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Iron Brown Midge Pupa
Tied by Richard Ross
  • Abdomen: Iron brown beaver or 'possum
  • Hook: Orvis curved nymph #22
  • Rib: Pearl Krystal Flash orfine copper wire
  • Thorax: Tinted black peacock herl
  • Tying Instructions
    Start your fine brown thread behind the eye of the hook. Wrap back to the mid point of the hook and tie in the ribbing material. Continue wrapping back to the bend. Apply dubbing material to thread and dub foward to a point one eye width behind the eye. Spiral forward ribbing material, tie off, and trim. Tie in Peacock herl, make two wraps, tie off and whip finish.
    Richard Ross
    Villanova, PA United States

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