Tying a Blue Zulu Hopper Hedgehog by Davie McPhail

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Rib, Small Silver Tinsel
Body. Black Seals Fur or Sub
Wing, Dyed Red,Black and Teal Blue Deer Hair
Legs Dyed Black Pre-Knotted Pheasant Tail Legs
Thorax, Black Seals Fur or Sub

[@callumclark3358]

Couldn’t help chuckling at the idea of deer hair being bleached and dyed black. Thanks for that.

[@moonstarer55]

A great version of the Zulu tied wonderfully. Thanks for sharing

[@gerardnglavin6249]

Wow..absolutely stunning tye. Incredible take on a great stalwart..beautiful tying as always. Thanks so much for posting Davie.

[@jameswilson6717]

That looks outstanding Davie awsome pattern.All the very best 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kerrypitt9789]

You put something down on the desk and my dog woke up out of a dead sleep! Thinking he had heard a mouse in the bedroom.......sigh, nutty dog!!

[@50Squirrel]

Great way to start my day! TV, tea & Davie tying a fly! Well done as always!

[@donaloflynn3922]

Nicely tied fly Davie. Never seen one done with deer hair. I don’t have the selection of colours but will one day😀Thanks

[@mikehulsey4813]

As always a pleasure to watch you tie. Love seeing patterns mixed and matched, be it color combinations, or simply taking things that work from two or three different flies combined into something new altogether. When it works, it just works!

[@paulnielsen1304]

Beautiful as usual you still sound like you are still fighting COVID hope you’re well Davie 🇨🇦

[@MyPancho1]

Thanks, Davie

[@zekragash4294]

Great fly, thanks Davie!

[@АлександрПлахотный-ю1д]

Благодарю, Дэви! Отличный вариант! Обязательно попробую изготовить, а за тем опробовать. Классная муха!👍🤝🇰🇿

[@gregnikitin8954]

Another great and inspiring video. Thank

[@WATTSROBIN]

Love it; fantastic variation of one of my all time favourite flies.

[@orth..8171]

Thanks Davie 👍!

[@lasse1187]

Awesome color combo thx for sharing 👍

[@davidfraser4083]

Great Davie, I'll tie and try. Thank you, Big Davie

[@robertcarnot9015]

Grettings from Denmark. I will try the flie without the blues in the front

[@ross1458]

Inspiring ideas! Thanks so much.

[@marcoluengomaluenda4054]

Muchas gracias por todo el conocimiento que comparte!!!!

[@allanhughes945]

Excellent video as usual davie 👌

[@michaeljmckinnon2960]

excellent

[@davidkerr2285]

Lovely pattern Davie I love the red being added to the Blue Zulu so I think I'll tie a few of them as feather blue Zulu's as well as a few Hedgehogs but have no red deer hair so was thinking of a wee bit of red bucktail instead.
Davie do you bleach your own deer hair ?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi David,
I did try and bleach some hair and feathers many years ago but I did such a bad job I swore I would never try it again..I'm glad you liked the fly and red bucktail would work fine especially the short hair near the bottom of the tail..
All the very best Davie..

[@dominiqueleblanc2193]

Nice fly. Are these for lakes or could you also use them in rivers?

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Dominique,
It is a style of fly and colour combination that is fished mostly on the lochs and lakes though it would fish well on the rivers too..I'm glad you liked it..
All the very best Davie.

[@treesareneat]

Excellent as always Davie thank you!! One question, what type of wax do you like to use? I’ve tried a few different things but none seem to have the right touch & feel. Cheers!

[@starskyarsky8374]

He has a video on it, I think it's just veinards.

[@scottdavidson4446]

ua-cam.com/video/IN4N92G14Xg/v-deo.html

[@DavieMcPhail]

Hi Robin,
I use Veniards Prepared Fly Tyers Wax, I have attached a link to a video I made on how I prepare it for use for you to see..I'm glad you liked the fly as well..
All the very best Davie..
ua-cam.com/video/IN4N92G14Xg/v-deo.html

[@guentermair6415]

TOP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇹💪🍻

[@williamhector6863]

Please how can I get some of your fly. I really enjoy the videos and hope to get into fly tying one day till the I happy to bye some a big thanks