Sunday, December 19, 2021

Doodlebug

 


Doodlebug

“Jack” Schweigert originator

Hook - Mustad #94840, Sizes  8-10

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers

Underbody - Yellow yarn

Overbody - Peacock herl

Ribbing - Oval silver or gold tinsel

Wing - Woodchuck hair

Hackle (crown) - Deer hair, shaped and trimmed into a top-knot

Jack’s Doodlebug can be fished either dry or wet and works on rivers, streams and ponds. Fast water or still, this is a great fly. Jack originally designed this fly as an attractor pattern to be used when there are no insects on the water. Jack developed this fly while in his original shop in Luzerne, Michigan. 

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