Skipper Bug
Note: With the hook pointing up, this fly is almost weedless and very easy to work over the top of lily pads. The original Dalhberg pattern is tied to imitate a frog.
Skipper Bug |
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| Hook: | 4X long, straight eye streamer hook, bent 30? just back of mid-shank |
| Thread: | red 3/0 for tail, red flat waxed nylon for head Tail: white craft fur |
| Tail: | white craft fur |
| Legs: | grizzly dyed red saddle feathers, 2 on each side, curving out |
| Hackle: | white marabou, tied in by the tip and wrapped up the shank |
| Collar: | red deer hair tips from the head (only on the top) |
| Head: | red deer hair stacked over white deer hair |
| Eyes: | yellow plastic |
Note: With the hook pointing up, this fly is almost weedless and very easy to work over the top of lily pads. The original Dalhberg pattern is tied to imitate a frog. |
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