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Bee
Tied by Greg Oskamp
  • Hackle: Black
  • Body: Black & yellow Uniyarn
  • Thread: Black 6/0
  • Underbody: Black chenille
  • Hook: Mustad 94833
  • Head: Tying thread
  • Wing: White deer tail
  • Tying Instructions
    Tie thread to shank. Cover shank with thread to bend of hook. Tie in two 5 in. long strands of black Uni-Yarn and one of yellow. Tie in a piece of black chenille and wrap to make Bee-shaped body. Wrap yarn around hook to form black-yellow striped body. Tie in short deertail wings. One wrap of black hackle tied in at back of head. Whip finish and laquer.

    Ideas for improvement welcome!!!!!!
    Fishing Tips
    Fish as you would fish a drowning Beetle.
    Greg Oskamp
    Milton, WA United States

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