Bumblepuppy

3 hours ago
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a Theodore Gordon fly from a recipe in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla

Hook: #2 - 10 long streamer
Thread: black
Tag: silver tinsel under red floss
Tail: red duck quill
Butt: red chenille
Rib: silver tinsel
Body: white chenille
Underwing: white deer hair
Overwing: white goose quill
Cheeks: jungle cock
Beard: ginger hackle
Shoulder: teal flank
Head: black thread

Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)

Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency

Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid

https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

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