Zug Bug (Classic Nymph Fly Pattern)
Created in the 1930s by Cliff Zug of Pennsylvania, the Zug Bug has been an effective cased caddis, pupa, emerger, and general attractor nymph for decades.
Hook: #8-16 2x long nymph
Thread: Black
Weight: Optional
Tail: Peacock sword
Rib: Silver tinsel (oval, flat or wire)
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle/legs: Brown hen or partridge
Wingcase: Mallard flank
*** Some of the popular books used on this channel: ***
Dave Hughes, “Essential Trout Flies,” 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Dave Hughes, “Wet Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/33ac3lQ
John Shewey, “Classic Steelhead Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/2RywHcP
David Klausmeyer’s “Favorite Flies,” 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Morgan Lyle’s “Simple Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/3qB1zW1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla’s “Tying the Founding Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Mike Valla’s “Classic Streamer Fly Box,” 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Randle Scott Stetzer’s “Flies, the Best One Thousand,” 1992, amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson’s “Popular Fly Patterns,” 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart’s, “Flies for Bass and Panfish,” 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
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