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Fugly Bug

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Tyer Recipe

  • Hook 2XL-3XL heavy nymph/stonefly hook, 6-10
  • Thread Black or brown 6/0

Materials

  • Lead-free wire underbody (optional) N/A (8-10 turns)
  • Crystal / sparkle chenille Black, coffee brown or peacock (1 length)
  • Round rubber legs Barred / white rubber legs (3 pairs plus tail and antennae pairs)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the heavy hook and, if weighting, wrap lead-free wire over the middle third of the shank; start the thread and lock the wraps.
  2. At the bend tie in a splayed tail made of two rubber-leg butts pointing rearward, one shank-length long.
  3. Tie in the crystal/sparkle chenille at the bend.
  4. Wrap the chenille forward a few turns, then bind in a pair of rubber legs at the mid-point sticking out to the sides.
  5. Continue wrapping the chenille forward, adding a second pair of legs two-thirds of the way up, and a front pair just behind the eye, splaying each pair with figure-eight thread turns.
  6. Wrap the chenille to just behind the eye, tie off, and trim.
  7. Tie in a short pair of rubber antennae angled forward over the eye, whip finish, and cement the head. Trim all legs to roughly one shank-length.

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