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Fuzzy Bill dry #14279180 02/09/22 01:06 PM
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I'm often in my marina at sun-up. There is about a half hour period when the birds start massing on the covered docks, then swooping to take something off the water while fish are rising as well. I suspect it is emerging phantom midges. I found a vid where a guy was tying for a similar insect, and he used some duck lead wing for the trailing shuck. I finished the fly using rust antron, and a turkey feather snippet, posting the butts a bit, then teasing legs and mouth parts to match the adults I see everywhere. The link names these fuzzy bills, so I guess that would be a good name for this pattern. Sorry for the fuzzy pic. Sz 18 Allen N201.

[img]https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/biology-and-control-of-non-biting-aquatic-midges[/img]

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Re: Fuzzy Bill dry [Re: kaboboom] #14282100 02/11/22 06:49 PM
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Nice looking fly. Anything I tie on a smaller hook looks terrible! That should get bit

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