Tying a Floodtide Dee Style Salmon Fly by Davie McPhail 

blue tack on tinsel spools - another top tip picked up

Fantastic Davie as Usual

Masterful and very entertaining. The skill of those fingers placing and preening feathers to create a fly from a pattern. Looked outstanding. All the best and thanks for sharing. Sean

Lovely looking fly Davie. Exceptionally well tied. Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful Dee dressing Davie! I learned a lot about mounting mottled turkey wings.

Great looking dee fly Davie. Glad to see you are still tying. I enjoy seeing you tie. Learned alot from you mate. Hope to see more.

Very nice Davie I always enjoy tying with you your videos are very well planned and executed this wing is so nice I do favor the darker bars thanks again Davie cheers 🍻

very nice Davie.. iv always wanted to see patterns like this on tubes. I love the spey style on them.. great work as usual

Beautiful fly Davie

Great pattern beautiful fly!

exceptional, and your dubbing is amazing

Hi Davie,

incredible tying

Hi Davie, beautiful tie as usual. Really enjoy your videos and learn something new each time and I often rewatch them for inspiration or to try to emulate your patterns. I have recently got into fly fishing for mullet and have had some success. They put up an incredible battle even on the eight weight I'm forced to use to deal with the wind here on the South east coast of Ireland. I was wondering if you had any patterns for mullet and if you might share one or two. Thanks so much for your expertise and generosity in sharing. Always look forward to your videos even when they are flies I will never tie.

Substitute a dyed green guinea hen feather for the collar hackle and that'd make a great perch imitation for fresh waters here in Ontario.

this is incredible, nice work Davie. It is very enjoyable to watch a master at work ...

Thanks Davie, your Dee and Spey style flies are among my favorites! that was a big one! To be sure in my mind, the wings were from two different tail feathers, correct? And would the oval tinsel rib be ok applied from a material bobbin? I have a few nice wild turkey feathers, tail and wing, and a ton of old 2/0 Mustad discontinued salmon hooks. I really want to start tying this style of fly. Your videos have been the most helpful in tying this and any style of fly for that matter. I have two books by John Shewey that cover steelhead flies but only a small section on Dee & Spey style. That calls for a reverse tied wing like a scissors that I can't figure out. His book on Spey & Dee flies, that he went to Scotland to research is no longer in print. Like you said, and I agree, that movement of wings is a big factor of the success of fly, like the many shrimp and piglets I've watched you tye. Besides, I like the way you tie the wings as it's the easiest for me to do. Alot of your salmon flies have that same beautiful look! Thanks Davie, your skills and experience are Very Much appreciated!

Where do I find blue eared pheasant or white eared pheasant? I have checked several sources I usually get feathers from and they don’t have these.

Hi davie, are there any rivers in the uk where people still fish a fly of this size, oh stunning tyings as usual m8👍👍☀️

Magic stuff Davie! I'm looking for new scissors, could you recommend any?? Cheers Emmet from Co Antrim.