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FLY TYING PATTERNS & RECIPES: Terrestrials: Bark Beetle (Harrison Steeves)

Bark Beetle (Harrison Steeves) (tied by: Harrison Steeves)


Bark Beetle (Harrison Steeves)


FLY TYING PATTERNS: Terrestrials: Bark Beetle (Harrison Steeves)
Hook: TMC 5212, #10 0r 12 (2x long dry fly hook)
Thread: Gudebrod, 6/0, black
Body: Black/white/gray foam cylinders (Livebody Foam)
Underbody: Three or four pieces of peacock herl, tied in, wrapped forward and then reinforced with thread wraps through the herl
Wing: Kreinik 1/8î wide flat ribbon, Mallard, #850
Antannae: Two bristles (hairs) of Javelina (western peccary)
Head: (thorax) Two strands of peacock herl and one strand of gray or natural ostrich herl twisted together and wrapped
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