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Blending Your Own Fly Tying Dubbing

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Published on Oct 13. 2013 - 11 years ago
Updated or edited 6 years ago

Do it yourself

Dubbing

Adding color variation and depth to fly tying dubbing can make your flies look and fish better. Tony Torrence of Caddisflyshop.com demonstrates how to create a simple dubbing blend that works for a variety of nymph style flies.

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