Brindle Bug

Brindle Bug

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Black
Tail - Two brown hackle tipstied on edge in a V
Body - Black and yellow variegated chenille
Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back

Author’s Note

Lloyd Silvius of Eureka, California, originated this pattern in 1960.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier’s Art - Terry Hellekson

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Nice work. Finally, a fly that I used to tie as a kid trying to learn to fly fish.

Jim Smith