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Bumble Bee

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Global FlyFisher Recipe

  • Hook Partridge CS54 or Ahrex Light Stinger NS122, #6, #8, 6
  • Thread Dark brown, 8/0 8/0

Materials

  • Hook Partridge CS54 or Ahrex Light Stinger NS122, #6, #8
  • Thread Dark brown, 8/0 thread
  • Tail (optional) A small bunch of fine bucktail tips, brown
  • Body Dubbing in three sections, from the rear: dirty white, warm yellow, dark brown
  • Hackle Hen, soft, natural brown
  • Head Tying thread

How to tie it

  1. Start the thread in the rear of the hook
  2. Tie in the tail if used. Use the finest and thinnest hairs from a natural bucktail
  3. It should be about half to three quarters of a shank length and not too thick
  4. Dub the rear third of the body with white dubbing
  5. Dub the next third with yellow dubbing, slightly thicker
  6. Dub the front with brown dubbing, leaving room for a hackle and a head
  7. Tie in a hackle, curved side out
  8. Wrap 3-4 times. the tips should be about half to three quarters of the shank length
  9. Form a head and whip finish
  10. Varnish when the thread has been cut

Tying videos

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