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Shenk’s Cress Bug fly pattern tied by Christian Andrews
Crustacean

Shenk’s Cress Bug

Tied by Christian Andrews

Shenk’s Cress Bug recipe

Hook#12 - 20 wet or scud
Threadgray or tan
Bodyfur mix, no guard hair: muskrat, mink, otter, etc

About this fly

Ed Shenk’s Cress Bug from the recipe in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla Apply body fur in a dubbing loop Clip body flat on bottom and top and oval on the sides

What the Shenk’s Cress Bug imitates

Tied for: Trout (general)

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