Tying a Foam Black Ant (Dry Fly) with Davie McPhail 

Thank You Dominique your kind words and all the others I get from the kind people here on RU-vid is better than any medicine you could take..I will keep adding more as the weeks go on...Be safe.. All the very best Davie

Yes,Davie is quite something.The accuracy and harmony of his flies is awesome. Enjoy your vids every time. And your Scottish accent !!! So welcome vids in this dark days in Spain,when confinement keeps us away from our beloved rivers.

Hi Rafael. If my videos help you in anyway to relax and look forward to getting out on the water casting your flies away from what happening at the moment makes me feel very useful though nothing in comparison to the job you and your colleagues are doing..If I can help you more then please let me know..Please stay safe and everyone is wishing you and everyone well.. All the very best Davie...

@@DavieMcPhail Your welcome. You use to give as a present your knowledge. To give your time to all of us is a beautiful way to show love to the other around the world. And that's s amazing.

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Hi Possum King Productions, I do tye many parachute flies and I've even tyed a parachute version of this ant as well...It may be a few months since I filmed a parachute fly so I'll see what I can do as I do love tying and fishing them..I also like the CDC flies and If I had to be honest they are the most popular and asked for dries..Stay safe and thank again for all the kind words.. All the very best Davie...

Hi Mike, I don't think I have ever tyed an actual spider pattern though I have seen one or two patterns in the past so I may have a look for one...I'm glad you liked the ant, it is a simple fly the ones I like most.. All the very best Davie...

Hi Jesse G, I've never tyed a Skykomish Sunrise so it would certainly be worth looking at, if you have a link to the dressing and the way you would like to see it tyed including the size then please send it to me.. All the very best Davie..

@@DavieMcPhail its primarily a steelhead pattern but I've seen some people tie it into a heron spey pattern like this:www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?/topic/6020-skykomish-sunrise-heron/ But this is the original pattern: www.frankenfly.com/skykomish-sunrise/ I would love to see it done in a heron spey pattern but you can do it the way that you would prefer. I was unable to get a dressing for the spey version but I would like to see it similar in hook size are some of your spey patterns. Kind of like your orange heron pattern. Here it the info for the original pattern: HOOK: 7999, sizes 2-8 THREAD: Red TAG: Flat silver tinsel TAIL: Red and yellow hackle fibers, mixed RIB: Oval silver tinsel BODY: Red chenille. Angora goat dubbing may be substituted. HACKLE: One red hackle and one yellow hackle, wound together WING: White calftail CHEEKS (OPTIONAL): Jungle cock. Hope you can work your magic my friend! Thanks again!

Hi Stephen, I use a law vice but unfortunately it's no longer being made, I did make a video of the vice so I have attached a link to it for you to see...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3P6MZIrpGG0.html All the very best Davie..

Hi Fly Tyer, We are all well thank you and I hope you and your family are safe too, thank you for asking..I have used uni-thread for a long time and just got used to it and it's in all the shops...It also comes in the 200m spools rather than 100m which you find with other brands so it lasts far longer..Thank you for the kind words again.. All the very best Davie..

Hi Dang it Dee, I use a Law vice but unfortunately it's no longer being made, I have made a video on it which I have attached a link to for you to see... All the very best Davie ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3P6MZIrpGG0.html

Hi David, I have attached a link to a video I made on mixing dubbing which I always like to do with my dubbings as this will help you when you go to twist it around the thread. I will look at making another video on this as it's an old video and the footage it not as good as it is today.. All the very best Davie.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mqGckr7TrcE.html

Morning Glenn, Just make sure you have a layer of thread down first and that it's nice a tight using a little fly tyers or cobblers wax to help hold the foam and thread turns as well..Also try and reduce the foam to a taper or slightly stretch it so that it's not to bulky as tying to put too much on can do this...I find one of the best foams to use is the one from Veniards, I have attached a link to it for you to see. www.farlows.co.uk/veniards-plastazote-block.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-MvG1Y2Q6wIVhu7tCh1KCAuZEAYYAyABEgIGy_D_BwE I hope this helps you... All the very best Davie..

Morning Raffael, I use Uni-Thread for almost all my flies but what I do is wax the thread a little to help give it a bit more grip, you could also spin your bobbin to tighten the thread to stop it going flat which will help to give you a little more grip.. I hope this helps you.. All the very best Davie..

@@DavieMcPhail makes sense, ill give those a go thank you!

Hi hawksmut, I use a Sony AX100e with a 2+filter screwed to the lens to get the closeup of the fly... ATB Davie...

Hi Robin, I've tied this pattern on size 10s down to size 16s and I like the Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium and also the Kamasan B175 which is a standard style of hook and suits many flies..Merry Christmas... All the very best Davie..