From a 2017 article in Fly Tyer by Dennis Potter, the Fat Head Beetle is an easy-to-tie terrestrial that can be used for any species that might find a beetle tasty.

Hook: #12-16 dry fly
Thread: Black
Body: Black foam
Underbody: Peacock herl
Wings: EP fibers or similar
Legs: Black rubber
Indicator: Orange (or pink/yellow) egg yarn

*** Some of the popular books used on this channel: ***

Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: [ Ссылка ]
Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, [ Ссылка ]
Valla's "Tying and Fishing Bucktails..." 2016, [ Ссылка ]
Valla's "Tying Catskill-Style Dry Flies," 2020, [ Ссылка ]
Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, [ Ссылка ]
Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, [ Ссылка ]
Hughes, "Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters," [ Ссылка ]
Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, [ Ссылка ]
David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, [ Ссылка ]
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," [ Ссылка ]
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, [ Ссылка ]
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, [ Ссылка ]

Savage Flies is a project with the mission of encouraging and teaching fly tying to as many people as possible. The channel is named after one of my western Maryland homewaters, the Savage River. Thanks for stopping by.

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