Tying the Mr Blobby with Davie McPhail

The Mr Blobby Fly was originally tyed by Jimmy McBride of Kraftye in the 1990s for fishing in the International competitions and was behind the naming of the Blobs that are tyed today...The Blob is one of the most popular competition flies used today especially in the lochs and lakes of the UK and Ireland..

[@weldonsanford8985]

Watching Mr. McPhail tie his patterns is like watching a pro athlete at their best. He always says " it's a simple fly to tie". Me an hour later on the same fly " but Davie said it was simple...aagghh!". Like the pro athlete he makes it look so easy.

[@phillmartin6196]

and I thought that this was only me 😂

[@phillmartin6196]

Davie thank you for sharing Mr Bloby with me, your a specialist just like the surgeon who removed a piece of ear. Now I know what to tie as my next endeavor when I'm discharged. Davie thanks your an inspiration to so many tyers. Your aye

[@ejmacewan8942]

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[@jasonwillcox5496]

I'm Canadian, but I lived near Salisbury for a year in the mid 90's. My younger brother and sister loved the Mr Bobby show!

[@allanhughes945]

Excellent davie 👌

[@grahamwebb3546]

Perfect timing, never seen one of these. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@burtonbrocious171]

😊 awsome looking fly davie ❤ the body technique and the history lesson 😊

[@lentrim5444]

Lovely historic tie. I also use Jimmy McBrides Craftye Devil. A great Cormorant pattern.

[@donaloflynn3922]

Interesting history. Thanks Davie. Pink or Orange AND Red work great 👍

[@LarryPauley-z3l]

davie allround a great fly pattern great color pattern only from a great tyer keep up the greattying larry pauley n.c. u.s.a. thx great vido

[@garyproctor6044]

Sometimes the stories are as interesting as the flies 😂 I have never tied or fished a blob or a fly with booby eyes but I'm going to give it a try. Should be interesting. Take Care

[@cliffhawkins2285]

Thanks

[@DavieMcPhail]

Thank you very much Cliff. It really means a huge amount to me.. All the very best Davie

[@cliffhawkins2285]

Davie, Your videos have been informative, inspirational and educational and when I went through a period when I lost my tying mojo your videos got me right back on track and I thank for that .. 🙏🏻

[@АлександрПлахотный-ю1д]

Благодарю, Дэви!👍🤝🇰🇿

[@o.verhie]

Nice bit of history, thanks Davie. I recently tyed a few boobies using jig hooks, works great too.

[@jackmccaig893]

Jimmy is still alive and fishing.

[@esjovold6572]

Is the dubbing seal, or a synthetic product? Great fly, I think it would look awesome in the water.

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi @esjovold6572, Seals fur would certainly make a good version. I used SLF synthetic living fibre which is now sold by Wapsi though Fulling Mill do a good sub called Voodoo Dubbing..I'm glad you liked it.. All the very best Davie..

[@ross1458]

Very interesting. Does make me wonder why loch trout would take that and its not something river trout would?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi @ross1458, I would think you could hook a salmon more that a trout with it but I've seen these flies take some stunning fish when everything else wasn't working... All the very best Davie..

[@johnread2250]

Davy, don't go to the dark side!

[@davidhutchison8684]

Blobby blobby blobby😂😂😂 😂

[@MrPconnelly]

That would be a great steelhead dropper fly if you used weighted eyes.

[@RT42069]

Or just put some heavy nymph, such as a stonefly or Walt's worm, underneath it. Or just go old school and put some split shot on with it

[@BB1872]

And then they invented fritz and the rest is stockie bashing history 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hearts52]

I don't think Jimmy is with us Now davie used to go to his flytying club

[@briancarnegie3979]

He’s very much with us he just doesn’t have the shop anymore!

[@hearts52]

Sorry someone must have gave me wrong information

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi @hearts52, It's happened to me a couple of times too so it's very easy for this to happen though we both now are happy he's still around...All the very best Davie

[@MyPancho1]

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