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Local Fuzz Ball

Dry Fly · Trout · Beginner · 3 versions

Reference Recipe

• Hook Standard dry-fly hook, 16
• Thread Black 70 denier

Materials

• Midge saddle hackle Brown saddle hackle (1 feather (size 18))
• Squirrel dubbing (body) Gray superfine dubbing (small amount)

How to tie it

1. Dress the hook with thread and tie in a brown midge-saddle hackle by the stem at the front, leaving stem showing to control the wrap direction; wrap the stem down to the bend.
2. Dub a tight, slightly shaggy gray-squirrel body forward.
3. Throw a quick whip finish to lock, then palmer the brown hackle forward through the body in even turns.
4. Tie off the hackle, take a few wraps in front, break off the tip, and whip finish.

Other versions

2 more in the app: Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 1, Fly Fish Food Tie, variant 2.

Tying videos

• Local Fuzz Ball — Phil Rowley Fly Fishing (YouTube)
• Local Fuzz Ball — The Fly Project (YouTube)
• Local Fuzz Ball — Fly Fish Food (YouTube)
• Local Fuzz Ball — Fly Fish Food (Fly Fish Food (tutorial))

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