Fly Tying the Zug Bug (Classic Nymph Fly Pattern)

Created in the 1930s by Cliff Zug of Pennsylvania, the Zug Bug has been an effective cased caddis, pupa, emerger, and general attractor nymph for decades. Hook: #8-16 2x long nymph Thread: Black Weight: Optional Tail: Peacock sword Rib: Silver tinsel (oval, flat or wire) Body: Peacock herl Hackle/legs: Brown hen or partridge Wingcase: Mallard flank ** Some of the popular books used on this channel: ** Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, https://amzn.to/3lbCZYX Dave Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/33ac3lQ John Shewey, "Classic Steelhead Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/2RywHcP David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, https://amzn.to/3oeSNMa Morgan Lyle's "Simple Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/3qB1zW1 Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/34U0rUe Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, https://amzn.to/354oSir Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, https://amzn.to/3n3Vakf Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," 1992, https://amzn.to/34Q15mp Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, https://amzn.to/2L4IyvS Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, https://amzn.to/3aGpFs1 Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/34U0rUe Savage Flies is a project with the mission of encouraging and teaching fly tying to as many people as possible. The channel is named after one of my western Maryland homewaters, the Savage River. I've been uploading new tying videos every Tuesday and Friday, with the occasional extra video on other days. Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know in the comments if you have any tying tips you would like to share or if you have any patterns you would like to see tied here.