Tying a Foam Back Hopper/Adult Midge by Davie McPhail

[@lawrencemacd63]

Another cracking hopper Davie 🐟🎣🙂

[@SirPraiseSun]

thats actually a briliant idea for dry flies making just a tad bit of foam so u dont even need to use floating oils on it

[@DavieMcPhail]

[@tomasTPS12345]

Hi Davie, perfect timing! Was looking for a fly like this. Thanks for sharing! Tomas

[@A1TROUTFLIES]

Another brilliant pattern Davie , thanks for sharing Regards Paul www.a1troutflies.co.uk/

[@eddykeers4921]

great fly davie something to tie over the cold winter nights

[@jeromefynaut8177]

Enjoy watching you tie flies the Hopper was great 👍

[@DavieMcPhail]

Thanks 👍

[@jrrj1100]

Nice dressing and a wonderful pattern. I just bought some Kamasan hooks and they are great hooks. Thanks Davie for your talent and these video's.

[@ipod1978]

Fantastic pattern. Added this to my to do list.

[@eriklinnemans]

great patern Davie,,,,thanks tyed a lot of them in diverend coulers

[@thomasgordon696]

Thanks for your help Dave I will give them a ring and try to get some clear wrap. and thanks for all the tips on fly tying

[@damir623]

Gut gebunden,Danke für das Teilen.

[@militarist7777]

Крутая получилась мушка.

[@craigshirey9056]

Great looking fly Davie. My tying keeps improving from watching. If you're ever in SW Montana...............

[@HarryandSonja]

Hi Davie, Still learning thanks Harry

[@mikewalters4994]

That's a FREAKY looking Hopper. But, I'll bet it will catch'em. I got to tie some of those Freaky Hoppers. LOL!! Thanks for sharing !!!...

[@mikeking453]

So life-like,impressive!

[@vb6code]

Looks good, thanks for sharing!

[@davidprice5707]

I'm gonna try that one, thanks Davie

[@eddieoneill5073]

Superb as usual, love the colour:)

[@danielbensemhoun6624]

Toujours très bon montage Félicitation

[@andrewsmith1434]

Hi davie watching your videos have got me started tying again so thanks.also started fishing more regular especially the lake of mentieth, any patterns I could try for here,thanks again Andy

[@xcpu]

Perdon pero no escribo en ingles, soy de chile y queria contar que tus moscas dan muy buen resultado por estas latitudes,,felicidades y gracias por presentarnos tu arte,,

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Jose Luis Sepulveda, Thank your very much for the kind words and for letting me know how well the fly is working in Chile... All the very best Davie

[@guybaumgartner4244]

nice fly tankiou Davie

[@SirPraiseSun]

how did u make those leggy feathers in bulk is it glued ? do you hava video on that?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Raffae1900me, I have attached a video I did showing how I make the legs as well as a link to the tails already made to be used. If you search pre-knotted pheasant tail legs you should be able to find them.. All the very best Davie.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnm4fmt8d7aDms0 www.theessentialfly.com/cock-pheasant-knotted-tail.html

[@eacantwell]

Very nice as always;Here in Canada we think of "hoppers" as Grasshoppers often tied on long shank hooks and at times on size 4 or larger;this fly is designed as a midge /hopper ;what is the hopper imitating?Earl

[@louineo3216]

trop bien merci a ++

[@Bennettsflies]

Davie do you have a video that shows how to tie the legs. It's pretty tricky try to tie them using my fingers is there a tool out there you can by.

[@DavieMcPhail]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnm4fmt8d7aDms0

[@Thalarctos.]

Bonjour Davie , comment fabriquez vous les pattes , merci.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Bonjour Azerty, I have attached a link to the way I knot the pheasant tail legs though I do buy them as well pre-knotted. Veniards are a wholesale company that supply many shops, they sell them in natural and dyed colours.. All the very best Davie... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnm4fmt8d7aDms0

[@Thalarctos.]

Excellent , merci ;-)

[@thomasgordon696]

Sparton done one but he passed away earlier this year and had stopped trading a while back. I have been searching ebay and other sites with no success Have been cutting thin strips of poly thene to get by.

[@DavieMcPhail]

www.xov83.dial.pipex.com/catalogue/synthetic.htm

[@mikesflies5005]

Hi Davie, Try as I may, I just can't tie the leg joints. How do you tie the joints in them?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Mike Pennino kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIScd4l6pLedrc0

[@thomasgordon696]

davy where did you get the spool of clear wrap i have tried for a whil

[@peterlaskier5971]

I've been looking for the clear wrap as well with no success.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Peter Laskier Hi Peter Laskier, Thomas Gordon, Try and give them a call on the number that I have attached on the link which may be able to help as they seem to be selling the clear wrap for buzzers..I personally bought it from Steve before he sadly passed away so I hope this is of some help to you.. www.xov83.dial.pipex.com/ordering/index.htm All the very best Davie

[@DavieMcPhail]

www.xov83.dial.pipex.com/catalogue/synthetic.htm

[@area61madness]

hey davie, just wanted to know if you had any favorite midge patterns that you tie in size 20 and smaller. my personal favorite is a biat midge. here in the high pressured tailwaters of colorado, its good to stay ahead of the crowds.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Tyler, When you are tying that small there's not many materials that can be used, my favourites would be pheasant tail fibres, goose and turkey biots, stripped peacock quills and threads and fine mylar tinsels..Here in the uk and Scotland we use much bigger flies than you do as most of our midge patterns are for fishing in the lochs and not on the rivers though you can get some very small midge coming off in the early part of the season. Flies I like to use are small griffiths gnat, f-flies and a shipmans buzzer..Heres' a link to some shipmans buzzers which I have on youtube.. Tying the Shipmans Buzzers with Davie McPhail. I hope this is of some help to you.. All the very best Davie

[@mohamadsoltani6804]

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[@LoyalGers]

Davie, as a fellow Ayrshire man, what dry flies and nymphs would you personally recommend for Ayrshire rivers?

[@seanmooney3907]

Love the fly and have watched it several times. I want to ask a question that has nothing to do with this fly. I am trying to find an instructor to teach me the basics of tying Classic Atlantic Salmon flies. I have managed to trade flies and other materials that are hard to get for many of the feathers that are still obtainable. I have some substitutes. I have been preparing for a while. There has to be someone even if it is on the web. Thanks for your time in answering this question. I am in the U.S. as you know. Internet shouldn't matter how far away the teacher is. All the best to you and your family for Happy Christmas and Happy and healthy New year. Sean

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Sean, I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year when it comes as well... I rarely tye classic style flies now as you do need a lot of time on your hands. It is a labour of love rather than a way of earning a part of a living as I do with tying other flies, but I did enjoy tying them. You never stop learning with these flies and they will test you in many ways, so have fun when you start for the more of them you tye the better you will become as this is the best way to learn in my view... All the very best Davie

[@seanmooney3907]

Thanks for the words of wisdom Davie. All the best to you and yours. Sean

[@vb6code]

Looks good, thanks for sharing!