Cress bugs

Gammarus, gammarids, small amphipod crustaceans common in both fresh and saltwater

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Hitched Hoglouse Jun 5. 2023 Freshwater The hoglouse is also known as a sowbug or a cress bug, and is a very common freshwater crustacean. Here’s an easy imitation using an interesting tying technique. See how to tie it	Slinky Shrimp Nov 3. 2022 Coiled A shrimp pattern can be either a caricature or an imitation. The Slinky Shrimp falls somewhere in between See how to tie it
The Copper Bully Mar 15. 2009 Gammarus No sea trout box should be without a small Gammerus imitation, and the Copper Bully is one of the most efficient and easily tied ones. Consisting of very few materials in this version, it hardly gets any easier. It can also be a scud or a cress bug in a tight spot. Follow the tying steps here.	Hare's Ear Bug Mar 15. 2009 Bugger Fished actively over sea weed and its likely to be mistaken for a gammarus. Same thing in a lake. Dead drifted or fished using a lift in a stream, it looks like a tumbling scud or cress bug or even a hatching caddis. What the fish think, I don't know, but it's a fact that they find it edible. The simplest fly here

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Article Hitched Hoglouse Jun 5. 2023 Freshwater The hoglouse is also known as a sowbug or a cress bug, and is a very common freshwater crustacean. Here’s an easy imitation using an interesting tying technique. See how to tie it	Video Brown Scud Dec 5. 2022 Scud or gammarus-patterns is a absolute "must-have-in-the-box".	Article Slinky Shrimp Nov 3. 2022 Coiled A shrimp pattern can be either a caricature or an imitation. The Slinky Shrimp falls somewhere in between See how to tie it
Video Walt's Worm Mar 13. 2021 Probably the simplest fly pattern in Morgan Lyle's "Simple Flies," Walt's Worm was created in 1984 by Walt Young of Pennsylvania. This is not a bead head version, or Walt's Sexy Worm...	Video Flashback Stalking Chomper Oct 3. 2020 This variation on an old stalwart is a great stalking bug that remains popular for sight fishing small still waters.	Video All Seasons UV Hare's Ear Bug Aug 13. 2020 One of my favourite River Pattern for all Year Round, Hook size 12 Grub Thread Grey Shell Back UV Film Blue Body; Hare's Ear
Video Cress Bug Jig Head Jun 23. 2016 When fishing spring creeks (and other streams with water cress), don't forget about the Cress Bug!	Article The Copper Bully Mar 15. 2009 Gammarus No sea trout box should be without a small Gammerus imitation, and the Copper Bully is one of the most efficient and easily tied ones. Consisting of very few materials in this version, it hardly gets any easier. It can also be a scud or a cress bug in a tight spot. Follow the tying steps here.	Article Hare's Ear Bug Mar 15. 2009 Bugger Fished actively over sea weed and its likely to be mistaken for a gammarus. Same thing in a lake. Dead drifted or fished using a lift in a stream, it looks like a tumbling scud or cress bug or even a hatching caddis. What the fish think, I don't know, but it's a fact that they find it edible. The simplest fly here

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