Not a bee as such, but this sea trout fly shares the colors with the bumble bees.
Martin Joergensen
Cold saltwater fly
Very easy
- Start the thread in the rear of the hook
- Tie in the tail if used. Use the finest and thinnest hairs from a natural bucktail
- It should be about half to three quarters of a shank length and not too thick
- Dub the rear third of the body with white dubbing
- Dub the next third with yellow dubbing, slightly thicker
- Dub the front with brown dubbing, leaving room for a hackle and a head
- Tie in a hackle, curved side out
- Wrap 3-4 times. the tips should be about half to three quarters of the shank length
- Form a head and whip finish
- Varnish when the thread has been cut
sea trout (sea run)
| Hook | Partridge CS54 or Ahrex Light Stinger NS122, #6, #8 |
| Thread | Dark brown, 8/0 |
| Tail (optional) | A small bunch of fine bucktail tips, brown |
| Body | Dubbing in three sections, from the rear: dirty white, warm yellow, dark brown |
| Hackle | Hen, soft, natural brown |
| Head | Tying thread |
