Tying the Wolverine Salmon Fly by Davie McPhail.

[txflytier]

Hi Davie

Absolutely beautifiul flies. I really like them, the profile is great. I will have to try them out, I think I will try to ty and ty some on a hook shank and cut the bend off and put a stinger hook hanging out the back.

What is the lengths do you ty this in, and what size hooks do you use with them?

All the best

Chance

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Chance,

Thankyou I'm glad you liked the fly...

If I was tying flies with a hook like you described and the shank was an inch long then that would be at least this distance to the single, it's a style I fancy filming and putting on youtube...Happy New Year..

All the best Davie

[stevesnaps1]

Another beauty,all the very best to you and yours have a happy and healthy year ahead.Steve.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Steve,

A Happy New Year to you too and all the best for 2012.....Davie

[Patrickstockholm]

You are the no1 inspiration to my fly tying! Thanks for your videos!!

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Patrickstockholm,

Thankyou for the kind words...ATB Davie

[30gills]

Davie I was recently reading an article about tying flies and I mentioned using a para loop in the tying process. Can you tie a fly using a para loop so as I can learn. I would also like to know how to be able to use ice dub as a wing case to pullover or pull forward on a nymph

Thanks

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi 30gills,

I have never tyed a para loop style of fly, I can't promise you I will but I'll look at it and see what I can do...Yes you could use ice dub, just pull out a few strands and then moisten it as this will straighten the fibres so that you can use them for your wing case, you'll have to varnish or bug-bond the cover to hold and protect it...

All the best Davie..

[shellglen]

Happy hogmanny when it comes davie.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi shellglen,

You too have great a New Year and all the best for 2012.....ATB Davie

[shellglen]

Happy ho

[shellglen]

All the best for the new year davie.i,ve learned loads from your videos and tying techniques.i started of tying wet flies for the west of scotland hill lochs and as i got better instead of buying my salmon flies i started to tie tubes and some of the classic single salmon flies.i never really managed to get on many of the hill lochs this year,but, hopefully,i shall visit the galloway hills a lot more this coming season.again,all the very best davie and lets hope the ayrshire rivers recover and

[DavieMcPhail]

I would just like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2012 and thankyou for all your support and kind comments...

All the best Davie and Family....

[scolemans]

Hi Davie,

Fantastic tying once again.Happy new year to you and your family and many thanks for all you have taught me in 2011 and hope 2012 is half as good.

best regard sc

[littleton911]

Hi Davie,

another lovely fly, and Wolverine is a great name from an awesome Marvel character. Hope you had a good Christmas and that the New Year brings everything you hope for.

Kind regards from me and the wife.

[simmo0498]

Davie you make it seem so effortless, I will keep trying to come up to your superb standard with my own films.

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi simmo0498,

I have seen your latest videos and to be honest there's nothing wrong with them at all, your are a very good tyer in which you demonstrate extremely well, and I mean this..well done..

All the best for 2012....Davie..

[johansen4612]

Davie just rocks best tier their is

[tomale99]

Right proper there Davie,an eye for proportions beyond reproach.A prosperous NEW YEAR to YOU and YOURS,home and abroad !!

[MrAthlunkard]

happy New year Dave to you and your family some lovely flytying thank you

[navydonald]

Great looking fly, I suppose you could change the colours to suit the local favourites too. Happy New Year Davie

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi navydonald,

I have tyed a few patterns now in this style and mixing the colours used at the front works really well, the one I tyed in the video it certainly worth having in your box..

Happy New Year when it arrives...

All the best Davie

[difrent44]

im glad to say this you made me to consider buying a salmon flyrod it look fun and brings a new world to tying salmon flies =)

[sohosohigh]

very nice fly as usually , have a happy newyear davie to you and your family . hope there are many more flies to come :-)

[Kendo2007]

WOW excellent video and fly, love the name of it and looks good with the wind effect running through it

many thanks

Kenny