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