Zug Bug

Nymph

Tied By Darrell Olson

Hook: Nymph 2XL Hook, Size 16 (Size Range 14 – 18)

Thread: 70 Denier, Black

Materials-

weighted wire: 0.015 Lead-Free

tail: Peacock Sword (3)

rib: Brassie Silver Wire

body: Peacock Herl

hackle: Partridge

wing case: Mallard Flank

Notes:

Cliff Zug, of Pennsylvania, created the Zug Bug in the early 1930s and was a precursor to the Prince Nymph. The main similarities between the Zug Bug and the Prince Nymph are the peacock herl body and partridge hackle/legs . Both flies are deadly in certain situations.

The Zug Bug was originally designed to imitate a case caddis or caddis larvae, but like many great patterns, it can imitate any number of aquatic insects.

The partridge also makes it a crossover pattern in that it can pass for a nymph or emerger. It adds versatility and increases the number of situations in which it will still be effective. It can be bounced on the bottom, suspended, and even swung like a wet fly, and it catches fish wherever trout are found and any time of year.