Crunchers are great, versatile flies that sit somewhere between a nymph and a wet fly. They're absolutely deadly and should be in every stillwater box whether you're fishing southern stocked reservoirs or highland lochs for wild browns.
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Materials list
Hook: @FullingMill Comp Heavy size 10-14
Thread: 8/0 uni fluo fire orange
Tail: Fiery brown hackle fibers
Abdomen: natural pheasant tail
Thorax: FM tactical microflash dubbing fiery brown
Rib: Red wire
Throat: Grizzle hen dyed fiery brown
Some popular fly tying books
Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies https://amzn.to/4iEHbix
George Barron's "At the End of the Line" https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6
and "A Fine Line" https://amzn.to/2Rd41SK
Stan Headly's "Trout and Salmon Flies of Scotland" https://amzn.to/3io1WA0
Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies" https://amzn.to/3bRcZ3B
Peter O'Reiley's book "The Flies of Ireland" https://amzn.to/3sxCnkT
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