written by Jason

 

This is one of my go-to patterns and lots of people have asked for a video on how to tie.  It's a simple pattern, but the two contrasting strands of horse hair used for the body create nice segmentation while the variegation of the grizzly hackle gives a complex, "buggy" impression.  

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  Hook: TMC 2499SPBL #12

Thread: Camel, 8/0

Hackle: Grizzly

Body: 2 strands of horse tail - 1 light, 1 dark