Tying a Jig Head Shrimp (Gammarus) with Davie McPhail

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill 5045 Jig Force size 14
Thread, Uni-8/0 Grey
Legs, Grey Partridge Fibres
Rib, Silver Wire
Back, Anti-Static Bag cut to 3mm Wide
Body, Grey Rabbit Mixed with UV Hare's Ear Diamond-Brite or something similar..
Eyes, 12lb Clear Nylon

[@richardduvall6512]

That is an awesome pattern and could be modified easily to a small cray fish pattern

[@WeeManSham]

Brilliant Dave as always! Can you do some more on jig hooks please? I’ve been getting into the euro nymphing. Cheers 🎣👍

[@zekragash4294]

Some of the most aggravating tying for me. I would have ticked my thread on the point a dozen times. Well done Davie, the patience.

[@leemowers9395]

Cool shrimp/scud. Thanks Davie for sharing.

[@MyFly.]

Very sweet little fly...corker

[@Rustyboyyy1]

Wow, that was cool. I like the way you integrated the dubbing video.

[@keithchessell6308]

Your flies are truly works of functional art. Love your attention to detail and fishability. I'll add this pattern to my box. I already have a number of your patterns and have caught good fish with them, tapadh leat gu mòr.

[@stevepuyear2738]

Tied in olive, that would be a killer ice fishing fly in our local lake.

[@possumkingproductionsmike8089]

Get the feeling you aren’t real keen on jig flies but that thing is fantastic. Looks alive.

[@steveorton2441]

It always amazes me that a fish will look for those tiny eyes but ignore the comparatively huge hook above them. Just one request Davie, could you do a video showing the various uses for all the different feathers on a partridge. I got a whole skin in a closure scale a couple of years ago and the neck end is getting a bit bare. I don't want to waste the rest of the skin.

[@frankmonroe8320]

I've been tying a number of jig types lately. I really like this one and that clear packing material. I've got my son digging some up right now. It's great to see 2022 in your opening shot. Have a great year Davey! Looking forward to seeing more of you.

[@johnshand6176]

Thanks for another ingenious pattern that looks like a fish catcher down-under in NZ.

[@MrBEL-jf9iw]

Good Heavens, you made that look easy. Great teacher.

[@sirmegallot3276]

A great imitation for a cress bug or sow bug too! Love the silver iridescence of it, will have to time some up for sure, thanks Davie, happy and a healthy new year to you too!

[@dariuszpiatak8675]

Another day and another great video. I like this!

[@christopherkarpacz2119]

Gee whizz, I'll need fingers like tweezers to tye that. Genius as usual Davie 👏👏

[@scottnock5241]

Very nice David!!! Love the trick with the eyes!!!!

[@TheSasquatchjones]

I love this pattern.

[@TheTwispAngler]

Good morning. In my favorite lakes there are freshwater shrimp. Well I've read up on it some - but I just know. So thanks. I would love to catch a fish on this pattern. Tying a fly starting at both ends is something I just can't do. So your videos are awesome. : )

[@davidprice5707]

Superb Davie, thanks

[@richardduvall6512]

Awesome pattern been looking for a small crayfish pattern and this looks like the ticket

[@dodgeydave21]

Very nice fly and pattern. Well done Davie 👏

[@bentpolski]

Very Ingenious. I'll have to put some in my Box!

[@user-lo2sc4dd1f]

Дэви, С Новым Годом! Здоровья, успехов, благополучия! Благодарю за очередной шедевр !👍🤝🇰🇿

[@mikeney5113]

What a beautiful little pattern.love it!!

[@cliffbutcher2573]

Jusr a thought, using an off set bead would give you a little more room on the hook for tying. I like the pattern, thank you for showing it.

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

I use a lot of gammarus patterns here in ICELAND 🇮🇸 I have been tying them " the easy way " with weight and shell facing away from the hook point ( on these hooks ) after I saw that they seemed to be swept any way in the current.

