FAKE BUGS

Snowshoe Cripple
(a la Dan Lecount):

MATERIALS:
thread: tan or grey 6/0 (or other)
hook: standard dry fly hook #8-20
tail: tan grizzly marabou
body: tan grizzly marabou
ribbing: small gold wire
thorax dubbing: Callibaetis antron dubbing
Wing: Dun snowshoe rabbit
hackle: grizzly or speckled dark dun

Snowshoe Humpy
(a la Dan Lecount):

MATERIALS:

thread: olive 6/0 (or other)

hook: standard dry fly hook #8-16

tail: moose or coastal deer hair

wingcase: moose or deer pulled over with a

touch of head cement at the end

body: golden olive floss

Wing: Dun snowshoe rabbit

hackle: grizzly or grizzly + dark dun

Possie Bugger
(by Brian J.):

MATERIALS:

thread: Danville black 6/0 (or other)

hook: #6-10 tiemco 3769

bead: gold, brass bead sized to match (1/8" shown above)

tail: natural rabbit fur clump, 2 strands of pearl flashabou

body: Natural Rabbit dubbing

ribbing: pearl flashabou w/ silver wire for reinforcement

hackle: natural partridge or speckled hen

Collar: peacock black ice dub


Simple Lightning Bug
(by Brian J.):

MATERIALS:
thread: Danville black 6/0 (or other)
hook: #12-20 tiemco 2457
bead: gold colored tungsten to fit
body: mylar tinsel (pearl shown)
ribbing: small ultrawire (or x-small for #20's)
Thorax: Arizona synthetic peacock
or similar dubbing