Tying the Olive Sedgehog Bumble by Davie McPhail

[GreyBuzzer]

Hi Davie,

Great video as always. Would you consider doing this fly using the method you demonstrated on the Fiery Brown Hopper for the deer hair, or is this the best way?

Many thank!

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi GreyBuzzer,

You could tye this pattern in the same style as the fiery brown hopper, but in the bigger sizes you may have to tye in a couple of bunches of deer hair, the first being longer than the second so that when you pull back the deer hair it will reach the back of the fly and form a nice shape.. Let me know how you get on?

All the best Davie

[TotallyFlyTying]

Hi Davie,

Do you just tie in Jay feathers the same as the guinie Fowl?

Thanks,

David

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi David,

Yes just tye in the blue jay just as I did with the guinea fowl...

All the best Davie

[thearthole]

I've fished using the original sedgehog pattern as described below last season, it was pure entertainment and a cracking fly. I had some great fish on them, I'm interested to see your variant, great video's too....I shall be nipping back and forth from time to time. Thanks for posting them, great to see! Rob.

[paleozon]

Thanks, Davie for these instructions and great, well done videos and flies. Taut lines, buddy!

[Inconnu2006]

I loved this pattern as soon as I saw it. I changed the colours to adapt it to our sedges in western Canada. Made my floss and tippet green to imitate an egg sac. I am looking forward to using it next year. Thank you for sharing it!

[olebear5255]

Hello Davie. That is a very super looking fly. Hope to see more from you. Cheers!!!

[Nicolelennonbabe]

brining the rib through like the ace on spades

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Nicolelennonbabe,

Yes, it's very similar to the Ace of Spades..

Davie..

[tullfanll]

absolutely superb AT LEAST 4 times before it was finished i thought now thats a nice fly

[smithmccrum]

excellent pattern davie,i agree, would be a bit of a bugger to tie though,this will need all my attention, and a wee drop of black bush to calm the nerves, tee hee.

[enfginho]

Great, like always...

[vickaid]

Great fly Davie!! Is this the original or a variant? If it's a variant what is the original called

What other colours would you tie this in?

Cheers

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi vickaid,

It is a variant, the original was just called a sedgehog. A typical dressing would be

natural coloured deer hair like roe for the wing, claret or brown or olive seal's fur for the body and a natural or dyed hen or cock hackle tyed in front, a very simple and effective pattern.

All the best Davie

[tullfanll]

when i watched this vid i realised this is the fly ive kept the budgie tail feathers for

[Beastmastersb]

tnx for all fly you made !

[brandollarz]

cheers davie, cracking variant!

thats alot of materials, i dont think I can manage it.....i,ll give it a go

tight lines