FLY
Nymph
Sowbug
Tied by Richard Harris
Sowbug recipe
| Hook | Mustad Sheephead hooks 3942 A size 11 |
|---|---|
| Thread | UTC 140 Burnt Orange |
| Abdomen | The Happy Javelina Natural Rabbit Hair (Copper Oxide, Violet, Pearl) |
| Back | 1/8” tan scud flash back |
| Back Rib | UTC Small Gold wire |
About this fly
I did not add lead wraps to this fly, my reason behind this is the hook weight. This hook is a heavy wire compared to a Mustad size 10 Caddis hook. 1. Wrap thread creating a base 2. Tie in the wire 3. tie in the scud back 4- build up the body with thread wraps 5- Split your thread or crest a dubbing loop and add some of The Happy Javelina dubbing and spin it up 6- wrap your dubbing then pull the scud back over it and tie it at the head 7- then wrap the wire 3-5 wraps and tie off then finish the head with head cement.
What the Sowbug imitates
- Sowbug (nymph) Caecidotea
Tied for: Trout (general)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
