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Gammarus (Marflo)


Photo: Erling Olsen

Thread	   :  Red  Unithread 8/0
Hook	   :  Mustad 80250 Shrimp/Caddis #  10 - 16
Hackle	   :  Light brown cock hackle in wide turns as legs.
Body	   :  Light beige seal fur dubbing, to be well picked out with a needle. 
Back       :  Thin  strip of Latex, from surgery gloves or similar.
Rib	   :  Copper wire, in hard turns, to go well down into the body material.
Legs	   :  Picked out with a needle
Head	   :  Red.
A simple, but very good imitation which I use a lot for Trout and Grayling in the countryside, through the whole season. I’ll recommend that you tie it in different colours. ( White, olive, green shades, pink... )