Comments on: The Baby Doll

By: Larry Brant

Larry Brant — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:58:48 +0000

Hi Dave
I have been watching a lot of your videos on fly tying.They are very enjoyable as a new fly fisherman i have been learning a lot can’t wait to try out your flys i have made.
Thank you
Larry

By: Aaron Doak

Aaron Doak — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:41:53 +0000

After a long wet and windy day fishing in Scotland i decided to put a Baby doll on. 30 mins before we went in i managed to get a 2lb 13oz rainbow in it was also the first time that the loch gamekeeper had seen the baby doll for 7 years and now my fishing friend has tooken some of my wool to tie them up for himself.

Thanks for your videos.
Aaron.

By: Josh M

Josh M — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:05:19 +0000

Hi Dave
Great work with the videos, they have really helped me to learn and understand fly tying. If possible, please could you make a video of the hare’s ear nymph?
Thanks

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.