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When I was in Bozeman area I came across an extra small crystal chenille by UTC that was sold on spools. Karsten (fly fisha) introduced me to fuzzle flies years ago and I have found them very productive especially the Fuzzle Tadpole and Fuzzle Bugger as well as my version of a Fuzzle Minnow. When I saw this small chenille I immediately thought fuzzle flymph. I bought a few colors and here we go. Basically, using a normal dubbing technique you add the dubbing directly to the chenille, spin, wrap and brush it out. It takes a little practice to get it right but a very simple process. I don't know what the official Fuzzle Dub material is but I have found that long fibered acrylic yarn is a great substitute.

Fuzzle Flymph
#14 TMC hook
Hackle: medium dun hen
Tail: small bunch brown dun Fuzzle Dub
Body: UTC small crystal chenille, rootbeer
Dubbing: brown dun Fuzzle Dub

I found it under 2 different names. MFC has it as Micro Lucent Chenille and UTC has it as Micro Herl Chenille. Both are a crystal chenille about 2mm diameter. I found the MFC stuff at Galloup's Slide Inn and the UTC at Arrick's in W. Yellowstone. You just dub a good amount of dubbing right onto the chenille and brush it out.

It was great. Bob joined Ronr and I at Jim’s for about 3 days. We had a nice time and fishing was good. Even a great Tuesday Tying night. We fished the west fork and mostly between the lakes. Caught some nice fish and lost better ones.

Gorgeous tie as always Carl, Muz would be proud of that one

Carl - Could you post a picture of the chenille materials you used for the body?

Excellent adaptation of the Fuzzle technique. Why hadn't I thought of this!?

This is the Wapsi (UTC) Herl Chenille in root beer that I used. I liked the Wapsi colors better. They seemed a bit more translucent. This is the MFC Lucent Chenille

Thanks Carl, for helping me spend my money.

Gotta get me some of these...

That took a lot of arm twisting Ray

Carl, what kind of fiber length does your fuzzle yarn have? I have small packages of most colors of Aunt Lydia's Sparkle Yarn that I haven't touched in years. I'd like to chop up a bit and see how it does.