Tying a Foam Back Hopper/Adult Midge by Davie McPhail 

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

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

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

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

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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.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LHUM8FBQPdk.html www.theessentialfly.com/cock-pheasant-knotted-tail.html

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... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LHUM8FBQPdk.html

Excellent , merci ;-)

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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

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

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

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

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