Sir,can you explain to me,How you know which feathers can be used for dry an wet flys? I understand there are alot of legal feathers that can be used.Is there a trick for reference? Thank you for all your videos,an instructions Jack.
I used this interesting traditional when I first started trout fishing..at Cameron reservoir ,Fife..1974..and caught two memorable browns with it. Maybe I should keep one in my fly box as a memento …along with the Hardys, Gold Butcher…and Teal and Yellow. Always lovely to see you tie these great patterns Davie, Simon Artley,Manchester
I was going to suggest you tie a “Queen of Waters” which I guess is the Prof’s younger sister. Both among the top flies here in the US when Mary Orvis Marbury compiled her book.
if what I have read is correct, this fly of Scottish origin was tied somewhere in the mid 1800’s and after being included in Charles Orvis’s Fishing with the Fly in 1883, then in Mary Orvis Marbury’s Favorite Flies and Their Histories in 1892, it found quite the following in America. I’ve seen what appears to be many variations of the professor and the blue professor, but never really knew that they were variants of the one you posted. I’m in agreement with @michael Ross and the comment he posted requesting that you demonstrate tying the Queen of the Waters. I love following each of you videos and learning new techniques, but it has been quite some time since I saw a fly and then took the time to search out its origin and history. I am grateful for something new and unexpected. Thanks for all you do for our community Davie!
Another wet fly favorite from my early days of fly fishing. I didn’t think it looked buggy. I put it on because it looked pretty & was pleased to find how well it worked. This is another for the “To-do” tying list. Being lazy, I find stretch floss is much faster for the body than traditional floss, especially since I can wrap using my bobbin holder to control the floss rather than my fumble fingers.
Davie their are flies and then there are flies that mean something. Fifty years ago, I tied on a professor, the first time out by myself and I put the Professor on and went to fish a corner pool on The Cowichan River. I'd like to say I was successful, but I wasn't too lucky that day. I used a #12 Professor and had some half hearted taps on it, but I was not unhappy. I raised a couple of fish, missed a couple and honestly from that day on, I just felt like the Professor was my fly! I did catch fish on it, just not that day. Still I smile when I'm tying it. Thanks for tying it!!
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Your "basically a fishing fly" would go into a mere mortals presentation box. Beautiful as always Mr McPhail. Thanks for sharing.
It’s amazing how resetting the wing made it sit so much better! Nice fly Davie. Thanks
Sir,can you explain to me,How you know which feathers can be used for dry an wet flys? I understand there are alot of legal feathers that can be used.Is there a trick for reference? Thank you for all your videos,an instructions Jack.
Очень красивая муха🔥.Спасибо 🤝
A fishing fly he says, not a display one he says. Lol I say.
Great fly for limestone streams this time of year. Beautifully tied Davie. Thanks
One should check out Davie’s Parmacheenee Belle,this is indeed very beautiful,but his Parma Belle will knock your eyes out!
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Excelente 👏👏👏👏
Great pattern, and beautifully tied. Many thanks 👍
A great classic!
Very pretty looking fly to be proud to show anyone and not hard to make or complicated to tie. Yours is stunning.
Reminds me off an version of the Norwegian "Telemarkkongen" 🙂 as always well done sir, beautiful fly! =)
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Would you consider tying all of Bergman's patterns?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO US,,, BE SAFE,, HAVE FUN,,,
I used this interesting traditional when I first started trout fishing..at Cameron reservoir ,Fife..1974..and caught two memorable browns with it.
Maybe I should keep one in my fly box as a memento …along with the Hardys, Gold Butcher…and Teal and Yellow.
Always lovely to see you tie these great patterns Davie,
Simon Artley,Manchester
I was going to suggest you tie a “Queen of Waters” which I guess is the Prof’s younger sister. Both among the top flies here in the US when Mary Orvis Marbury compiled her book.
if what I have read is correct, this fly of Scottish origin was tied somewhere in the mid 1800’s and after being included in Charles Orvis’s Fishing with the Fly in 1883, then in Mary Orvis Marbury’s Favorite Flies and Their Histories in 1892, it found quite the following in America. I’ve seen what appears to be many variations of the professor and the blue professor, but never really knew that they were variants of the one you posted. I’m in agreement with @michael Ross and the comment he posted requesting that you demonstrate tying the Queen of the Waters. I love following each of you videos and learning new techniques, but it has been quite some time since I saw a fly and then took the time to search out its origin and history. I am grateful for something new and unexpected. Thanks for all you do for our community Davie!
Another wet fly favorite from my early days of fly fishing. I didn’t think it looked buggy. I put it on because it looked pretty & was pleased to find how well it worked. This is another for the “To-do” tying list. Being lazy, I find stretch floss is much faster for the body than traditional floss, especially since I can wrap using my bobbin holder to control the floss rather than my fumble fingers.
Davie their are flies and then there are flies that mean something.
Fifty years ago, I tied on a professor, the first time out by myself and I put the Professor on and went to fish a corner pool on The Cowichan River. I'd like to say I was successful, but I wasn't too lucky that day. I used a #12 Professor and had some half hearted taps on it, but I was not unhappy. I raised a couple of fish, missed a couple and honestly from that day on, I just felt like the Professor was my fly! I did catch fish on it, just not that day. Still I smile when I'm tying it. Thanks for tying it!!
Great tying of a classic old pattern!