Comments on: The Baby Doll

By: DaveC

DaveC — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:05:57 +0000

Hi David
As I keep telling all you guys ‘ There is nothing new in fly tying’
Happy Fishing
From DaveC.and the Team

By: David Frausell

David Frausell — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:02:30 +0000

The Baby Doll is very much like an very old pattern, circa 1880’s, from eastern Canada. It is known as The Indian Fly. I tie it using UNI Glo Yarn and catch about 35% of by trout on it.

By: Clay

Clay — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:45:14 +0000

Just found your site…enjoy it! I really like the Baby Doll patterns and thought I’d give them a try. I looked for the ‘baby wool’ today but couldn’t find any. Is that something special or just regular wool? The folks at the store didn’t know. If it’s something I can’t get local what could you use instead? Thanks in advance, Clay.

By: topflyman

topflyman — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:57:35 +0000

Hi Carl
It is not very often that we can export a 1970s stillwater pattern from here in the UK to the USA.
It still works here but no-one uses them any more. We tie them down as small as a 12 wet fly but most commonly a 8 long shank
Happy Fishing
DaveC.and the Team

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:32:24 +0000

Hi Dave
Since I first tried this pattern in September last year, I’ve been taking more and more fish on it!
Largemouth bass just slam into it with force and striped tilapia also go for it on every single cast!
My fellow club members have now also added this little marvel to their fly boxes.

By: topflyman

topflyman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:49:57 +0000

Hi David
Thanks for your comments. It is good to know that what was once the ‘must have’ lure in your box in the 70s, here in the UK. is still doing the biz for you in SA. I have just had a similar comment from a guy in the USA and he says the addition of tail flash makes it even better. Give it a try…..you might just empty the lake.
Happy fishing
DaveC. and the Team

By: David Barbour

David Barbour — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:34:02 +0000

Hi,

I went fishing the other day in a dam near the Drakensburg mountains in South Africa. All flies failed, the water was warm and rather murky. I had made a few baby doll patterns the night before and I had them on standby just in case the normal damselfly nymph and dragonfly nymph patterns I make did not work. Well they didn’t! I then got out the baby doll and wham! as it moved across the bottom of the dam a good 1.2kg Rainbow got hold of me. In the next half hour I hooked 4 more. I must say I had a great laugh and was dying to tell you what had happened since I have never seen a lure pattern like this in South Africa.
Happy New Year
David Barbour
P.S. I have now got stuck into tying some other patterns and I am learning many things – thanks.

By: topflyman

topflyman — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:43:25 +0000

Hi Bill,

Looking forward to your message telling me how many you have caught !!

Glad you are enjoying the lessons.

Happy fishing

Dave C and the Team

By: Bill Hathorn

Bill Hathorn — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:36:58 +0000

This is great! I have enjoyed your lessons. I will try to tie a couple tommorow.

Thanks

By: Gareth

Gareth — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:47:41 +0000

Hello Dave,
Many thanks for all your lessons, they have proved to be most useful.
As a relative newcomer to the fly tying game your tutorials have helped enormously. You have managed to simplify many of the patterns that I was previously intimidated by, so many thanks.
I have also watched Davie McPhails lessons which you recommended, he too is a master, though some of his flies are a little more complex.
Maybe I should keep a check to see if either of you appear on the New Years Honours list for services to fly tying!
Have a great New Year
Gareth