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Foam Daddy Long Legs

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Published on Aug 13. 2021 - 3 years ago
Updated or edited 3 years ago

Terrestrials

Foam

This is a very popular fly all over and very successful for wild brown trout and the rainbow trout ..really a must have pattern for the flybox.

Hook - Fulling Mill short shank special #12
Thread - Red UNI 8/0
Body - 3.2mm tan foam
Legs - 6 knotted pheasant tail.
Wings - two red game hackles
Thorax - black Squirrel
Hackle - Red Game

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