Spring BAETIS / BWO's...

This is the seventh in a series of patterns for this bug that I am putting together for the Eastern Sierras...

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5 BRIDGES BAETIS (Tan) Nymph
HOOK: TMC 2488 # 18- #22
THREAD: Lagartun 74D, Rusty Brown
TAIL: Lemon Wood Duck fibers
ABDOMEN: Nature?s Spirit # 26 Goose Biots, Callibaetis, fringed
RIB: Lagartun copper wire, x-fine
THORAX: Ice Dub Olive/Brown or UV Brown
UNDER WING CASE: Med. Holo Tinsel, Gold
WING CASE: Brown Scud Back, 1/8″
LEGS: Brown Partridge, V Notched
OPTIONAL: 4-6 wraps .010 lead or lead sub.

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5 BRIDGES BAETIS (Tan) Side View

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5 Bridges area on the Owens River, Bishop, CA...



PT/TB :p