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Zebra Midge - Buggy Flash
How do you tie a Zebra Midge - Buggy Flash?
Zebra Midge - Buggy Flash is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 6 materials and 10 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 1 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Ted Welling
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Materials
- Nymph Hook
- Thread (8/0), Black
- UTC Ultra Wire, Small, Silver
- Tungsten Bead, 2.0mm, Silver
- Saddle hackle feathers, Black
- Straggle string, Black
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Tying instructions
Slide bead to rear of hook eye and build thread base at rear, then trim excess.
Tie in a few hackle fibers to the back of the body.
Wrap thread forward securing hackle in place.
Tie in a single strand of wire and wrap thread to the bend of the hook.
Wrap thread forward creating a tapered body.
Counter-wrap wire, secure behind bead, and trim excess.
Secure straggle string just behind the Bead.
Wrap straggle string forward one to three turns.
Secure with thread and snip the excess free.
Whip finish.