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Make Flies,

Not Bugs

Flies either imitate natural bugs or they aract the aention of fish. A new synthetic called Ice Dub, when wrapped into the body of a fly, does both. Classic nymph paerns like the Hare’s Ear and Prince look just as realistic when they are tied with Ice Dub, yet they also flash and draw eyeballs—especially in low-light conditions—beer than the same paerns tied with natural fur and feathers. In flyfishing, seeing is half of the believing equation for trout, and Ice Dub commands notice beer than anything else.

CATCH A

TROUT’S

ATTENTION

Winter is when many people get serious about tying flies for next spring. Make sure your materials are sealed in plastic bags together with a few moth flakes. Otherwise, dermestid beetle larvae may start chewing and destroying them. (These are the same larvae that taxidermists use to clean animal skulls.) Be especially wary if you borrow or are given a rooster neck or bucktail from someone else, or you might find your entire collection infested.