Frank Sawyers Killer Bug

[nfrechette]

Frank Sawyers Killer Bug




Hook - Nymph style

Thread - Copper brown wire

Body - Chadwicks 477 yarn or rough equivalent

The above fly is tied with actual Chadwicks 477 yarn

[oldschoolcane]

Norm, if a tyer doesn't have access to the original 477 yarn what are the substitutes?
Thanks,


Tim

[tedshuck]

Hi Tim,
I'm not Norm, but I looked into this issue a while back. Long essays have been written about substitutes for this special yarn. Just google "Chadwick's 477 substitute". One of the first hits is a product that J Stockard carries. I must admit I have not used that product.
Good Luck!
Ted

[nfrechette]

tim

here is a good thread on chadwicks 477 and a bunch of substitutes

http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=85951

https://www.berroco.com/yarns/berroco-ultra-alpaca look for steel cut oats color