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The Ugly Cricket

August 10, 2018 Panfish On The Fly
The Ugly Cricket 2.0 with an antron wing

The Ugly Cricket 2.0 with an antron wing

As I held the fly in my hand, I could see that it was probably an early attempt at some sort of terrestrial pattern, possibly a cricket,  by the fly tier who donated the materials.  The fly was crudely tied with heavy sewing thread.  It had a preformed foam spider body and knotted rubber legs tied in all helter-skelter.  The knotted legs are what makes me believe it was meant to imitate a cricket.

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In Fly Tying Tags fly tying, The Ugly Cricket, terrestrials, foam bugs
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