The Zirdle Bug short

The Fly of the Week is the Zirdle Bug. It's a popular trout and smallmouth pattern that's a cross between a Zonker and Girdle Bug. You can tie it in a variety of colors and sizes to target specific species. Popular colors includes olive, black, crawdad orange (great for carp), white, and purple.
Materials List:
Hook: Fulling Mill Jig Force Black Nickel Barbless size 12
Thread: Semperfli classic wax 8/0 (medium olive)
Bead: Fulling Mill slotted bead 3.2mm
Body: Nature’s Spirit Variegated Chenille (Olive/Yellow)
Legs: Spanflex small (Olive)
Zonker Strip: Wapsi Pine Squirrel
UV Resin: Solarez Bone Dry
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