The Davie McPhail Interview 

An ego the size of a #32 Gnat, kindness abounds and his humility is a beacon to all who seek knowledge, he is a great man. Thank you Davie, for teaching me to be better in many ways.

This interview has been long overdue. Davie is a huge inspiration to us all and he is a pleasure to watch as he weaves his magic. His videos have passed on a lifetime of knowledge in just a few short years and for that I am eternally grateful. For the sponsors, I hadn't tried any Fulling Mill products before I saw them here, and while I'm not (yet) exclusively FM, I am extremely happy with what I have used so far. Especially the barbless hooks for both quality and selection. Thank you for supporting this fine gentleman.

Davie has earned his place in highest ranks of fly tying. His depth of knowledge experience and skills. They are only matched by his work ethic and the fact that he helped so many people to positively improve their own skill set to improve their enjoyment and effectiveness on the water.

So many thank you's go to Davie, his patience with explaining what he's tying is wonderful. He has encouraged me to continue tying and to try harder flies. Many, many Thanks my friend.

Thankyou for making this video. It was Nice to see You in this in this interview, I enjoyed watching it very much. Aloha🌴🎣🏄‍♂️

Dear Davie - your videos have inspired me so much these past few years. Your skill is something to which I aspire but am unlikely ever to come close which keeps me continuously engaged and motivated. In my humble opinion you are the best teacher, presenter and ambassador of the craft and the sport. Thank you Sir. 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

Up until I saw one of Davie's first RU-vid videos I just tied to quickly fill a fly box. When I saw that first video it hit me that I needed to tie with a lot more care and intention. I can say that I've watched every video, practiced a lot of David's techniques and have become much better at this craft. I'm actually proud of a lot of the flies I've tied. Thanks Davie.

Davie McPhail deserves to be inducted into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame. Not for his fly fishing abilities, though I'm sure he is a very well qualified fly fisherman, but for his tying abilities and his love for sharing his knowledge with the world through his videos. I have learned more techniques and patterns from Davie than anyone else. He has a natural way of instruction when you listen to him and watch how he ties. Before I tied flies I used to think I wasn't skilled or talented enough to tie a fly that could ever catch a fish. Davie proved me wrong. My favorite all time dry fly pattern is the Delaware Adams, which you see in my avatar. I learned to tie that from Davie's video and that fly is always in my box. Thank you Davie for taking the time to do what you do and share it with us. Davie's flies tied on a Fulling Mill hook. . . . you can't do any better than that.

In my opinion there is not a better representative for the sport and the skill of tying flies for flyfishing. A true sporting gentleman, and a big heart to match his ability. I am truly indebted to Davie for all he has done for making this an enjoyable and learnable skill.

Superb interview Davie and true to life. I'm 75 , still fishing every chance I can get although I'm limited of how far or how rough the bankings are etc. Like you I started at a very young age on my local the Clyde at Motherwell. Always found a fellow angler was eager to help the young ones and I'm still like that today. I can spend hours tying and have probably more duff flies than good ones but I still get excited every outing trying them. Rainbow, Brown, Grayling, Salmon it doesn't matter I love it. Keep on tying, stay safe, Big Davie

An inspiration to all who have followed him. On behalf of all my Kiwi fishing friends, I would like to say a special thank you from down-under in NZ.

Davie is the best fly tier in the world . Such a friendly man . Keep it going . Outstanding work ,never ending legend .

Well Davie I first met you about 15 years ago or maybe longer you were in Glasgow doing your stuff in the Angling Centre and we had bought some of your flies from Sportfish and we had used them when we fished up in Orkney then over in Lewis then in Sutherland and now I only fish up in Caithness and your flies caught more trout and sea trout than anything else that we used and there was one fly in particular we use on the dropper that’s been just unbelievable so years ago I asked you if you could tie us 50 of the same fly which you did during the winter time now my son Grant ties me the same fly not as good as you Davie but it still catches the trout and I’ve still got some of the flies that you gave me from back then so all I would like to say thanks for the wonderful flies that you show us on RU-vid and the way you explain everything so cheers Davie and stay safe and love to your family 👍🎣

I can't imagine life without Davie . A friend indeed! Have enjoyed your videos and your very special talent. Think you for being here Davie. And God bless you and your family. Walter

That was brilliant Davy BUT only 3 hours short 😄. Fantastic interview by an amazing man and inspiration.

Well done sir!!! Thank you for allowing us behind the scenes.

good lord, i sure wish I lived where I could meet and fish with you, Davie. such an inspiration to so many, mostly myself. yours are my favorite videos to watch. I could listen to you all day. great interview, my friend. peace and tight lines.

Just seen this. Followed Davies You Tube channel for a long while now. He has always struck me as a true gentleman. Great fly tyer. I could listen to him and watch him for hours

Great to see Davie get some well deserved credit for his huge contribution to flytying .his passion and love for fishing and flytying has inspired so many . Hes One of the most innovative tyers i have ever seen .

Thanks Davie for all your fly tying videos they helped me a lot

What a man definitely best flytyer I have seen he can do it all hope they be talking about him in years to come as one of greats he done Scotland proud 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What a great, great man. I was privileged to work with him on this.

Very enjoyable to hear your thoughts and reflections. Nice to get to know more of the man behind the vise. Thank you so much for the knowledge experience and expertness you share with this community. Your teachings have allowed myself and many many others to advance our tying skills well beyond what alone we would achieve. I write this with true heart felt thanks. Thank you Sir! If it wouldn't be to much intrusion to your private life. I would very much enjoy a shop tour. The mass of materials we all as hobbyist accumulate can be daunting task to organize and store. To see your approach and answers on this issue would be quite enlightening and enjoyable. Again thank you so much, from life long fan.

