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Grantham Sedge, Dustin's recipe

Type Steelhead fly

Originator
Ron Grantham/Dustin Kovacvich

Difficulty
Medium

Materials

Hook Daiichi 1720 sizes 10, 8, 6, & 4
Thread Brown olive
Extension Weed trimmer cord extended past the eye of the hook
Tag Burnt orange dubbing
Body Medium brown dubbing
Wing Stiff elk or moose hair
Head Trimmed wing hair

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