color scheme 2/3 brown to imitate the pupal shuck and and the front 1/3 bright green to imitate the body of the emerging adult. He mentioned in an article that this color scheme improved the catching effectiveness of the fly immensely, nicely done.

@gregbelcamino7239

2 жыл бұрын

You don't need to stick to green and brown, but can vary the colors and sizes to match the adult and pupae of the caddis in the river you're fishing. Rather than tying the shuck a bit around the bend of the hook, I tie mine on a light-wire curved hook, so the end of the abdomen as well as the shuck are submerged; the Daiichi 1130 is my favorite for this really effective fly.

@wyomingtrout5581

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregbelcamino7239 I believe that rational for the two tone body is that all caddis pupa are really bright when escaping the shuck, the trout may key on the brightness of the emerging caddis leaving the dull colored shuck. But as Gary Lafontaine stated, a little brightness goes a long way. Thanks for your comments

Wow! Very nice Davie!

Que gusto ver sus videos, un artista en toda su expresión!!! Saludos y gracias por compartir sus videos!!

Wow that's a really cool pattern

Hi Davie, this is a very attractive emerger pattern. Definitely going add this one to my Fly Box, regards, Wayne

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awesome Dave.. allways impressed of ur skills with ur fingers!! ;)

There is a lot of interesting things going on with this one when you get down to it, it's just an X caddis with a few adjustments, not a bad thing. I don't know where I will find micro glint here in the states, but I do know where to get zelon. My guess anything similar will work, just don't over do it. I am thinking Olive and Grizzly hackle, it's one of my go to colors on my local stream. As usual Davie, you make tying dead stuff on a hook a real art form.

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I like this Cadiz pattern. I will tell you that I am making this by imitating it in Tokyo

I would love to see emergent sparkle pupa tyied by you if you have any time.... Many others, i'm sure ass well.Best regards Thomas

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David would you have a pattern for the large stone flies found on the Annan both a nymph and adult thanks for all the great tips in your videos

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, If I have to be honest I would be the worst person to ask about stonefly patterns as I rarely tye or even fish them..On my local water there's stonefly but not in the numbers that I've seen fish avidly feeding on them..I do have a couple of videos on stonefly which I have tied for friends that found them to work really well but this was in America and Chile if I remember right....I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you... All the very best Davie..

Would you suggest taking wraps under and around the deer hair and deer hair stumps to kind of corral the hairs together?

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Sir Megallot, It would be a good tying method to use on this style of fly especially if you want a few more turns of hackle as it would make it easier to do.. All the very best Davie...

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I don't have the micro glint for the shuck. It seems like about eight strands of midge flash would work as well. You are a true master, Davie. Are we going to see any fishing videos from you soon?

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi handcannon, Just use a fine Antron or something similar as long as it gives an impression of a shuck..When I do go fishing I mostly fish myself so filming is near impossible, if I do get the chance I will as it would be great to add to the videos..Many thank again for the kind words.. All the very best Davie...

Hi David! Please advise flies for trout fishing in the autumn in the small rivers and streams!

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

There's many flies that you could tye that would suit this time of year, I would recommend flies that take on the autumn colours as they are much duller like dark olives and browns both in dry and wet flies.. If you look through my playlists on caddis patterns, cdc flies, wet/soft hackle flies and nymphs many of them will work for you..I hope this is of some help to you... All the very best Davie...

@purenature5568

6 жыл бұрын

Thank You David! Greetings from Russia!

This may be have been answered before, but what type of wax do you use on your index finger? It looks very convenient to have the wax "handy" like that. Cheers.

@DavieMcPhail

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, I have attached a video I made about the type of wax I use and as well how I prepare it for using for you to see...kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4JosJtrd5SaiMo.html All the very best Davie..

Hi davie, excellent fly. I've been looking all over and I can't find a video on how to tie a silver doctor wet. I was wondering if you could give it a try? Cheers from michigan

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, I have attached links to two videos that I have on tying a silver doctor, I hope these are of some help to you... All the very best Davie kzread.info/dash/bejne/q5uFtKdxeNK-acY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJ-rz5mhhZa-Ys4.html

@ericbrand8125

6 жыл бұрын

Davie McPhail thank you very much Mr Mcphail

Dear Davie. The Dubbing dresser this time was new. It is the two materials that I wanted to hear from before. I understand it, but please let me know.

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have attached a list of all the materials I used to tye the EC Caddis which I hope helps you find the dubbing I used...I am glad that you enjoy the videos and that many watch them in Japan.. All the very best Davie... Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Uni8/0 Rst.Brown Shuck, Veniards Micro Glint Yellow Body, Wapsi Life Cycle Dubbing Ginger Caddis Thorax, Bronze Olive Diamond-Brite Hackle, Furnace Cock Wing, Elk Hair

Another beautiful fly Davie. Have you heard of a Salmon fly called "The pink and Jeaves?" If you have, have you a list of materials? Stuart

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Stuart, I have heard of the fly but I have never tyed it so I don't know the pattern though I did a search and found three tyings of it and they are all much the same..The dressing is Thread, Flu-Pink Tail, Pink Bucktail and Krystal Flash. Rib, Silver Oval Tinsel Body, Flu-Pnk Floss with a middle Hackle of Pink Hen or Cock Wing is dyed Pink Mallard Flank Front Hackle, Flu-Pink Eyes, Jungle Cock.. All the very best Davie

@TheStuartYork

6 жыл бұрын

Davie McPhail, Not only the best fly tying God known to man, but also an absolutely lovely guy!!!

@ronaldruneric4804

6 жыл бұрын

Davie -- Thank you for calling the materials list by its traditional name, "dressing." Many people have decided to call dressings "recipes" recently, and it is annoying to me. While changing things for the better is swell, just changing for the purpose of changing or to sound slick is not. Specifically, I consider "recipe" to be trite--Betty Crocker nonsense!

A great pattern, but how is this compared with Gary Lafontaine's pattern? Lafontaine's pattern have been one of my favorites in many yeafs. Best regards Thomas

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas, I would say any fly that represents a caddis fly would be very close to Gary's flies as he did have and still has some of the most important Caddis patterns that many Tyers should look closely at..I'm glad you enjoyed the video... All the very best Davie..

@GeorgeSemel

6 жыл бұрын

Most of the work Gary did for Caddis flies he did on the Salmon River, In West Colchester Area of Colchester, CT. I am drinking a cup of coffee right now about 6 miles from that stream. It's not very often that a book changes the way we fly fish, Gary did, and then there was Frank Sawyer, we look at nymph and nymph fishing in a new light, Vince Marinaro, Doug Swisher + Carl Richards come to mind. Then there is KZread, the amount of instruction and information on fly tying and fishing available at our finger tips is un precedented in the history of the sport. Sad to say there is no marker on the river for Gary! I don't know why that is!

@stevestringham1095

6 жыл бұрын

he doesn't need a marker George, all rivers belong to Gary now..

@src4526

5 жыл бұрын

Ralph Cutter is the first person i saw to use this pattern. don't know if he designed it but i've seen it labeled as Cutters E/C Caddis. it's a good western fly as it can float well but also works real good on flat water too.

salut davie ;peut on la monter sur un hamecon de 16?

@DavieMcPhail

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Golliot Daniel, I have tied this pattern on a size 16 dry fly hook and it's a nice pattern.. All the very best Davie...

I like your ideas and experiments with different materials, but my experience shows that trout don’t like to much bling as you are using in the pattern