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Sowbug fly pattern tied by Christian Andrews
Crustacean

Sowbug

Tied by Christian Andrews

Sowbug recipe

Hook#14 or as appropriate to local fauna
Threadtan, olive
Ribfine black wire
Backslate or gray tinsel - wide
Bodybuggy gray or olive dubbing

About this fly

tease the dubbing to the sides to create legs; trim to appropriate length cover with thin UV resin

What the Sowbug imitates

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