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Lil Bit

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Charlie's Fly Box dressing

  • Hook Tiemco 403BLJ, 14
  • Thread Red Veevus 14/0

Materials

  • Beads 3.3MM Brown Slotted Tungsten & 7/64 Red Bead
  • Tail India Hen Back
  • Body Black Veevus 14/0
  • Thorax Mahogany Superfine Dubbing
  • Legs India Hen Back
  • Glue Medium Solarez

How to tie it

  1. Slide two olive tungsten beads onto the hook and start the Body Quill behind them with a jam knot.
  2. Wrap a smooth base to the bend and tie in a short brown hen/coq de Leon tail about half a shank long.
  3. Build a slightly tapered body of Body Quill forward from the tail base to the rear bead.
  4. Jump the quill over the rear bead and take a few wraps between the two beads to separate and bulk them.
  5. Tie in a small bunch of brown hen fibers on each side between the beads as legs, reaching to about the hook point.
  6. Lock the legs with a single wrap each side, whip finish, and trim.
  7. Coat the top of the body with a thin layer of UV resin and cure, draw a black wingcase from the front bead back, then add a small bulbous resin bump over it and cure.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Craven's 'Lil.

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