Tying a CDC Needle F-Fly with Davie McPhail

Stonefly Pattern..

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry size 16
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Tail, Body, Wing Legs and Thorax Natural or dyed CDC Feathers..

[getpoked]

Thanks for the pattern. Novice friendly and easy on those of us without a huge selection of materials.

[georgeohwell]

Greetings from Northern Ireland...I'm going to start tying my own thanks to you sir....

[AlexK-vytt]

Hi Davie,

I use a very similar fly for a long time for grayling. Some time I tie it with a red tail using fine wool or other similar material, on a 200R hooks. It is very comfortable, easy to tie and extremely successful on a north-west rivers of Russia and Scandinavia.

Many thanks, Alexander

[donaloflynn]

I would never have dreamed of using cdc for a stonefly! Great looking fly Davie. Definitely a few of these for the box😀👍

[alainhensenne]

In Belgium, in September, we often have flights of "Protonemura" (Nemouridae) and Leuctridae.
If the fish disdain your pattern, try either the 'partridge and orange' or try a pattern with an egg ball in place of the tail, and a cdc tuft in place of the wings. Great fun on small 16-18 hooks.👍

[Tjk]

Looks like a great fish catcher pattern Davie...thanks for sharing

[burtonbrocious]

Stunning davie simple and effective everything a fly should be tks 😊

[MyPancho]

Very attractive scruffy looking fishing fly, Thanks Davie

[strucksoon]

Nicely explained demo, great looking fly. Just heading to the vice now…

[tomt]

It’s simple perfection. Thanks for another must have caddis.

[jamesdriscoll]

I can think of a few ways you could fish this fly, I tie a similar version used as a diving Caddis!
Thanks so much Davie, you're the best😊

[АлександрПлахотный-юд]

Благодарю, Дэви! Отличный ручейник! Класс! 👍🤝🇰🇿

[geosouth]

I realise that this is a variation of Fratnic's F-Fly but I always understood that the original only involved thread for the body and that it was Marc Petitjean who first introduced wrapped CDC for bodies.

[nealwallace]

Is that an exacto knife handle with a needle stuck in it for a dubbin needle?

[keithfarrell]

I have a metz cape that is black, or so I thought, when under certain light it shows up like a medium olive, its kind of off putting, would this bother you if you were to tie say a black pennell with it ?

[xaquinlopezgomez]

What is the colour exactly? grey, brown-greysh ( so called "natural")? Beautiful, anyway. Thanks.

[chasnaj]

Boy, if you leave off the tail and add some wood duck horns, it might be an excellent caddis pattern.