Guide's Choice Variant
The Guide’s Choice is an awesome year-round pattern. Throughout the season, it can be tied in different colors to represent different hatches such as caddis, mayflies, and scuds. Not only is this a pattern where a slight color change will make it a new bug but can also be fished in many different ways, allowing it to be insanely versatile.
Material List:
Hook: Daiichi 1710 - Size 12
Thread: UTC 70 - Fl Orange
Bead: Hareline Cyclops Bead Gold - 3.3mm
Rib: UTC Ultra Wire Brassie - Gold
Tail: Hareline Hare’s Mask - Natural
Flash: Hareline Flashabou Lateral Scale - Opal 1735
Body: Hareline Dubbin - Hare’s Ear
Thorax: H&H Peacock Herl
Collar: Hareline India Hen Back - Natural
UV Resin: Loon UV Clear Fly Finish - Thin
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