Shenk’s Cress Bug

Shenk’s Cress Bug

Crustacean

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #12 – 20 wet or scud

Thread: gray or tan

Materials-

body: fur mix, no guard hair: muskrat, mink, otter, etc

Notes:

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