The daddy in its juvenile form is the bane of gardeners. The dreaded leather jacket. It fills your root crops with holes destroys roots. Back in the day while fishing from a grassy bank on a north east lake. I saw them hatch out from the grass. Tied on a copy and had great sport. I noticed that an old Scottish gentleman seemed to be catching and releasing at least five times more fish than I was. The cunning devil had laid out a wide loop of ten mill rope around and behind him. Slowly pulling some of the loop through the grass. Flushing out the hatching daddies. They are not the best fliers and as some launched before their wings had fully deployed they landed short in front of him. After about ten separate pulls of the rope he would reset the loop and repeat the process. After that lesson my spare bass bag always contained one hundred and fifty yards of rope. One end tied to short boat fender. So it doubled up just in case someone fell into the water. As one of my friends did at Langley Dam. On a wet and windy day. That dam wall was slippery. That line saved him as he was caught in the undertow. That and him wearing thigh waders made for an interesting addition in the lodge catch return book. The manager joked that Martin should have been logged as an invasive species. His wife called him a lot worse than that when i took him home later. When she said drowned rat she added and emphasised “P” with rat.
That's a great cdc daddy Davie, i tied your detached body one last year and had lots of rainbows on it, i can see this one being even better, thanks for taking the time & showing us.
Saw a bunch of these coming off in the late season in SW Ontario. Great imitation; easy to see when fished as a dry, lots of movement when fished as a wet. I really like the segmentation you get when you twist the chenille, as opposed to using the foam.
Fantastic buggy looking hopper. I do love it when a fly comes together and looks so good. It is impossible to do this one wrong unless you leave the fibers twisted, or poor quality CDC. I have tied this one immediately and I am sure it will be a hit with my friends. All the best to you and God bless you and yours. Sean
Hi Sean, It does help when you have good CDC but you can still get a good fly as it's meant to be rough anyway...I'm glad you like it and let me know what your friends think of the ones you tye... All the very best Davie....
Hi Dewi Jones, It's the wire to the ear mic that I use which is meant to be hidden, I didn't notice it when filming...I'm glad you liked the fly... All the very best Davie
I've only been tying since beginning of December 2018 and all I've done is watched your videos from beginning and followed all what you do going over each tying 4--5 times I can now tie GRHE ,buzzers about 5---8 different ones daddy long legs damsel nymphs boobies my mates reckon that I've come a long way but it's only thanks to you and your videos
Hi Keith, It's great to hear that my videos have been helping you but remember I may be able to show you but it's yourself that has to sit down and practice which by the sounds of it you have been doing really well...It's a great hobby to get into and even after the 35 years I've been tying I still enjoy it as much as I did when I first started and I'm sure you will will as well... All the very best Davie...
Davie. Have you considered dunking the whole fly into Fabsil, then blowing dry, or leaving overnight? I haven't made this pattern yet, but it looks optimal.
Hi Duofold, I have done this with other floatants and one that I have used after I have dyed the CDC is Nikwax which makes the CDC water repellent for a long time..I have attached a link to a video I made about dyeing CDC and then using the Nikwax on it..ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uINSzYcw7NE.html All the very best Davie
Hi Jan, The B160 is a medium weighted wire hook ideal for both wet and dry flies, a very popular with many due to this though using a dry fly hook would certainly help float the fly a little longer..I'm glad you liked the fly and I hope they fish well for you... All the very best Davie..
@@DavieMcPhail Thanks for your answer. I live in the southern part of Norway, and this summer I used your Allrounder Emerger a lot. It fished very well, both in the mountains and in the lowlands. Where I am fishing Daddy Longleg is a very good pattern too, both in summer and autumn. I therefore look forward to try your Daddy Longleg in the season 2020. Yours Jan Hansen
Hi +Flytyer1234, I've bought my capes from many sources over the years, I use cheap Indian Cree Capes for wings so I have attached a link to a company that sell these capes... www.lathkill.com/shop/index.php?categoryID=110 All the very best Davie
Hi Patrick, Not really, I do though make sure that my dubbings are well mixed as this will make adding the dubbing much easier, I use a small coffee grinder to mix and blend the dubbing.. All the very best Davie
Hi +Jake Waddell, What are you looking for as I could have on the internet for you. I do buy mostly from Glasgow Angling Centre as I like to look at them before I buy but I'll also take a chance on the internet from time to time... All the very best Davie
I almost got a blank today, but saved by your Bibio pattern. There were plenty of Daddy long legs on the water, but I had no matching color or size. So, I looked up your ties. Thanks for the video, David! I will be tying some of these. What was the thing you were saying to leave it in the day before fishing? Around 5:57 in the video?
Hi Andras Nemeth, I use mucilin floatant on my flies but I also treat my feathers with a Nikwax which I have used after dyeing some CDC feathers in the link I have attached..You can also do this with the flies you have tyed though you can allow them to dry naturally instead of using the hair drier..I hope this is of some help to you... All the very best Davie ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uINSzYcw7NE.html
Hi Andras, I know you will not be disappointed as the Nikwax works really well but please let me know what you think of it yourself... All the very best Davie
Davie, I was wondering if you used any specific Nikwax waterproofing. Did you know they also have Nikwax down proof? www.nikwax.com/en-gb/products/productdetail.php?productid=103&itemid=1&fabricid=-1#
Hi Andras, I have attached a link to the one that I have used and what I find is the easiest to use, I have seen the Nikwax down proof but I do prefer the one I use.. All the very best Davie www.nikwax.com/en-gb/products/productdetail.php?productid=16&itemid=-1&fabricid=-1
Hi +Jason Hutchinson, I would always use cock pheasant tail as they have the length if needed and the best colour...I'm glad you enjoyed the video... All the very best Davie
