Tying a Winter Midge Pupa Size 20 with Davie McPhail

Materials Used,
Hook, Fulling Mill Grab Gape size 20 FM5027
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Breathers, White Floss
Rib, Xtra Small Silver Wire
Body, Dyed Black Pheasant Tail
Thorax Cover, Dyed Black Pheasant Tail Fibres
Thorax, Dyed Black Squirrel Dubbing

[@richardcole4694]

Perfectly tied as always. Please could you share more small flies this winter. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for an excellent year of content!

[@wallace500001]

Tip for those like me with older failing eyesight. Tie the leader onto the fly after tying. Loop to loop at end, much easier ! Great tie Davie .

[@robinred1851]

As we are used to excellent tying. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year. Thank you Davy for a year full of flytying insparation. I hope there will be a lot more like that to come. As always greetings and tight lines 🎣 from the Čech Republic 🇨🇿.

[@GHuber-xh5vv]

I wish you and your family and friends a peaceful, merry christmas and a wonderful New Year with many hours on the water. Thank you so much for all the flies you shared with us.

[@user-em1fb6xb2u]

С Рождеством,Дэви! Здоровья и благополучия всей семье! Благодарю за мошку, отличный экземпляр! Класс!👍🤝🇰🇿

[@janoshuszar5927]

Dear Mr. David McPhail, Marry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you for all the wonderful idea, inspiration and presentations. All the very best, from Hungary 🍷💂‍♂️

[@alanbaxter7191]

Merry Christmas, Davy and family. May the Fisher of Men supply you with His attractors daily.

[@grahamlonergan8964]

Beautiful Davie. Tks for teaching me so much. All the best in '23

[@bentpolski]

Another Beautiful Trout Catcher Davie! Well Done!

[@Abcd12342600]

Omg I just did a bunch just like these for our PA winter midge fishing!

[@flyfishwithdean9276]

I’m PA as well, you fishing this as a dry or a nymph? Cheers

[@tonythomas5978]

A lovely wee fly Davie, thanks for sharing. Merry Xmas to you and your family.

[@Rustyboyyy1]

Very nice. Merry Christmas Davie, hope you have a great day 🤙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Thanks for the videos.

[@davidfraser4083]

Merry Christmas Davie and all the very best for 2023. Thanks for everything, Big Davie

[@robinmuir7799]

Great looking fly, Davie.

[@Madmicksoutdooractivities]

Had a nice rainbow today a Newmills trout fishery on one of these today

[@Ger886]

A deadly looking trout fly Davie Happy Christmas to you and your family

[@burtonbrocious171]

Tks for sharing this video davie and for another year of great content. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@derekcunningham9993]

Nice one, thanks. Merry Christmas

[@jamesgallacher7560]

Bit late pal but just seen this , I've just bought a box o wee hooks haha , 😄 this wee pattern will get z dozen of them. All the best Dave ,thanks so much for entertaining and learning us. The best.

[@dongil123]

Thanks Davie, Merry Christmas to you and your family all the very best 👍

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

Davie, Merry Christmas to you and your family. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@graemebrown1191]

Happy Christmas Davie, thank you for all the inspiration throughout the year's✌

[@nigelmayhew2105]

I like this fly pattern very much will be tying a few of these Merry Christmas Davie and a Happy New Year to you and all your family.

[@kuttycrew]

Merry Christmas Davie!

[@craigdebeer1444]

Great looking fly

[@jainalarr7713]

Nice, nice nice. Merry Christmas Davie!!!🤗

[@steveg8322]

The ‘Angler’s Curse’ lifted.Thank you Davie,Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

What is the angler's curse?

[@steveg8322]

@@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy When trout feed on minuscule insects that at one time were too small for anglers to imitate.Hooks and leaders of the size needed to imitate midges just weren’t available back then.Anglers just left in disgust because in spite of seeing fish actively feeding they had no flies small enough or leaders strong enough to catch and hold midge feeding fish,hence the ‘Angler’s Curse’.

[@bobbell5265]

Smashing wee midge...thanks. Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

[@Grandpa-Chris]

Thanks for sharing Davie, I hope you have a fabulous Christmas Sir,

[@rodr5785]

Great tie!

[@user-cc1hi1ju1q]

Эта кроха красивая и простая! Надо попробовать! 👍💪

[@bohumirhrncir1078]

🇨🇿CZ. super 👍🏻. Davie, příjemné prožití vánočních svátků a hlavně to zdraví

[@Loyalist-ul6qm]

Wee belters that davie thanks again mate.

[@cindycarmichael9094]

Merry Christmas!

[@donaloflynn3922]

Thanks Davie. Lovely fly.

[@miguelangelalonso3336]

Desde España feliz año nuevo Davie. Tus montajes son de lo mejor que hay en la Web. Muchas gracias

[@mikerenshaw7867]

Merry Christmas Davie! :)

[@johnmcguigan6717]

merry xmas n happy new year davie, all the best to you n your gang😜

[@richardduvall6512]

Nice patern as always

[@AyrshireAlps]

Great as usual sir! I quite fancy trying this on a short tippet off maybe a dynamite harry on the Ayr Davie, hopefully see you there this season coming.

[@petrg356]

Super job. thanks master. more such works on small hooks.

[@ross1458]

Great tye. Wondered how you were going to gauge the gills. Always a problem for me. Thanks for the tip. Merry Christmas to you and yours., and may the new year allow your GoPro to work propperly and the trout to rise.

[@bolleolympus]

👌👌❤❤👍👍Merry Christmas!

[@keithfarrell957]

Happy x mas , enjoy. 🎅

[@moonstarer55]

A smashing wee fly Davie

[@meurigparsons8185]

Hi Davie ,that's a wonderful pattern and one that will find its way into my fly box.on another subject how many different ways can the blue Jay feather be tied to a bumble pattern. ATB.

[@kenthomas5683]

Merry Christmas

[@juancamilovt]

awesome!

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

I just got off the Provo River here in utah. I caught four fish but only on the tiniest of flies! Like size 24 to 30. I used a fly called a "no-see-um" at the advice of the folks at fly fish food. The problem is unless it's closer than 20 ft I can't see it at all. Would you be willing to take a crack at that fly? Or a really, small Dry Fly that's really visible?

[@jonnydsnielsson5277]

happy New Year

[@DavieMcPhail]

Happy New Year Jonny...ATB Davie..

[@comesahorseman]

Let's see, where did I put my magnifiers? 😄

[@randellgribben9772]

question..how small can you tie?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Randell, I have tyed down to a size 32 though it's very rare for me to fish this small although I do like fishing down to a size 24 which I use in the summer months.. All the very best Davie..