[@crazy_for_fly_fishing]

What a fly Davie 🎣

[@moonstarer55]

Wow….not the shrimp I expected. Great tying

[@benczarnecki9406]

I love the pattern! I have been looking for something like this for a while now to use on panfish here in the United States thanks for sharing 🎣

[@handcannon1388]

It sounds odd, but try combining olive and chartreuse in shrimp patterns for panfish. I did on a whim, and the bluegills started swallowing the fly and hooking themselves.

[@benczarnecki9406]

@@handcannon1388 wow I can imagine! Thanks for the tip I’ll definitely keep that in mind when tying this winter, I have always leaned towards brown and drab colors for panfish because they work so well but I do not doubt that chartreuse and olive could be great

[@handcannon1388]

@@benczarnecki9406 Two more tips. Instead of plain dubbing, I generally use dubbing with 15 to 30% flash added - as Davie did here. Also, try some mayfly nymphs with either Wiggle Dub for a thorax or use your choice of dubbing with a little Senyo's Shaggy Dub mixed in. You'll need to use either split-thread or a dubbing loop to apply it, but I bet it won't be the last time you tie nymphs that way.

[@benczarnecki9406]

@@handcannon1388 I dig it thank you, I really like the shaggy dub and wiggle dub for some other tying I do so I have some around, those are great ideas👌

[@gillb2268]

Excellent pattern, as you say will work in various sizes a d colours for mullet, seatrout and bonefish.

[@wingman8447]

Nice one. Let’s try some. Happy New Year! And thank you.

[@kentowakai1234]

It looks good when you do it, but mine looks like it has had some horrible neck injury.

[@krallmi48]

Well, it's a good thing I don't have any jig hooks or beads. If I did I'd have to tie this fly. It looks more than a little fiddly from here... =] Mike

[@metubewot]

Brilliant Davie. Love it.

[@tomharvey7436]

Nice one Davie I will have to give that a go it was a bit fiddly for you that one but a great tie as always

[@rogergurr9090]

Good Morning Davie. Thanks again for a great fly video. I notice that most of the flies you tie are tied on hooks with the eye bent up. Why is that? All the best to you and your family for 2022.

[@jeromefynaut8177]

An other great job done,l keep watching your an artist

[@daelpixphotography]

Good looking fly as always. Small error for the Eyes in your description :)

[@flyfishingchannel]

Beautiful!

[@terrhian677]

Will this pattern work for carp? Also if I may ask, why do you use mainly 8/0 thread on your flies? Is it because of the size hook you use?

[@MyFly.]

I have a question/ idea ..for.. is there anything in existence online app for fly tying ? .. My aim in fly tying is to be lord and master of just a small number of flies that I use on a regular basis ..( and thanks to Davie I've achieved this goal ) . Thus with this my fly tying set up is frugal and set up just to tie these flies but I've probably got materials in my small collection to fly other flies too but i don't know what they are.... Thinking of the leg work,, I think it would be great to have a Flytyerpedia app where I can filter materials... input primary feather .. hit return and get a list of flies, wet or dry ,, large or small where that feather appears... Any takers ??

[@allanhughes945]

Amazing 👌

[@RC-bl2pm]

Will this pattern ride bend up/ bead low?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi R C, It will due to the style of the jig hook and weight added .. All the very Brest Davie

[@rareaussie6960]

Thanks mate 👍 is there anything else I can use for the skin strip we don’t get those bags! 👍happy new year mate 👍🇦🇺👍

[@daelpixphotography]

There's lots of materials out there you can use for shrimp 'backs'. A quick google search will bring up different materials including epoxy. I did a search on electrical anti-static bags and they can be bought on Amazon.

[@truthhurts6958]

Don't know if you'll get it in Australia , hareline scud backs is what your after

[@rareaussie6960]

@@truthhurts6958 thanks iv got some cheers

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi RAREAUSSIE, I see that you have got help and that you have got something sorted out though if you have any sealed clear bags these are ideal for backs of shrimps and scuds..I'm glad you enjoyed the video.. All the very best Davie..

[@rareaussie6960]

@@DavieMcPhail thanks mate 👍

[@larryquinn710]

Hi Davie. How do you break off waste thread at the start of a tie. Seems like a tool must be used?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Larry, I just snap off the thread by hand, it's something you can do after a while with practice.. All the very best Davie..

[@orth..8171]

👍!