Tying a Pattegrisen Shrimp variant with Davie McPhail 

I'm sorry mate....this is not a pattegris...you're using all the wrong materials and the fly is just wrong...wont sit right in the water....whiting farm...go look em up

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Thank you.. Marcelo...All the very best Davie

Hijparryprodeal, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you as well....Yes I have changed my vise which can be bought unlike the one I used to use as it's no longer being made..I don't tye many saltwater flies though I would like to add one or two over the winter... All the very best Davie

Hi Nick, At first I used a book to learn how to tye called Lets Fish the Cylde by Robert C. Sharp as I was only interested in tying dry flies to fish the rivers as I wouldn't fish until I saw fish rising...I read many magazines too and there were many tyers that had great articles which helped me. But most of what I learnt was through fishing and working on waters and tying many patterns over many years. The most inspiration comes from kind people like yourself asking me questions and letting know how much I have helped them as this is the best inspiration anyone can ask for, so thank you for all your kind words... All the very best from Scotland.. Davie....

Thats not the big thing, its up to one themselves how they want to make the fly, i bet you do different than Claus Eriksen yourself.

Hi John, I'm sure the salmon would have a go at one of these as they look great and swim well in the water and like you said if the seatrout would take them then so would the salmon......I'm glad you liked the fly.. All the very best Davie

Well Done Colbee and thank you for letting me know how well this fly has worked for you, it is a variant of the original shrimp though you would have to give the credit to the gentleman that tyed it...Many thanks again for taking the time to post the different species of fish you have caught and I hope it catches many more for you... All the very best Davie

Hi Enrique Santiago, The Pattegrisen is a very popular fly for seatrout, I have attached a link to more info on it for you to see...I tyed it with Rhea instead of spey hackles as they can be hard to find but the Rhea does work really well.. All the very best Davie go-fishing.dk/2009/01/”pattegrisen”-the-perfect-shrimp/

Hi Nilson Miranda, It is tyed for the saltwater but would would also work for salmon and steelhead.. All the very best Davie

@@DavieMcPhail, your ties are truly fantastic, congratulations, a big hug and all the best for you too. 😃👍

Hi Jparry, If I was you I would contact Regal direct and explain to them what you tye and what flies you tye and if the revolution rotary action would be best as I just use the normal rotary action version as I prefer this as this is the style I've always tied with....The big game version would be the head that you would need as it holds the hooks sizes you tye on.. Let me know how you get on... All the very best Davie

HI Davie, Thank you for your advice. I like yours rather then the seller as their interest may be different. Although I just started fly tying I am still more comfortable tying the thread round the hook manually then rotating the vice. I just could not mastered it to get the thread real tight on the shank by rotation. I only rotate the flies occasionally to look at n apply a little adjustment. I think I will go for the normal rotary regal. I saw yours was a stainlessJaw, But the big game is not stainless,, I am afraid it will get rusty, my Norvice brass finish all tarnish n becomes ugly, and the marc petitjean becomes bait rusty and I have to apply a thin film of oil…So the stainless caught my eyes… I love to watch you tying your flies, you are really crisp and detail in all your flies… thank you so much for sharing… hope to see u tie a baitfish for salt water soon.. Cheers Japrry

Hi rouryglen, What is used a lot in these flies is Whiting Spey Hackles so I would recommend these more than any other material, I've attached a link to a cape which you may like though it would be easier to have a look around your own area to see if you can find some... www.lakelandflytying.com/73061/products/whiting-spey-hackle-hen-cape.aspx All the very best Davie

Hi trullevuit, I have attached a link to the tape I used in the video, I was lucky enough to buy a spool many years ago..If you do a search you may be able to source it closer to you.. All the very best Davie www.finecal.co.uk/420-12mm-33m-3M-Lead-Foil-Tape?language=en&currency=GBP&gclid=CNnHj5z1v9ACFYsA0wod8ToPVQ

Hi John, Yes you can use them on the river and for other species as I've tyed it for salmon and even steelhead for friends that went to Canada.. All the very best Davie

Hi +ERIC LONG, In salt water and in the tidal pools would be the best area to fish this fly as this is how it's mostly fished. I've just tyed 16 of this one and 16 of a purple version for friends that are going to Canada and they are going to be fishing for Steelhead. All the very best Davie

Hi Uel Stewart, I'm sure they would take salmon as it's a really good pattern... All the very best Davie..

@@DavieMcPhail thanks Dave great videos pal

Hi Gavin, If I'm having problems with a dubbing I'll put it in a small coffee grinder that I have and pulse the blender to mix and air out the fibres which should make it easier to dub..I also like to blend in a finer dubbing if this doesn't work like rabbit or even some lite-brite or something similar which will help bind it which will help it to dub onto the thread really easy..I do have a video on youtube which I have attached for you to see how I blend dubbing.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mqGckr7TrcE.html All the very best Davie

thanks davie gentleman must get look at link thanks again best fly tying I ever seen thanks for help davie cheers

I know a guy on eBay, he tied me some crazy flies before... maybe he could do that for you

HiRichard Lee, Try this site... www.flygal.ca/shop/rhea-feathers/ ATB Davie...

Hi Marcelo Jost, I still have the Law vise, it's sitting on my shelf if I need it. I use the Regal now as it's a vise you can buy as I do get asked a lot what vise I use and when I say you can't buy the Law any more I felt I was letting them down.... All the very best Davie

***** Very thoughtful and kind of you. In a world of fewer and fewer nice people it's a real pleasure seeing things like this. Hope we can meet one day so I could shake your hand and chat a lil bit. Warm regards from Brazil :)

Hi Roxanne Franck, Over the years I've bought materials from many places, though I would say that I use a lot of materials from Veniards, as you may know they are a wholesale company and supply many shops..Is there certain materials you are looking for? All the very best Davie

+Davie McPhail Thanks, but what im looking for is some copper wire

Hi Roxanne Franck, I've attached a link to bulk spools of wire which you may like to buy... All the very best Davie www.flytyingshop.co.uk/product-p/ftswirebulk.htm

+Davie McPhail Thanks for the support, also you have been a very big part of my tying. -thank you