The Leetle Beetle

Cheech - July 21, 2015

"Uh... yes... I'd like materials to tie a fly that is quick and effective sir." Summer time is a great time to expand your terrestrial game, and we have been tying all kinds of big nasties like hoppers, cicadas, and larger beetles. I realized that there was a hole in my box right where my smaller terrestrials should be. I started using some of the techniques from the Unsinkabeetle, and stripped them down a bit. This fly is about as simple as it gets, and it plain hunts. Tie them in a variety of sizes and colors to fool basically anything that eats beetles (trout, bass, carp, sunfish, etc.). This beetle is most effective in black, but olive/brown and tan are great as well.

Material List
  • Hook: Firehole Sticks 618 Foam & Nymph - 12
  • Thread: Danville Flat Waxed Nylon Thread - 70 Denier - Black
  • Body: Rainy's Evazote Foam - Black - 1/8"
  • Underbody: Nature's Spirit Hare's Mask Dubbing - Black
  • Legs: Wapsi Round Rubber Legs - Black - Small
  • Indicator: Rainy's Cross-Link Sheet Foam - Golden Yellow - 1 mm
Materials & Alternate Materials Listed Below
Rainy's Cross-Link Sheet Foam
Rainy's Cross-Link Sheet Foam

Rainy's Cross-Link Sheet Foam

$3.99
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread
Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread

Danville 6/0 Waxed Flymaster 70 Denier Thread

$3.49
Rainy's Evazote Foam
Rainy's Evazote Foam
Rainy's Evazote Foam
Rainy's Evazote Foam

Rainy's Evazote Foam

$5.50
Wapsi Round Rubber Legs
Wapsi Round Rubber Legs

Wapsi Round Rubber Legs

$3.49
Firehole Sticks 618 Foam & Nymph
Firehole Sticks 618 Foam & Nymph

Firehole Sticks 618 Foam & Nymph

$8.35
Nature's Spirit Hare's Mask Dubbing
Nature's Spirit Hare's Mask Dubbing
Nature's Spirit Hare's Mask Dubbing

Nature's Spirit Hare's Mask Dubbing

$2.99

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