One last tie from Ireland this month!
AC Pearly Bug - Another simple and deadly design from Alice Conba's "Bug" collection. She also has tied similar patterns for a brown bug (two variations), golden bug, golden pheasant bug, pink bug and red spot bug patterns.
Hook - Fulling Mill 31160, 10-14
Thread - black
Underbody - pearl tinsel (opal used here)
Overbody - - clear Crytalline plastic (clear 10-pound mono used here), tie in just behind the eye of the hook and wrap touching turns to rear of fly, reverse and go to just behind eye of hook trying to taper the overwrap towards the front of the fly
Thorax - peacock glister (peacock ice dub used here)
AC Pearly Bug - Another simple and deadly design from Alice Conba's "Bug" collection. She also has tied similar patterns for a brown bug (two variations), golden bug, golden pheasant bug, pink bug and red spot bug patterns.
Hook - Fulling Mill 31160, 10-14
Thread - black
Underbody - pearl tinsel (opal used here)
Overbody - - clear Crytalline plastic (clear 10-pound mono used here), tie in just behind the eye of the hook and wrap touching turns to rear of fly, reverse and go to just behind eye of hook trying to taper the overwrap towards the front of the fly
Thorax - peacock glister (peacock ice dub used here)
