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Theroe wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 4:55 pm Those are killer Bob

Pun intended

Fishnkilts wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:09 pm I had a friend in the UK who sent me some of the killer bugs the way that Frank Sawyer tied them. He also sent me some Chadwicks 477 yarn so I can tie my own. He shared with me some historical facts about Mr. Sawyer that he learned from a friend of his who knew Mr. Sawyer personally. I never thought before on how a simple looking bug like this could ever amount to anything much, but oh how I was schooled while fishing these on the White River outside of Meeker, CO.

These flies, bugs or grubs, however you want to call them are a must have in your fly box.

joaniebo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:06 pm

Fishnkilts wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:09 pm I had a friend in the UK who sent me some of the killer bugs the way that Frank Sawyer tied them. He also sent me some Chadwicks 477 yarn so I can tie my own. He shared with me some historical facts about Mr. Sawyer that he learned from a friend of his who knew Mr. Sawyer personally. I never thought before on how a simple looking bug like this could ever amount to anything much, but oh how I was schooled while fishing these on the White River outside of Meeker, CO.

These flies, bugs or grubs, however you want to call them are a must have in your fly box.

After reading Frank Sawyer's book and his description as to how he tied the Killer Bug, I watched the Oliver Edwards video where OE dresses the fly exactly as described by Frank Sawyer....... wire wraps from rear of hook shank, up towards the eye and back down the hook shank; then yarn from front to back, back to front and front to back of hook shank with the yarn; then tie off with several turns of the wire. I tried to do mine exactly as shown in OE's video and in FS's book, except I used the Oyster 290 yarn.

Bob