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Letort Cricket

Terrestrial · Trout · Beginner · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard dry, 12-16
• Thread Black 6/0

Materials

• Body Black fur dubbing (full)
• Wing Black-dyed goose quill, lacquered (flat)
• Head/collar Black deer hair, spun & clipped (bullet-ish)

How to tie it

1. Dub full black body
2. Flat lacquered wing over top
3. Spin black deer head, clip flat bottom
4. Whip finish

Substitutions

• Wing instead of Black goose quill + deer hair: Black Thin Skin under black deer hair — Tougher wing
• Body instead of Black dubbing: Black foam — Unsinkable version

Other versions

1 more in the app: Classic Recipe (2).

Tying videos

• Letort Cricket — Dark Skies Fly Fishing (YouTube)
• Letort Cricket — Charlie's Fly Box (YouTube)
• Letort Cricket — Savage Flies (YouTube)

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