Hi Folks,

This is my dressing for a woven bug.

Hook - Eagle Claw sz 10 (any strong curved hook will do)
Thread - White 8/0 Uni
Underbody - Lead Wire
Body - Olive Coloured Darning Thread
Rib 1 - Fine gold wire
Rib 2 - 3lb mono
Shell Back - Mossy Oak Nymph Skin
Thorax - Dyed Brown Hares Mask
Brown Permanent Marker

Mount Hook in the vice and run up a layer of lead wire...


Cover the lead with thread and start the taper of the body, trying to keep it a slim as possible...


At the bend of the hook, catch in the body, both ribs, and shellback. Bind down and whip finish at the eye...


Start the weave, I use a 1.5mm crochet needle....


Work up towards the eye and re-attach the tying thread and tie off the body material...


Run the fine gold rib up the body and then dub on a thin rope of hare fur and form a very slim thorax...


Bring up the nymph skin and form the shell back, bind it down at the eye and then run the mono rib up making sure to follow the segmentation that was formed by the weave...


Colour the the thorax area with the brown marker and then the head...


... varnish the thorax area and the head and this is the finished bug.


all the best

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Derek

You looked things over and were not yet beat
Then changed flies again and were ready to repeat
The next try was poor because you rushed the cast
You hold your breath in solemn anticipation
You must be a fly fisherman!

~by George W. Harvey, A Fly Fisherman (last 20 lines), in "Fly Fisherman" magazine, December, 2002~

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Top class dressing derek,


fantastic sbs,

thanks for sharing

You little weaver you Dereks

V.nice m8...looks the part.

Quality. Thanks for this.

Brennan

Very impressive and slender looking bug...shall have to practice some of that weaving.


Sabsman.

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http://micksflyfishingdiary.blogspot.com/

perfection

Nice one dude Let's see if you can weave out a few fish with it this season though

thanks for the thumbs up lads, much appreciated.

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Derek

You looked things over and were not yet beat
Then changed flies again and were ready to repeat
The next try was poor because you rushed the cast
You hold your breath in solemn anticipation
You must be a fly fisherman!

~by George W. Harvey, A Fly Fisherman (last 20 lines), in "Fly Fisherman" magazine, December, 2002~

>>>>>>>MEMBER OF THE S.S.F.D.<<<<<<<<<<

Are you Knitting your flies again Bud ??
Very nice, And a well done sbs

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Sean


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Great SBS Derek thanks for sharing ,the bug is a beaut .
Corky