Absolutely loved this interview! Thanks Fulling Milll!

i love watching him tie flys i learned a lot and him out fishing with the ones he tied

Thank you for being so generous and sharing all your knowledge. Love it!

I started to tie flies looking your fantastic videos and after few years I have to say that I reached a good level and I catched many trouts with my favourite fly I learned from you: Green Peter's Sedge Hopper. Thank you so much Davie, it's a pleasure to follow your teachings and advises!

Enjoyed that a bunch! Thanks

Really appreciate getting to know the man behind his fly tying and techniques !

This was wonderful!! Learning more just watching!!!!

Hi Davie, Really enjoyed the new format for your video and Mini Series. Fascinating listening to your interview and how you developed your Fly fishing and tying skills. Best regards, Wayne 😀👍

Great to hear Davies story of getting into tying. Thanks for doing this

Brilliant - I really enjoyed watching this - thanks for all your videos Davie

Because of heavy work, i've not been able to tie a fly for months. Just found this video by chance and heard Davie's voice. I'm setting my vice up right know. Work can wait a bit.

Great interview , really shows a true fly there, say Davey would you show how you ty a bat wing merger , I've got request from a buddy , I could use some pointers , thanks again ,can't wait .

Love the Spider fly's. I catch the biggest Rainbow's on Vancouver Island British Columbia. Up to 10lbs. Biggest Trout derby winner. Great Video.

Couldn't tie my laces until I found davie mcphail on RU-vid. Thanks for teaching me davie 🙌

I started tying flies in 1978 and to be honest l thought I was pretty good at it. That is until I started watching your videos. I then realized that I had much to learn. And learned l have! I have gotten so much inspiration from you Davie and my tying is now on another level. But I will of course never rise to your upper echelon 😄. I will however continue to learn and get inspiration from you. Thanks a lot Davie and best wishes from Sweden!

Top man. Incredibly helpful and approachable. And a fine fine tyer.

I am often asked about fly fishing and tying, which came first and which I enjoy most etc. My reply is always the same. The former is a delight and the latter a dream. I love those days standing in Derbyshire rivers catching trout and grayling, it is a delight. On a cold winters evening with the sleet pushed hard against my windows by a strong north wind, I listen to Davie, tie a few flies, and dream of those summer fishing days.

Something came to mind while I was rewatching this Davie. There is a very nice young fly there named Nina who lives in Ukraine. She has left there and gone back home again, but the remarkable thing about Nina, is that she is an Artist in any medium and a year before she learned to fly fish, she was tying flies! Self taught and pretty good at it. She finally got into lessons and learned to fly fish. It always surprised me that someone would tie before they fished.

A very interesting and enjoyable vlog from Fulling Mill on Davie McPhail who is in my opinion the most inspirational, influential and best flytyer in the UK

Great listen really enjoyed.

One of THE very best.

Thanks for sharing this interview! It was wonderful to learn more about Davie. He is always inspiring to me and I've learned so much from watching him tie! 👍👍

Thank you Master. Simply that!

Watch all your videos davie , absolute inspiration . Nice to see more than just your hands.😊 I have a 20 year old coves pheasant tail that is hardly recognisable that still catches!.

thanks for this,very nice

I appreciate your tips, for me you are a great reference. Thank you very much!

Learned a lot from him over the years

What a nice nice guy. Look forward every week to his video’s, they are the highlight of my week. Cheers English Dave

The legend Davie has basically thought me to tie

Mr. McPhail is the master of them all!

Woooow!!!! Super artist😍

Dave is amazing and was solely responsible for me taking up fly tying....I had no clue or confidence when I decided to take up this fantastic art ....I was already fly fishing from a young age but always bought my flies,I started watching Dave on youtube and the rest is history,thanks Dave for giving me something to keep me occupied during close season, you're a legend.

Legend.

This was magnificent .I only won one trophy 🏆 in my life best fly tier in 1985 O was 15 .I love your videos and beautiful tying skills .I know built my own small lake with a river and have 500 trout in it and there smart .Tim from Australia .

A true artist 👍

Cheers Davie your a topper. Wigan

Fantastic interview. A Richt Gid Ayrshireman.. 😉😉

Best fly dresser in the United Kingdom without a shadow of a doubt 🎣🎣🎣🏆🏆🏆

Numero 1.

Master

enjoyed your blether davie! Doyou have flies that are purely YOURS? the DAVIE McPHAIL collection, that are just YOURS? id love to see them!

How do I enter your monthly draw? I have been trying to figure it out for months. thanks, Marv

Very interesting interview Davie is an amazing fly tyer with a lot of knowledge. Could you do something like this with Lindsay Simpson next

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Hi davie could you please tell me how to enter into the monthly draw please

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iborn fyvie aberdeenshire married an aussie ,lived in brisbane joined the mallard and claret l fly fishing club in our fly tying nights davie your tying vidios are sometimes used .i get the coment les could you translate,all in good spirit

Brilliant interview big yin

Davie, thanks again for the great content. I'm sure we've spoken on YT before with me thanking you for the videos that ultimately got me in with fulling mill and funky. I'd really like to return the favour for you sharing all off your tying by doing you some art for your tying room. I'll PM you on instagram