I have been using a double Davey knot for years (just two quick Davey knots in a row) to tie my flies to tippet, and have been trying to find a loop knot that incorporated a Davey's to use when I wanted the fly to move freely. I finally figured out a very simple method (for those of you who already know the Davey knot): first tie an overhand knot in your tippet, run the tag end through the eye and back into the overhand knot and pull tight to the eye, making sure you leave a long enough tag for a Davey knot. Then tie a Davey knot around the standing line. Now for the most important part. Hold onto the tag, but tighten by pulling on the standing line. Like magic your loop will appear! For those of you who tie a Homer Rhode loop this will sound very familiar. This is nothing more than a Homer's loop with a Davey knot replacing the second part of the knot. No reason to relearn if you already have a good loop knot, but if your using a Davey knot and want to occasionally have the fly on a loop, this works very well.
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