Materials
- HOOK: 5262 or 3761, sizes 10-14; weighted
- THREAD: Black
- TAIL: 5-8 fibers of peacock sword
- RIB: Silver tinsel
- ABDOMEN: Peacock herl
- LEGS: brown or furnace hackle, beard-style
- WINGCASE: Mallard dyed woodduck
Uses
Zug Bugs suggest many different insects, including cased caddis and free-living caddis larvae. Besides, anything with peacock herl is a good fly to have in your box.
How to Fish
Dead drift near the bottom with the indicator or tight line presentation.