FLY
Dry Fly
Gum Beetle
Tied by Brent Jones
Gum Beetle recipe
| Hook | Kumoto Standard Dry Fly K100-10 |
|---|---|
| Thread | UTC 70 denier |
| Back | 2mm craft foam, sized to hook gap |
| Abdomen | Wapsi Antron Dubbing, Yellow |
| Legs | Whiting Neck, Bronze Grade, Brown |
| Thorax | Wapsi, Antron Dubbing, Yellow |
| Head | 2mm craft foam |
About this fly
This is a great beginner pattern! All of the colors can easily be manipulated to suit your local Beatles. To add color just take a sharpie marker and color the foam a desired! The foam will take the color quickly, so be prepared to use a finger to wipe the ink immediately.
What the Gum Beetle imitates
- Beetle (adult)
- Gum Beetle (adult)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
