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Zug Bug

The Zug Bug is a fantastic attractor nymph that imitates a variety of aquatic insects including many varieties of caddis. I fish these in sizes from #14 down to #20 (which are a bear to tie) with or without a beadhead. They're a must have in your fly box and the materials are pretty basic ones to have around so it's not as if you're buying exotic materials that will get no other use. It's also great to experiment with other body materials such as using various shades of Ice Dub or Lite Brite for the body.

Zug Bug Recipe

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I've posted this particular pattern of the Zug Bug because I think the accompanying picture is the best I've seen of the pattern -- the body should be nice a plump, not short and sickly thin.

Submitted 02/20/09.
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