Tying Davie's Black Cricket by Davie McPhail.

[nevadaacoustic24]

good lord, this is going to be killer in nevada... you sir just made a mormon cricket

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi nevadaacoustic24,

I looked up the Mormon Cricket and it's very like the species as you said, please let me know how it does for you...

All the best Davie

[adjhfadjf]

cool fly, i noticed that in the video, you used bug bond lite, and in other videos, you used regular bug bond. whats the difference?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi adjhfadjf,

Lite is simply much thinner than the regular bug-bond which is the one I prefer to use on buzzers...I'm glad you liked the fly...

All the best Davie

[Aroostookflytier]

Hi there Davie, I have been at this game for a long time but enjoy watching someone else who know how to tie and dress flies. I noticed the foam that you use on the Crickett, isn't something that is readily available here in the States, and I was wandering if you would tell me where I can purchase it. You do verynice work and keep at it! Tight lines Darrell Philbrook/Aroostookflytier

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Aroostookflytier,

I'm very sorry for not getting back to you sooner but I have had lots of problem with my internet connection which is still not fixed properly..I thankyou very much for the kind words about my fly tying I do really appreciate them..I will send you a link to the foam that I used in the video..

All the best Davie

[Aroostookflytier]

@Aroostookflytier Hi again Davie, First, thanks for emailing back to me. I really appreciate the very nice videos that you have

done thus far. Have you done any of dressing a complete married wing salmon flies like the Childers or Black

Dr., Greenhighlander etc. I will surely wait patiently for that link to getting the foam that you use on your dricket. Again Davie I really appreciate the way that you have mastered the craft. Thank and tight lines

Darrell/Aroostookflytier

[febflytyier]

I stand up to clap! Bravo? Bravo? what o most like in your flies is that all of them are effective. this one is effective and realistic too! terrestrials like crickets, hoppers and spiders are very effective for our fishes. so I like this one and, for sure, I will try it on my next fishing! geat! many thanks for sharing Davie! I am realy learning a lot of techniques watching your videos! many thanks again! best wishes! febfly [Jose Manoel dos Santos Fevereiro]

[McGizmo54]

Wow Davie! That's cool. I'd eat it.,

[atomicdog73]

Very Nice Davie,

The Wapsi razor foam that I got here in the States doesn’t stretch very well, nor is it very shiny, it's much like very thin "fly foam". I have been struggling a bit with the proportions of this fly, but it has huge potential here, there are black crickets everywhere. I think there was a whole cricket family in my bedroom last night ;-). Great stuff Davie, I really appreciate all the work you have done for the tying community around the world.

Best

Marshall

[miguelranea]

Genial !!!

[wyomofo]

beautiful an innovative. wonderful work. a pleasure to watch.

[evansupergrany6]

Dear Dave thank you so much for your videos . My husband really enjoys them and has learned so much from them . He is fairly new to tying only 2 years now but your thorough instruction makes it quit possible for him to tie most with success . Thank you from California USA Mrs. Pauley

[derekfishing]

If you move the body a little forward at 5:05, It looks like it would work like that, it just wouldn't be a cricket.

[drsean82]

jings Davie, that's a creative tie

[dax458]

wow.. if i saw that sitting in the grass i might try to catch it, it looks so real! great job

[brandollarz]

nice pattern Davie looks very cricket like..

cheers, All the best..

James

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Everyone ,

It's Razor Foam that I used and not Thin Foam as I said in the video sorry....

All the best Davie

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Everyone,

A huge thankyou for the kind comments about the cricket pattern which I did enjoy tying..I would love to know how you get on with it...

All the best Davie

[marble747]

amazing!!! thanks for every time u did a upload

Thank You! and Congratz!

[smithmccrum]

excellent just excellent davie, you make it all look so easy.

[jimmorrison747]

Another great pattern and superb technique. Thanks for a lot for sharing! /Jim

[ticker696]

Hi Dave

Love your work ,,,

Have you ever tried a Dragon Fly?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi ticker696,

I have tyed a dry version of a large red dragon fly a few years ago for a friend but he never got back to me on how they fished, but they looked o.k...

All the best Davie

[Yeanpc]

I wonder who actually disliked this video(he/she must be crazy). Amazing as always Davie.

[JDoggNZakaJ]

That's an impressive pattern there Davie! will work great here in New Zealand will have to tie a few of em for the summer! I cant fathom how someone could dislike this video, must be something wrong with them ha ha. Thanks davie

[adriancedrola]

Thanks David for all your patterns, I never wrote, but I really am a staunch follower of your trays, I love his style of tied, I think that it is one of the best I've seen, at least for my is my idol. Thank you for your contributions, because their techniques incorporated them as water. Simply thanks. Adrián Cedrola Argentina

[newt149]

Using the same pattern and changing the colors for a more grey/tan is my thinking. I enjoy your contributions of videos. I just wanted to say thanks for all the help you give me through your videos. Happy tying.

[MrRoytore]

Fabulous, Davie. It's just fabulous.

Thank you very much.

[flyfishnsparky]

that cricket looks amazing! Thanks for all you do Davie, these video's have taught me so much. I am being moved from the kitchen table to the shed due to the fly tying materials taking over..hahaha

[GreyBuzzer]

Hi Davie,

Nice pattern and should float like a cork. I can see this one in fiery brown or any other tan/brown color. Nicely done.

Many thanks

[CommissarNorval]

Nice fly Davie. Especially like the turkey biot legs. I'll be tying that today! Thanks for another great pattern.

David