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Killer Bug

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook Scud hook, 12-16
• Thread None, wire

Materials

• Underbody Copper wire (wrapped)
• Body Chadwick's 477 wool (or modern sub) (3 layers)

How to tie it

1. Wrap wire underbody
2. Wrap wool in 2-3 slightly lumpy layers
3. Finish with wire hitches

Tying videos

• Killer Bug — Troutlore (YouTube)
• Killer Bug — Barry Ord Clarke (The Feather Bender) (The Feather Bender)

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