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Half Chubby

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 2XL long dry, #10-14
  • Thread Tan 6/0

Materials

  • Body Tan or gray material (2mm foam strip)
  • Underbody Tan carapace (ice dub)
  • Wing White uni stretch (poly yarn / EP fibers)
  • Legs Tan barred rubber legs medium (round rubber, 2 pairs)

How to tie it

  1. Mount the hook and lay a thread base to the bend.
  2. Bind a foam strip on top at the bend, leaving a short rear tag.
  3. Dub a thin ice-dub underbody, pull the foam forward, and bind it at the midpoint to form the rear segment.
  4. Add a pair of rubber legs at that point, then dub forward again.
  5. Pull the foam forward and bind at the 80% mark, forming the front segment, and add the second pair of legs.
  6. Bind a white poly wing on top over the front segment, standing slightly up and back for visibility.
  7. Whip finish under the foam lip and clip, then trim the legs and wing to length.

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