Cutcliffe XXXVIII

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Published on Dec 16. 2025 - 1 months ago
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Soft hackles and spiders

Wet flies

The final fly in the numbered section at the end of the book!
Dark Blood Orange, Gold Twist, Black Hackle

Body: worsted wool in a dark blood orange
Rib: Gold Twist
Hackle: Black

Heavily hackled on 33-38.

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